Applications Implementation Working Group SSC Earth Science Applications Directorate FY04 Activities

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Applications Implementation Working GroupSSC
Earth Science Applications DirectorateFY04
ActivitiesFeb 3, 2004
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ESE and Applications Missions

• The NASA Earth Science Enterprise mission is to
  
• Develop a scientific understanding of the Earth
  system and its response to natural and
  human-induced changes to enable improved
  prediction of climate, weather, and natural
  hazards for present and future generations.
• The Enterprise Applications Program mission is
  to
• Expand and accelerate the realization of
  economic and societal benefits from Earth
  science, information, and technology. (ESE,
  Strategic Plan 2001)

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Earth Science Applications Directorate -Stennis
Space Center
Mission
To optimize benefits from NASAs Earth Science
investments through systems engineering to
advance decision support tools that serve the
Nation.
Systems Engineering Role
Systematically assimilate results of ESE
missions, models, and technologies into DSSs to
affect policies and societal impacts.
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EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS DIRECTORATE
MA00 Throckmorton, D (S)
Acting Interim Director Magee, R.
(S) (Rotational to HA00) Deputy
Director Thompson, D. Administrative
Officer Watkins, T. Secretary Durham, D.
(IPA) Senior Advisor
MA10 APPLICATIONS RESEARCH DIVISION McPherson, T.
Chief (IPA) (S) Vann, T Program Planning
Spec Del Castillo, C. Physical Scientist
(HQ) Graham, W. Physical Scientist Hall, C.
Physical Scientist McKellip, R. Physical
Scientist Miller, R. Physical Scientist
(GCGC) Sovik, N. Physical Scientist (Vacant)
MA30 APPLICATIONS INTEGRATION DIVISION Giardino,
M. Chief (S) Penton, T. Computer
Scientist Anderson, J. Physical Scientist Mick,
M. General Engineer Sharp, K. General
Engineer Wallace, K. Elec. Instrument.
Engineer Lucco, M. Secretary Johnson, W Secretary

MA20 APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING DIVISION Peterson,
C. Chief (IPA) (S) Davis, B. Physical
Scientist Frisbie, T. Tech. Management Ryan, J.
Tech. Management (HA10) Stanley, T. Tech.
Management Zanoni, V. Tech. Management Mason,
T. General Engineer Policelli, F General Engineer
(GSFC)
Matrix Support Norton, D. BMD
BA21 Spiering, B. PIO
HA30 Wescovich, S. PIO HA40
As of 01/29/04
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12 NATIONAL APPLICATIONSHQ AND SSC TEAM
Sheffner SSC
Lead McKellip Eng/Int Mason Stanley Sharp
Lead McKellip Eng/Int Frisbie Ryan Sharp
Lead Frisbie Eng/Int Frisbie Davis Sharp
Lead Del Castillo Eng/Int Stanley Mason Sharp
Agricultural Efficiency
Lead Hall Eng/Int Zanoni Peterson Sharp
Lead McPherson Eng/Int Ryan Peterson Sharp
Lead Davis Eng/Int Davis Peterson Sharp
Lead DelCastilloEng/Int Stanley Davis Sharp
Lead Davis Eng/Int Davis Peterson Sharp
Lead McKellipEng/Int Mason Stanley Sharp
Lead Vann Eng/Int Zanoni Mason
Lead Sovik Eng/Int Ryan Peterson Sharp
Sheffner GSFC
Invasive Species
Frederick SSC
Lead Zanoni Eng/Int Davis Peterson Sharp
Lead Engineering/Integration Support
LEGEND
Integrated Benchmark Solutions
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Applications ProgramsFY04 Activities
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Agricultural Efficiency

• Status
• Completed version 2.0 of PECAD DSS Evaluation
  Report
• Drafting Systems Engineering Report on
  JASON/TOPEX Reservoir Monitoring System
• Currently conducting assessment of VV plans for
  all Ag Eff projects
• Completed Annual Review of all Ag2020 projects
• Reviewing project ideas submitted by FAWG

• Schedule
• Meeting with NASS on 02/05 to begin DSS
  evaluation
• May 04 Completed Technical Report of
  Reservoir Monitoring system
• March 04 Completion of VV Assessment Report
  for FAS
• NASS DSS Evaluation in 2QFY04
• First benchmark complete by end of FY04

• Issues
• ITD and MSU revectoring to National Applications
  programmatic contributions
• May be challenged to benchmark any Ag Efficiency
  products in FY04

