The purpose of this workshop is to gather information to improve the usability of NASA airborne and related field data. The first day of the workshop will focus on input from data users, and the second day will focus on input from data producers.
The workshop format will include some brief plenary speakers, who will highlight their perspectives on what's working well and opportunities for improvement; panel discussions; and breakout sessions involving all workshop participants. All participants will also have the ability to provide written input prior to the workshop.
This workshop is being organized by NASA's Earth Science Data Systems Program (ESDS), particularly the Airborne Data Management Group (ADMG) and the Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project.
Code of Conduct
This workshop will operate under the NASA Airborne and Field Data Workshop Code of Conduct (PDF, 6.8MB). Anyone who is the subject of, or witness to, any unacceptable behavior should notify a member of the Organizing Committee.
Agenda
Day 1: Airborne Data Users
| Time ET | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00-11:05 | Workshop logistics Day 1 | Bruce Wilson |
| 11:05-11:15 | ESDS welcome | Kevin Murphy/Katie Baynes |
| 11:15- 11:25 | NASA Airborne Science welcome | Melissa Martin |
| 11:25- 11:35 | ADMG introduction | Deborah Smith |
| 11:35- 11:45 | ESDIS introduction | Frank Lindsay |
| 11:45- 11:50 | Session 1: The airborne data user community shares their experience | Bruce Wilson |
| 11:50- 12:05 | Invited speaker 1 | Phil Townsend |
| 12:05- 12:20 | Invited speaker 2 | Qing Liang |
| 12:20- 12:35 | Invited speaker 3 | Mark Tschudi |
| 12:35- 12:50 | Invited speaker 4 | Timothy Lang |
| 12:50- 1:05 | How airborne data is used for applications in NASA DEVELOP | Kenton Ross and DEVELOPers |
| 1:05- 1:20 | Q&A/Discussion | |
| 1:20- 1:35 | Break | |
| 1:35- 2:15 | Airborne data user panel with Joe Munchak, Owen Cooper, Fred Huemmrich, Alexey Shiklomanov, Tim Bailey, Rebecca Hornbrook | Moderator: Michele Thornton |
| 2:15- 2:45 | Breakout discussions - Data user experience | |
| 2:45- 3:15 | Report out from breakout sessions | |
| 3:15- 3:30 | Break | |
| 3:30 | Session 2: Resources for airborne data users | Bruce Wilson |
| 3:30- 3:50 | Airborne data in the Cloud | Bruce Wilson |
| 3:50- 4:35 | NASA tools and resources for users of airborne data - Deborah Smith Field Campaign Explorer (FCX) - Geoffrey Stano ORNL DAAC Airborne Data Tools - Michele Thornton / Yaxing Wei | Moderator: Deborah Smith |
| 4:35- 4:50 | Audience feedback activity: What tools do you need to do your work? | |
| 4:50 | Summarize and wrap-up Day 1 |
Day 2: Airborne Data Producers
| Time ET | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00- 11:15 | Workshop logistics Day 2 | Bruce Wilson |
| 11:15- 11:45 | Breakout discussions - What did we learn from Day 1 | |
| 11:45- 12:00 | Summary of Day 1: Key takeaways | |
| 12:00 | Session 3: The airborne data producer community shares their experience | Deborah Smith |
| 12:10- 12:20 | Flash talk: The Unusual Case of AJAX | Emma Yates (AJAX) |
| 12:20- 12:30 | Flash talk: AVIRIS-NG Data in the Delta-X Campaign | Daniel Jensen (Delta-X/AVIRIS) |
| 12:30- 12:40 | Flash talk | Fred Bingham (S-MODE) |
| 12:40- 12:50 | Flash talk | Stacy Brodzick (IMPACTS) |
| 12:50- 1:00 | Flash talk: Suborbital Science Data for Atmospheric Composition | Gao Chen (Atmospheric Chemistry) |
| 1:00- 1:15 | Break | |
| 1:15- 1:45 | Fishbowl panel | Moderator: Kasey Phillips |
| 1:45 | Session 4: Working together to make data accessible | Deborah Smith |
| 1:45- 2:00 | Enhancing communication throughout the project lifecycle | Deborah Smith/Amanda Leon |
| 2:00-2:40 | DAAC processes and responsibilities / Data producer responsibilities | Bruce Wilson |
| 2:40- 3:00 | Breakout discussions by topic | |
| 3:00- 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15- 3:30 | Role of standards in airborne data | Siri Jodha Khalsa and Joseph Koch |
| 3:30-4:00 | NASA's Open Source Science Initiative | Elena Steponaitis |
| 4:00-4:45 | Open discussion | Moderator: Ge Peng |
| 4:45- 5:00 | Looking to the future | Deborah Smith, Sara Lubkin |
Organizing Committee
Sara Lubkin (ESDIS): sara.h.lubkin@nasa.gov
Jeanne Behnke (ESDIS): jeanne.behnke@nasa.gov
Deborah Smith (ADMG): deborah.smith@uah.edu
Ge Peng (ADMG): ge.peng@uah.edu
Matt Tisdale (ASDC): matthew.s.tisdale@nasa.gov
Kasey Phillips (ASDC): kasey.e.phillips@nasa.gov
Sean Bailey (OB.DAAC): sean.w.bailey@nasa.gov
Michele Thornton (ORNL DAAC): thorntonmm@ornl.gov
Bruce Wilson (ORNL DAAC): wilsonbe@ornl.gov