NASA's Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program provides U.S. Government access to the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Earth Sensing Imaging Spectroradiometer (DESIS), a hyperspectral remote sensor spanning 400-1000 nm and imaging from onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The unique orbit and highly detailed surface reflectance spectrum offers opportunities to test and develop new algorithms focused on land surface vegetation and water quality.
NASA continues to provide U.S. Government access to DESIS. Continued access to data from DESIS would be facilitated through renewal of an existing cooperative agreement with the data provider. The current ISS cooperative agreement with Teledyne Brown Engineering that provides data to the U.S. Government ends in February 2024. NASA and Teledyne Brown would need to renew this agreement to provide uninterrupted access to DESIS data across the U.S. Government. The renewed agreement would continue to provide U.S. Government scientific, non-commercial use of DESIS imagery with a resolution of 30 m, 1024 bands (at 400 km).
| Platform | Geographic Domain | Thematic Areas |
|---|---|---|
| DESIS-on-International Space Station | Global | Disaster Response, Earth Surface and Interior, Land Cover and Land Use Change, Water and Energy Cycle |
Improved access to data products from commercial systems, reduced latency acquisitions, and improved derivation of new research and operational products will enable new opportunities for research and applications across thematic areas.
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