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Coastal Management

• Status
• In-depth evaluation of CREWS decision support
  tool 90 complete.
• Evaluation of GNOME is in progress expect
  rough draft before Xmas.
• Evaluation of HAB Bulletin is in progress
  expect draft in January.
• Identification of coastal management issues and
  decision support tools for future support is in
  progress.
• Met with USM-GCGC (12/9/03) to discuss alignment
  of projects with ESE

• Schedule
• Jan. 2004 REASoN project funded
• Feb. 2004 complete in-depth reviews of CREWS,
  GNOME, and HAB Bulletin
• Mar. 2004 establish work plan with NOAA and
  REASoN PIs on HAB Bulletin
• May 2004 complete evaluation report on at least
  one additional coastal issue and its associated
  decision support tools

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Disaster Management

• Disaster Management Focus
• The Disaster Management Program. focuses on
  decision tools serving the following classes of
  issues related to the disaster cycle
• Preparedness - Planning how to respond in case
  of a disaster
• Mitigation - Minimizing the effects of disaster
• Response - Efforts to minimize the hazards
  created by an emergency
• Recovery - returning the community or
  environment to normal
• International Hazards coordination
• Education, Outreach, and Training

• Current and Future (through end of FY)
  Activities
• Project HAZUS-MH (Earthquake, Deformation, and
  Landslides)
• Project HAZUS-MH (Wind (Hurricane))

Schedule  February 2004  Complete Evaluation
Report on HAZUS. Develop work plan with the
National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) to
enhance HAZUS-MH using NASA technologies and
models.  February 2004 Deliver evaluation report
on the HAZUS-MH Hurricane Model to stakeholders
. March 2004 Progress Report review Finalize MOU
with FEMA/DHS. This is accomplished through the
Disaster Response and Recovery Division of
FEMA. June 2004 Quarterly Review of HAZUS-MH
Wavewatch Research Results. SSC is lead on
NASAs portion of the work plan. Sept.
2004 Review first year of wind module work with
NIBS, coordinate results with FEMA. December
2004 Publish article/paper on Earth science input
to Disaster Management decision tools.

• Major Accomplishments
• Developed and implemented a contract with Applied
  Resources Associates for contract work on
  HAZUS-MH. This activity represents the start of
  the NASA/FEMA partnership on the HAZUS-MH DSS.
• Place contracts and began to coordinate the
  activities of 2 REASoN projects focused on
  Disaster Management objectives the Univerisyt of
  South Carolina and NASA Ames Research Center.
• Participated in the 5th Symposium on Fire and
  Forest Meteorology held jointly with the 2nd
  International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire
  Management Congress.

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Homeland Security

• Homeland Security Focus
• The Homeland Security Program focuses on decision
  tools serving the following classes of issues
• Homeland Security planning DSS strategies
• Integrated Operation Facility development, such
  as air plume modeling
• Coordination with the National Response Plan of
  DHS
• Information Technology, interoperability and
  web services
• Research and development of model and data
  assimilation and prediction
• International terrorism coordination
• Economic management and built environment
• Public, response, recovery, mitigation and
  welfare

• Current and Future (through end of FY)
  Activities
• HAZUS-MH as a tool for Homeland Security
• Participation in the Joint Agency Committed for
  Atmospheric Transmission and Dispersion
• Coordination of proposed 30 day detail to
  participate in an independent assessment of DHSs
  e-Gov program
• Participation in the Texas-hosted homeland
  security exercise

Schedule  January 2004  Initiate particpation in
development of the Joint All Hazards Air
Dispersion and Plume modeling Action Team
(JADPAT) and the Joint Action Group (JAG) of the
OFCM May 2004  Complete evaluation report on the
HAZUS-MH Model and potential as a Homeland
Security decision support system Evaluate
potential of earth science to support HAZUS-MH
for Homeland Security February 2004  Provide
input to DHS CIO report and findings on the
Disaster Management eGov initiative for Homeland
Security  September 2004  Hold workshop with DHS
to discuss use of earth science results for
homeland security  December 2004 Publish article
/paper on Earth science input to Homeland
Security decision tools. Complete a
verification/validation second report and
schedule a results workshop on potential Homeland
Security related earth science missions.

• Major Accomplishments
• Participated in the TOPPOFF 2 Exercise
• Participated in the Development Team for the
  Emergency Response Team for the D.C. region
• Placed the contract and began coordination of the
  San Diego State University REASoN project focused
  on US border security.

