6.
PARTNERSHIPS
It is virtually impossible to implement a program as diverse and complex
as ESE without cooperation and collaboration from external sources. ESE
employs a multifaceted approach to making and using Earth science
information by significant cooperation and partnerships with other Federal
agencies within United States, the commercial sector, and the international
community. EOS, for example, is already integrated with climate-related
research and capabilities conducted by 17 other Federal agencies through the
U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). ESE will continue
increasing its partnerships with Federal Agencies as it continues expanding,
particularly through its applications efforts. Recognizing the continued
emergence and expansion of many commercial remote sensing capabilities,
ESE is also attempting to stimulate the development of this sector, both as a
provider and a user of ESE data. Developing commercial capabilities can
enhance efficiency in the ESE science mission and promote the long-term
stability required by science research and commerce.
In the international arena, ESE is leveraging its investments through
partnerships with other nations. Foreign governments are providing
instruments to fly on ESE satellites, and the United States is providing
instruments for other nations satellites. ESE also negotiates for access to data
from non-US missions. This not only stretches the dollars invested in ESE
by American taxpayers but also builds worldwide confidence in scientific
results and environmental assessments. The outcome and payoff of this
international involvement extends to the development of a framework for
nations to commit to fulfilling requirements of international efforts fostered
by the World Climate Research Program (WCRP), International GeosphereBiosphere Program (IGBP), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC), and the ultimate realization of an International Global Observing
Strategy.
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challenge. ESE is also establishing a “federation” through Earth Science
Information Partners who will participate in producing and distributing
selected data products for targeted users. If the EOSDIS federation is
successful, eventually all higher level data products will be produced by
competitively selected Earth Science Information Partners, bound together
by common standards and protocols to make the accommodate a seamless
exchange of information among them. ESE will continue to utilize new and
creative mechanisms to communicate its data and information to the science
and applications communities, as well as the general public.
PARTNERSHIPS
It is virtually impossible to implement a program as diverse and complex
as ESE without cooperation and collaboration from external sources. ESE
employs a multifaceted approach to making and using Earth science
information by significant cooperation and partnerships with other Federal
agencies within United States, the commercial sector, and the international
community. EOS, for example, is already integrated with climate-related
research and capabilities conducted by 17 other Federal agencies through the
U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). ESE will continue
increasing its partnerships with Federal Agencies as it continues expanding,
particularly through its applications efforts. Recognizing the continued
emergence and expansion of many commercial remote sensing capabilities,
ESE is also attempting to stimulate the development of this sector, both as a
provider and a user of ESE data. Developing commercial capabilities can
enhance efficiency in the ESE science mission and promote the long-term
stability required by science research and commerce.
In the international arena, ESE is leveraging its investments through
partnerships with other nations. Foreign governments are providing
instruments to fly on ESE satellites, and the United States is providing
instruments for other nations satellites. ESE also negotiates for access to data
from non-US missions. This not only stretches the dollars invested in ESE
by American taxpayers but also builds worldwide confidence in scientific
results and environmental assessments. The outcome and payoff of this
international involvement extends to the development of a framework for
nations to commit to fulfilling requirements of international efforts fostered
by the World Climate Research Program (WCRP), International GeosphereBiosphere Program (IGBP), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC), and the ultimate realization of an International Global Observing
Strategy.
26. THE NASA EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PROGRAM IN 21ST
CENTURY
267
challenge. ESE is also establishing a “federation” through Earth Science
Information Partners who will participate in producing and distributing
selected data products for targeted users. If the EOSDIS federation is
successful, eventually all higher level data products will be produced by
competitively selected Earth Science Information Partners, bound together
by common standards and protocols to make the accommodate a seamless
exchange of information among them. ESE will continue to utilize new and
creative mechanisms to communicate its data and information to the science
and applications communities, as well as the general public.