Day 1: Agenda

Day 1  Agenda

• 7:30-8:30  a.m.           NASA GSFC Visitor Center Badge Pickup (See Venue Tab for Details)

• 8:00-9:00 a.m.            Coffee and refreshments/Check-In

• 9:00-9:10 a.m.            Workshop Logistics/Welcome,  Melissa Martin,  NASA CSDA Program Manager, HQ

• 9:10-9:20 a.m.         Welcome Goddard Earth Sciences, Dalia Kirschbaum, Division Director,  Earth Sciences, GSFC

• 9:20-10:00 a.m.         Keynote Address: NASA Capabilities and the Need for Public/Private Approach to Space-Based Operations

  Karen St. Germaine, Division Director, NASA Earth Science Division, HQ

  Session 1: Understanding the Landscape of Earth Observations for Research and Applications 

• 10:00-10:15 a.m.      The Role of Commercial Data in Scientific Discovery, Barry Lefer, Associate Director, Research and Analysis, HQ

• 10:15-10:25 a.m.      Break

• 10:25-10:40 a.m.      Overview of Federal Agency Remote Sensing Needs as Captured by the Satellite Needs Working Group

 Natasha Sadoff, Program Manager, Satellite Needs​ 

• 10:40-10:48 a.m. NOAA NESDIS Commercial Data Program , Natalie Laudier, NESDIS Commercial Data Program Manager

• 10:49- 10:57 a.m.     USGS National Land Imaging User Needs, Zhuoting Wu, Earth Observation Applications Coordinator 

• 10:58-11:06 a.m.      National Reconnaissance Office's Commercial Systems Program Office, Mark Bowman, Department Manager, MITRE

• 11:07-11:15 a.m.      Federal Civil Requirements through the Civil Applications Committee: Demand, Metrics, and Process

Ross Rogers, CAC Senior Departmental Requirements Officer 

• 11:16-11:24 a.m. US Space Force Environmental Monitoring Data as a Service,  David A. Betz, Advanced Programs Branch Chief,                                       Systems Delta 810, Space System Command, US Space Force.

Discussion Panel 1: How the Commercial EO Sector Can Support Science Research and Applications Needs 

• 11:25-12:10 p.m.     Panelists: Barry Lefer, Natasha Sadoff, Mark Bowman, Natalie Laudier, Zhuoting Wu, Ross Rogers  

Moderator: Brian Pope, Vantor

Lunch Break/ GSFC GLAMR Cal/Val Lab Tour (Group 1)

• 12:10-1:40 p.m.        Lunch provided (Vegetarian options provided) and Group 1 GLAMR Lab Tour

• 1:40:-2:25 p.m.          Open Discussion: How can NASA and Partner Agencies Support Commercial EO Sector Needs

Moderators: Melissa Martin, NASA CSDA Program and Jeff O'Neill, Planet Labs

Session 2: Calibration and Validation

• 2:25-2:40 p.m.            Toward Certifying the Admissibility of EO Data/Derived Information as Legal Evidence, Alex Madden, Copernicus                                            Implementation Officer, European Space Agency (ESA)

Lightning Talks: Best Practices in Cal/Val and Analysis Methodologies 

• 2:45-2:53 p.m.        National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA): Risk Management Approach to Cal/Val, Brian Feathers, NGA  

• 2:53-3:01 p.m.            Challenges to Best Practices in NASA Radiometric Cal/Val, Kurt Thome, Research Physical Scientist, NASA GSFC

• 3:01-3:09 p.m.   Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) Best Practices in Cal/Val and Analysis Methodologies

  Cody Anderson, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Cal/Val Center of Excellence (ECCOE)                                         Project Manager 

• 3:09-3:17 p.m.         Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Calibration and Validation Coordination: Linking Agencies,     Standards, and Commercial Providers, Medhavy Thankappan, Senior Advisor, Earth Observation

• 3:17- 3:25 p.m. Best Practices in Calibration/Validation and Analysis Methodologies, Leonardo de Laurentiis, VHR Data Quality       Manager, ESA

 Afternoon Break

• 3:25-3:35 p.m.            Break

• 3:35-3:45 p.m. Introduction to NASA CSDA Cal/Val Capabaility and Rules of Engagement. Melissa Martin, NASA CSDA Program                                       Manager

• 3:45-3:55 p.m.            JPL Automated Sites for Validation of Mid and Thermal Infrared Airborne and Satellite Data

 Simon Hook, Senior Research Scientist, NASA JPL

• 3:55-4:10 p.m. Overview of NASA Earth Science Division (ESD) Surface and Airborne Cal/Val Capabilities, John Sullivan, Program Manager, NASA HQ

• 4:10-4:20 p.m. NASA GSFC Goddard Laser for Absolute Measurement of Radiance (GLAMR) Lab, Julia Barsi, Lead, Code 610

Calibration Laboratories

Discussion Panel 2:   Perspectives on the Need for Calibration/Validation Support (Vendor and Science Perspective)

• 4:20-5:00 p.m.           Panelists: Kurt Thome, Cody Anderson, Medhavy Thankappen, Brian Feathers; Moderator: Dave Case, NGA

Summary and Wrap-Up

• 5:00-5:35 p.m.         Dana Ostrenga, CSDA Project Manager, NASA GSFC

*Evening Social:  Denizens Brewing Company, 6:00 p.m. See menu tab above for directions and other details.*