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Public Health
Environmental Health DSS EPHTN /
HELIX Partner CDC - NCEH ES Focus on ASTER,
Heat Island Infectious Disease DSS ArboNet /
Plague Partner CDC NCID DSS Malaria
Surveillance Partner DoD / AFPMB ES Focus on
SRTM, MODIS, temp, precip, humid veg, habitat,
transmission risk Bioterrorism DSS RSVP with
TRIMS Partner DOE - Sandia, DHHS
HQCCC ES Focus on ASTER, MODIS, TRMM, transport
Performance and Schedule March 2004 Evaluation
reports on HELIX, Malaria March 2004 Response
plan to risk management issues September 2004
Collaborative agreements with CDC,
DOD September 2004 Verify and validate
Arbonet / Plague Surveillance
System September 2004 Network development plan
with NIH

• Status and Issues
• Increased Congressional emphasis on EPHTN
• Virginia Access / Middle Atlantic Geospatial
  Information Consortium supporting malaria effort
• DHHS Command and Control Center interest in
• Earth science data integration
• NAS Study on Earth science and medicine
• New NSTC Subcommittee on Environment and Health
• Confidentiality of Earth science data for use in
  public health of concern to DHHS

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Cross Cutting Solutions Integrated Benchmark
SolutionsFY03 Accomplishments
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Crosscutting Solutions Integrated Benchmark
SystemsFY03 closeout - Systems Engineering
Support to EVVB
Integrated Benchmarked Systems Focus The
Integrated Benchmarked Systems Program is that
part of the Cross Cutting Solutions Program whose
objective is to provide the systems engineering
services and support to perform evaluation,
verification, validation, and benchmarking
required by Earth Science Applications twelve
national applications programs. System
engineering services and support includes such
activities as system design, synthesis,
integration, requirements analysis, testing,
verification, validation, and uncertainty
analysis. There are 3 major elements (SWRs) in
this program DSS Evaluation Missions,
instruments, and technologies and VV.

• Major Accomplishments
• Completed one-page summaries and front end
  analyses of several DSSs for National
  Applications to HQ for review and comment
• Acquired HAZUS software and began investigating
  operations began investigation of surface
  roughness estimates in wind loss module of
  HAZUS-MH
• Provided systems engineering support to Air
  Quality for benchmarking of MODIS data within
  EPAs Air Quality Index
• Delivered HAZUS and PECAD DSS FY03 Evaluations
• Delivered FY03 report of activities including
  lessons learned, Identification of gaps, ARLs,
  DSS selection process, and modified systems
  engineering process.
• Developed knowledge base of NASA (and other)
  mission, sensors, and products
• Development of prototype web capability for
  knowledge base
• Performed first look at ESMF models
• Implemented MODIS direct downlink capability
• Implemented instrumentation modifications for
  flux tower to support surface roughness studies
• Performed characterizations Emerge remote
  sensing products
• Conducted 2003 JACIE workshop
• Completed preparations for EOS-NIST round robin
• Funded RSE special issue on IKONOS
• Delivered Scientific Data Purchase final report

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Crosscutting Solutions Integrated Benchmark
SystemsFY03 closeout - JACIE Support
Major Accomplishments QB and IKONOS spatial,
geometric, and radiometric characterizations Prepa
red JACIE workshop presentations, posters, and
proceedings Completed manuscripts for RSE special
IKONOS issue

• Focus
• Perform characterization/VV of commercial
  sources of data for Earth science research
  through participation in the NASA-NIMA-USGS Joint
  Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE)
  team.

• Issues
• None

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Cross Cutting Solutions Integrated Benchmark
SolutionsFY04 Activities
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Integrated Benchmarked Systems Systems
Engineering Support to EVVB

• Current and Future (through end of FY)
  Activities
• AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS
• VV assessments of UMD and GSFC projects (Ag)
  Jan.
• NASS DSS Evaluation - March
• Reservoir monitoring benchmark report for PECAD
  (Ag) - Sept.
• AIR QUALITY
• AQI next generation VV report and results
  conference - Sept.
• AQI next generation VV report and results
  conference - Sept.
• AQI benchmarking report - Nov.
• COASTAL MANAGEMENT
• Evaluation reports for HAB Bulletin, CREWS, and
  GNOME - Feb.
• Coastal NSDI plan - March
• Coastal DSS Evaluation - May
• VV report on Earth science results for Coastal
  DSS - Sept.
• DISASTER MANAGEMENT
• HAZUS-MH technical meeting - Oct.
• HAZUS-MH technical meeting - Oct.
• Anemometer testing and preliminary surface
  roughness estimation - Jan. - June
• WATER MANAGEMENT

