NASA's Earth Science Division (ESD) established the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program to explore the potential of commercial satellite data in advancing the agency's Earth science research and application objectives. The program aims to identify, assess, and acquire data from commercial providers, which may offer a cost-effective means of supplementing Earth observations collected by NASA, other U.S. Government agencies, and international collaborators.

During this NASA CSDA program vendor webinar, speakers will introduce Planet and the company's constellations of Earth observation satellites; show participants how to discover, access, and work with these data; and speak to how these data products complement NASA Earth science data holdings for research and applications. Additional topics will focus on services available to data users and getting assistance with the NASA CSDA program's Planet datasets, services, and tools.