CSDA Publications and Findings

NASA-acquired commercial data are being used in many scientific investigations and have a wide range of practical applications. This page features published research incorporating CSDA-distributed data along with statements of findings showing how these data may be applied.

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Publications

Publication	Vendor	Earthdata Topics
Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and Deep Learning to Track Dynamic Seasonality in Small Water Bodies Andrew L. Mullen 2023	Planet
Detection and mapping of artillery craters with very high spatial resolution satellite imagery and deep learning Erik C Duncan 2023	Maxar	Environmental Impacts, Topography
Gulf of Mexico Loop-Current Signature Observed from GNSS-R Phase Altimetry based on Spire Global CubeSat Data 2023	Spire	Sea Surface Height
Level-1 Calibration Assessment of Spire’s LEMUR-2 GNSS-R Ocean Normalized Bistatic Radar Cross Section Estimates Mohammad M. Al-Khaldi 2023	Spire	Wind Speed
Global GNSS-RO Electron Density in the Lower Ionosphere Dong L. Wu 2022	Spire
A Statistical Analysis of Sporadic-E Characteristics Associated with GNSS Radio Occultation Phase and Amplitude Scintillations Daniel J. Emmons 2022	Spire
GNSS-RO Deep Refraction Signals from Moist Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer (MABL) Dong L. Wu 2022	Spire	Humidity
Using DESIS and EO-1 Hyperion reflectance time series for the assessment of vegetation traits and Gross Primary Production (GPP) K. F. Huemmrich 2022	Teledyne Brown Engineering	Primary Production, Plant Characteristics
Evaluating approaches relating ecosystem productivity with DESIS spectral information K. F. Huemmrich 2022	Teledyne Brown Engineering	Plant Characteristics, Primary Production
Spectral Unmixing And Mapping Of Coral Reef Benthic Cover With Deep Learning Rohan Zeng 2022	Maxar	Coral Reefs

Findings from CSDA Evaluations

NASA-purchased commercial SmallSat data have a wide range of practical applications. Findings are statements showing how these data may be applied and include links to more information about these applications.

Finding	Vendor	Topic
PlanetScope data Putting the Red in "Red Tide" Yao Yao, 2023	Planet	Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB)
RapidEye constellation enabled the generation of multi-temporal maps of top of canopy chlorophyll at very high resolution	Planet	Ecosystem Functions
Imagery allowed more effective capture of transient biomass burning events	Planet	Wildfires
Imagery has the potential to substantially improve quantification of global pyrogenic emissions	Planet	Wildfires
Higher temporal and spatial resolution of PlanetScope Dove enabled better mapping of small, fragmented, low-combustion, and ephemeral burns	Planet	Wildfires
Imagery found to be effective for analyzing burned and unburned areas in the boreal region	Planet	Agriculture Production
Found the variance in NDVI is twice as large as the variance in NDVI derived from MODIS	Planet	Agriculture Production
Wheat area estimates found to be 20% more accurate than Landsat estimates	Planet	Agriculture Production
Explained within-field yield variability for corn & soybean in the Midwest US	Planet	Agriculture Production
The higher temporal resolution allowed a more accurate assessment of crop phenological stage, critical to yield assessment	Planet	Agriculture Production

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