Integrated Benchmarked Systems Focus The
Integrated Benchmarked Systems Program is that
part of the Cross Cutting Solutions Program whose
objective is to provide the systems engineering
services and support to perform evaluation,
verification, validation, and benchmarking
required by Earth Science Applications twelve
national applications programs. System
engineering services and support includes such
activities as system design, synthesis,
integration, requirements analysis, testing,
verification, validation, and uncertainty
analysis. There are 3 major elements (SWRs) in
this program DSS Evaluation Missions,
instruments, and technologies and VV.

• Major Accomplishments
• See FY03 Closeout Chart.
• Supported first HAZUS-MH technical team meeting.
• Developed technical work plan for HAZUS-MH and
  began work on SSC Tasks
• Completed AQI benchmarking report, working with
  LARC and GSFC
• Reviewed literature and past work performed in
  integrating TOPEZ/Poseiden and JASON measurements
  within FAS PECAD
• Began evaluations of HAB, CREW and GNMOE
• Began evaluation and operation of BASINS

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Cross Cutting Solutions Public Health Support

• Current and Future (through end of FY)
  Activities
• Refine technical requirements related to the
  geospatial components associated with NASA EOS
  data products for RSVP and EPHTN/HELIX.
• Advise on the selection of NASA ESE data products
  for incorporation into RSVP.
• Perform VV of NASA products through use of in
  situ measurements and ground networks and
  benchmark product performance through technical
  publication.
• Leverage work performed through the Air Quality
  application involving correlation of PM2.5
  measurements with MODIS aerosol products.
• Leverage studies of surface roughness and use of
  NASA and other data sets to derive surface
  roughness measurements for incorporation into
  wind and transport models.
• Investigate and develop data fusion products that
  combine local-scale high-resolution data with
  global-scale NASA data products.
• Develop a checklist of model attributes that
  should be examined when comparing and evaluating
  models for incorporation into RSVP
• Identify ground truthing sites (e.g. dust-prone
  areas such as dry lake beds) for VV.
• Perform ground truthing using these areas as VV
  sites for coarse scale data and models.

Integrated Benchmarked Systems Focus The
Integrated Benchmarked Systems Program is that
part of the Cross Cutting Solutions Program whose
objective is to provide the systems engineering
services and support to perform evaluation,
verification, validation, and benchmarking
required by Earth Science Applications twelve
national applications programs. System
engineering services and support includes such
activities as system design, synthesis,
integration, requirements analysis, testing,
verification, validation, and uncertainty
analysis. There are 3 major elements (SWRs) in
this program DSS Evaluation Missions,
instruments, and technologies and VV.

• Schedule
• Meet with RSVP PI and team to prioritize and
  schedule RSVP IBS tasks by 28Jan04.
• Identify deliverables associated with each task
  item by 04Feb04.
• Cost and schedule each task item by 18Feb04.
• Meet with HQ Program Manager to understand
  requirements for EPHTN/HELIX by 19Feb04.
• Identify deliverables
• Cost tasks
• Submit funding additional request

• Deliverables
• Deliverables for RSVP will be identified by
  04Feb04 (See Schedule)
• Deliverables for EPHTN/HELIX will be identified
  by 19Feb04 (See Schedule)

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Integrated Benchmarked Systems JACIE Activities
Integrated Benchmarked Systems Focus The
Integrated Benchmarked Systems Program is that
part of the Cross Cutting Solutions Program whose
objective is to provide the systems engineering
services and support to perform evaluation,
verification, validation, and benchmarking
required by Earth Science Applications twelve
national applications programs. System
engineering services and support includes such
activities as system design, synthesis,
integration, requirements analysis, testing,
verification, validation, and uncertainty
analysis. There are 3 major elements (SWRs) in
this program DSS Evaluation Missions,
instruments, and technologies and VV.

• Current and Future (through end of FY)
  Activities
• QB collects for UofAZ and SDSU - Sept.- Jan.
• QBOV3 SSC collects - Oct.-March
• Meet with Code YS carbon and water cycle program
  managers. - Feb.
• Post all completed VV documentation to ESA
  website Feb.
• Perform QuickBird and OV3 geometric, spatial, and
  radiometric characterizations - April - July
• Deliver EarthSat ASPRS conference paper and
  presentation. - May
• DigitalGlobe and OrbImage TIMs July

• Schedule
• Completion of the following IBS deliverables
• Draft assessment of commercial sensors for carbon
  and water cycle research - Feb.
• Complete all EarthSat MSS, TM, and ETM
  assessments and reports - Feb.
• NIST-EOS peer review March (TBR)
• Early-orbit OV3 results report - Apr.
• Prepare EarthSat manuscript and submit to a major
  peer-reviewed remote sensing journal June
• Complete the EarthWatch/Intermap STAR-3i and
  Positive Systems NASA Technical Memorandum. Feb
  July, respectively
• Document NIST-EOS results July (TBR)
• Submit SDP project manuscript for peer review -
  July
• Submit draft manuscripts for special QB issue -
  August
• JACIE workshop presentations and posters - Sept.04

• Major Accomplishments
• Published SDP Results in RSE Special Issue
• Supported ISPRS Workshop on Radiometric and
  Geometric Calibration
• Began field vicarious calibration efforts for
  Quickbird-2 and Orbimager OV-3
• Delivered draft assessment of commercial sources
  to support land cover/land use for carbon and
  water cycle research

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Earth Science Applications Cross-Cutting
Solutions ESE System Components and Network

• Schedule- ESE System Components
• Document Requirements 2/15/04
• Complete Observations Sources section of
  database/ website Resources Avail 5 wks
• Complete Models section of database/ website
  estimate 2 to 3 models per month, (approx. 50
  models)
• Prototype DSS input page
• Define node analysis effort 6/30/04
• Complete Cross-cutting section of database/
  website 8/30/04
• Write/ present paper 9/30/04

• Status ESE System Components
• Revision 2.5 of Earth Science Enterprise
  Systems Components Chart
• Version 1.6 of Earth System Models booklet
• Development ESE Components and models entry
  websites operating
• Updated/ Corrected NASA contributions to CEOS
  database

• Issues- ESE System Components
• Potential Issue - Earth Science Models info.
  requires support from model owners

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Integrated Benchmarked Systems National/
International Integrated Solutions

• Current and Future (through end of FY)
  Activities
• Provide general support to the HQs Applications
  Division (Code YO)
• Support NASA ESEs support to GEO and IWGEO
• maintenance of the 3 charts (strategic plans/
  strategic plan icons/ contacts)
• operation of the GEO and IWGEO websites
• editing/ maintenance of the 10-year plan to
  incorporate materials provided by IWGEO team
  members.
• Reading/ analysis of all related strategic plans
  (see chart in 1 above) for contribution to the
  10-year plan.
• Submit and revise technical manuscripts for peer
  review publication in ISPRS-COES WGCV
  International Workshop book Jan. May.
• Develop and submit text for ISPRS report to ISPRS
  2004 World Congress Jan -May

Integrated Benchmarked Systems Focus The
Integrated Benchmarked Systems Program is that
part of the Cross Cutting Solutions Program whose
objective is to provide the systems engineering
services and support to perform evaluation,
verification, validation, and benchmarking
required by Earth Science Applications twelve
national applications programs. System
engineering services and support includes such
activities as system design, synthesis,
integration, requirements analysis, testing,
verification, validation, and uncertainty
analysis. There are 3 major elements (SWRs) in
this program DSS Evaluation Missions,
instruments, and technologies and VV.

• Schedule
• Completion of the following IBS deliverables by
  Sept. 30
• Present ISPRS report findings to NASA HQ May
• Present ISPRS report findings to WGCV June
• Deliver and present report to ISPRS 2004 World
  Congress, Istanbul, Turkey July
• Daily updates and operation of the GEO and IWGEO
  websites

• Major Accomplishments
• SSC Site Tour for ISPRS-CEOS WGCV International
  Workshop Dec.
• Deliver technical presentations at ISPRS-CEOS
  WGCV International Workshop Dec.

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Integrated Benchmarked Systems SDP Continuation
ECHO Compliance
SDP Continuation Focus Per direction from NASA
HQ, the SDP was to be continued for six months.
During this time NASA HQ was to determine what it
would want to do with the commercial data
procured over the past several years (i.e. send
it to EDC, maintain it at SSC, etc.). ECHO
Compliance Focus In addition to continuing the
SDP program for six months, NASA HQ wanted SSC to
make its data ECHO compliant to work in the DAAC
network. This is a separate work order above
and beyond the SDP continuation.

• Current and Future (through end of FY)
  Activities
• Immediately turn on the switch to the SDP
  web-site to accept orders and new customers upon
  receiving funds from NASA HQ.
• Immediately begin scripting mapping files for
  commercial data at SSC to begin EHCO compliance.

• Schedule
• Immediately turn on the switch to the SDP
  web-site to accept orders and new customers upon
  receiving funds from NASA HQ and continue program
  for six months.
• Scripting for ECHO metadata is expected to take
  approximately two months and all SDP data is
  expected to on-line in the DAAC network with
  five months.

• Major Accomplishments
• The successes of the SDP program have been well
  documented. Below are some current metrics that
  speak for this success
• Registered Users 665
• Public Web Downloads 1,985,667 files
• Web Volume Downloaded gt79.5 TB
• Grand Total Distributed gt118.5 TB
• SSC staff have already begun preliminary work for
  beginning product of ECHO compliance work.
  Funding to support this came from SDP carry over
  funding. Further, GSFC personnel (ECHO technical
  experts) will visit SSC in February to answer
  any questions we have concerning the task at hand.

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SSC REASON PROJECTS
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Difficulties, Challenges Issues

• Pressure to meet IBPD Metrics
• REASoN Grants have 3-5 Year Performance Period,
  but IBPD requires VV and benchmarks in FY05
• Tight schedule to complete numerous DSS
  benchmarks in FY04 and FY05
• Need to identify the FY05 DSSs for benchmarking
• No Master Schedule
• Multiyear schedule required to ensure IBPD
  Metrics are satisfied
• Consistent processes
• Processes are not uniform across all
  organizations
• Everyone must agree on EVVB Principles
• Program Implementation Strategy
• Applications Program Plans must be in place prior
  to new fiscal year
• Current implementation strategies set competitive
  sourcing level at 85
• What are the roles of centers vs. proposers to
  competitive sourcing?
• Collaboration versus competition
• How do centers collaborative effectively without
  giving up competitive advantage?

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SSC Objectives / Expectations for this Workshop

• Establish FY05 DSSs for benchmarking to meet IBPD
  Metric
• Establish common system engineering EVVB
  Implementation Process and Deliverables for each
  step
• Make progress on assigning responsibilities for
  these steps for each DSS identified by
  Applications Programs
• Establish accountability for each IBPD
  Deliverable
• Agree to establish NASA documentation standards
  for deliverable

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Backup
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Air Quality Management
Air Quality Management Focus The Air Quality
Management application extends products derived
from Earth Science information, models,
technology, and other capabilities into partners
Decision Support Tools. The Air Quality
application addresses issues of concern and
decision-making related to air quality planning,
compliance, and forecasting. The Air Quality
Management application focuses on decision tools
serving the following classes of issues ? Air
quality planning emission control strategies ?
Air pollution sources, transport and
deposition ? Compliance and regulation ? Air
quality forecasting ? Economic management and
trade and, ? Public and environmental health

• Current and Future (through end of FY)
  Activities
• Currently required to deliver two products to
  NASA HQ in FY04
• Program Support SSC is to produce a report on
  partner agencies (or potential partner agencies)
  strategic plans in the field of Air Quality and
  to report to NASA HQ.
• Program Study Aviation Air Ground Emissions.
  The purpose of this report is to evaluate Earth
  Science products and air despersion models to
  assist FAA and airports with operational
  requirements and decision making related to
  compliance with Air Quality standards.
• Other support as needed. SSC is listed as a
  support element in several projects in the
  2004-1008 Element Plan, however there is no
  specific task or tasks identified yet.

• Schedule
• Program Support study is tentatively due in
  March.
• Program Study report due in FY04 (TBD)

• Major Accomplishments
• November OMB deliverable on time worked with
  LaRC on delivering the benchmarking report The
  Inclusion of NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging
  Spectroradiometer Data for Forecasting Particle
  Pollution  was not a traditional benchmarking
  document, however, effort was first of its kind
  not only from a National Application sense, but
  also a two-center collaborative sense. 
• The report documented NASA and EPAs effort to
  improve the forecasting of PM2.5 using data
  fused products from EPAs AirNow network, NOAAs
  air parcel trajectories and wind vector data, and
  NASAs MODIS sensor.
• In the course of developing the benchmarking
  study, SSC personnel have learned a tremendous
  amount as far as potential areas of future
  collaborative efforts with other agencies in the
  field of Air Quality this information will be
  included in our FY04 deliverable to NASA HQ.

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Aviation
Aviation Applications Focus Weather is a
contributing factor in approximately 30 of all
aviation accidents. Weather forecast models are
currently initialized by hourly observations
taken at many ground stations, but precise
observations of the atmosphere above the ground
are few and infrequent. The focus of the
Aviation Applications program is to work with
partner agencies to utilize NASAs Earth Science
Enterprise satellite remote sensing systems to
provide the frequent, densely distributed
observations needed to enable a National Airspace
System (NAS) unfettered by capacity or safety
concerns.

• Current and Future (through end of FY)
  Activities
• SSC has not been identified as a contributor in
  this application.
• NOTE One Air Quality FY04 deliverable will be
  partially funded through this application
  (Program Study Aviation Air Ground Emissions.
  The purpose of this report is to evaluate Earth
  Science products and air dispersion models to
  assist FAA and airports with operational
  requirements and decision making related to
  compliance with Air Quality standards).

• Schedule
• SSC will periodically check the progress of this
  application and check of any support is needed.

• Major Accomplishments
• To date, SSC has not been involved with this
  application.

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Carbon Management

• Schedule
• Carbon Management-Pending Funding
• -Evaluation of new DST developed by USDA
  researchers. Funding date through 10/04
• -Establish Cal-Val station in the GOM for MODIS
  coastal products (in collaboration with Coastal
  Management). Funding date through 10/04
• Carbon Cycle Research
• -Establish 1st MODIS cal-val stations in the GOM
  03/2004.
• -Establish 2nd station 10/04.

• Status
• Submitted project plan for Carbon
  Management-awaiting official budgets for
  implementation.
• Funded 2nd year of carbon management grants.
• Received commitment of funding from CODE Y for
  continuation of Carbon Cycle research (NIP to
  C.E.DelCastillo)

• Issues
• Lack of budget
• Budget will be late.
• If low and late, will be difficult to meet
  expectations. Need exit strategy.

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Ecological Forecasting

• Overview DSSs, Partners, Earth Science
• SERVIR USAID, The World Bank
• Regional Visualization Monitoring System for
  the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor TERRA,
  AQUA, Landsat, SeaWiFS, TRMM data ORNL modeling
• Protected Area Management (PAM) (developing
  with conservation NGOs, NPS, USFWS)
• Building upon NatureServes ALDO ARCs TOPS
• Marine Fisheries Forecasting (MFF)
  (developing with NOAA IDS partners)
• -- CCSP Goals 3.1, 4.1-5, 5.1-3
• -- IBPD FY05 Outcomes 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3,
  3.1.1

• Performance Schedule
• USAID approves 1.8 M for SERVIR World Bank
  providing over 1M
• REASON awards SERVIR 2.6M
• ? USAID awards 750,000 to NASA/UMD for CBFP
• 1/04 Asrar meets IUCNs Steiner
• 7/04 Society for Conservation Biology
  Symposium
• 11/04 World Conservation Congress (PAM)
• FY04 Discuss MFF with NOAA (identify new DSS)
• CCRI 2/04 Ecosystems Planning Workshop

• Status and Issues
• Work with NGOs, NPS, USFWS to define PAM DSS
  monitoring visualization needs
• Keep conservation NGOs engaged
• Begin installation of main SERVIR node in Panama
• Define protected area archive conservation
  portal with JPL (ASTER)/IUCN/UNESCO
• Manage solicitation for FY05 funding

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Energy Management

• Overview DSSs, Partners, Earth Science
• Primary Partners
• NREL National Solar Radiation Database
• CANMET RETSCREEN
• EPRI ANNMTLF (developing)
• NOAA Forecast Models (developing)
• Observations GOES, POES, TRMM, Terra, Aqua,
  TOMS, Aeronet, AIRNow, INTEX, Aura, Calipso
  APS,CloudSat, GPM, NPP
• Models ISCCP, SRB, CERES-SARB, GVAP, GPCP,GISS
  Model II, GFDL FMS B-Grid Atmosphere
• IBPD Obj 1.1 4ESA7 Benchmark the use of
  observations and predictions of Earth science
  research results in 2 scenario assessment tools
  used by the Department of Energy and USDA
  associated with energy production and carbon
  management.

Performance Schedule ? NREL Meeting in Golden,
CO ? IEA Meeting at NREL ? PNNL Meeting
4/04 National Solar Radiation Database
Prototype Validation Dataset 6/04 SSE 5
Prerelease 8/04 Prototype Building
Datasets FY04 Identify/Evaluate policy support
tools in Energy Mgmt. CCRI Identify Earth
science results for CCTP

• Status and Issues
• Initial examination of National Energy Management
  System
• Coordination of meeting with PNNL (Jan 04)
• To meet program goals, solicitation needed in
  FY05
• Identification to Marty-Crosscutting funding
  support

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Invasive Species

• Status
• Version 1.0 of NISFS released
• Awarded REASoN CAN proposal to CSU-Monterey Bay
• Sys Eng lead attended IS conference in FL in
  November
• Several IS collaborative projects with USDA
  proposed at IWG

• Schedule
• Next Invasives FAWG meeting on 02/18
• 2QFY04 Evaluate existing Aquatic Invasive
  DSSs
• March 04 NISFS User Workshop in CO
• 4QFY04 Benchmark NISFS

• Issues
• Primary DSS still in development phase
• Still negotiating SSC role with PM

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Water Management

• Status
• BASINS has been installed on a system in the
  Benchmarking Lab. Started learning the system
  using a canned scenario.
• Have narrowed choice of local study watershed.
  Will use GIS coverage's in SEGIS.
• Issues
• Need for 1½ FTE in TTSC to conduct BASINS
  trials.
• Need for separate SWR (or sub-) to track Water
  Management activities?

• Schedule
• BASINS Project schedule and Gantt chart are
  complete.
• Initial evaluation. Write experiment plan for
  sensitivity analysis of BASINS. By end of
  February, 2004..
• Conduct trials of BASINS. March, April 2004.
• Identify and prioritize NASA inputs. Plan the
  ingestion of ESE data. May, 2004.
• Ingest and assess performance of inputs with and
  without NASA data. June, July.
• Write assessment report. August.

• Deliverables
• Assessment report for BASINS. 9/15/04
• Non-deliverable but beneficial results-
• Plan to leverage MSU work. To be discussed with
  the PIs on Feb 11.
• A benchmarking plan for FY05 including rigorous
  sensitivity analysis. We expect to document a
  statistical methodology, rather than a mere
  anecdotal assessment of DSS performance.
• Possible development and use of an interface to
  the SEGIS database for DSS data storage.

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SSC Roles and Responsibilities

• Integrated Benchmark Solutions
• Evaluation, verification and validation,
  benchmarking of observations from the 80 sensors
  on Terra, Aqua, Aura, ACRIMSat, Jason,
  Topex/Posieden, EO-1, QuickScat, TRMM, IceSAT,
  SeaWiFs, TOMS, ERBS, Grace, SeaWinds, SAGE,
  SOURCE and predictions from the models in the
  Earth Science Framework for use in decision
  support tools including HAZUS, PECAD, CADRE,
  IFAS, NAS, EPHTN, AWARDS, Riverware, etc. for the
  12 applications of national priority in
  coordination with science and engineering
  leadership and support from Goddard, Langley,
  Marshall, Ames, and JPL
• Systems engineering support to the integrated
  solution activities associated with the Climate
  Change Science Program, the Climate Change
  Technology Program, the Interagency Working Group
  on Earth Observations, and the Commercial Remote
  Sensing Policy Implementation Plan.
• System engineering support to the Joint Agency
  Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) Team and
  support for VV, benchmarking of the use of
  commercial sources of data to support Earth
  science research
• Stennis provide systems engineering support to
  all of the applications of national priority
• Publications and other science and engineering
  exchange on ESE benchmark solutions processes.
• Solutions Networks
• Knowledge base of all Earth science research
  funded by Code YS manifest through review and
  assimilation of all projects funded under Code YS
  research solicitations NPP, EOS-Follow-On, IDS,
  Precipitation, Radiation, Water Cycle/NEWS,
  Carbon Cycle.
• Knowledge base for developing candidate
  integrated system solution configurations for
  next generation integrated benchmark solutions.
• Knowledge of all graduate fellowships (GFP) and
  new investigator program (NIP) to network them
  into the community-of-practice.
• Grants management for, and networking of Earth
  science research results into, REASoN, BAA, ARC,
  Earmarks and packaging and delivering of results
  (outputs and outcomes) from these projects.
• Publications and other science and engineering
  exchange on ESE solutions networks.
• Stennis also provides science and technology
  support for several of the national applications,
  including Coastal Management, Public Health,
  Water Management, Agriculture Efficiency,
  Invasive Species, Carbon Management, Disaster
  Management, and Homeland Security.