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Welcome to Direct Readout

This Portal provides the Direct Readout (DR) community with easy access to Earth remote sensing data and technologies through shared information resources.

We achieve this by:

  1. Providing mission-specific information and free technologies to acquire and process Direct Broadcast Data.
  2. Introducing the user community to Direct Readout Systems Technologies.
  3. Providing users with a design template to receive, process and analyze their own Direct Readout Data.
SUOMI NPP DATA PRODUCTS

AEROSOL PARTICLE

PARTICLE SIZE

SUSPENDED MATTER

TOP TEMPERATURE

CLOUD THICKNESS

NPP AEROSOL

Fri, 9 September 2011 Phase 3 of NPP/VIIRS Algorithm Implementation
The DRL now presents Phase 3 of the NPP/VIIRS algorithm implementation. The primary focus of Phase 3 is a maintenance model for creating an efficient approach for algorithm updates.
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Wed, 15 June 2011 NPP Test Data Update
NPP Raw High Rate Data now available for testing.
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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 NPP SPA Prototype Update
NPP Aerosol Particle Size, Cloud Optical Properties, Suspended Matter, Snow Cover, Surface Type, Land Albedo and Land Surface Temperature SPAs are now running in IPOPP.
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Thurs, 6 Aug 2009 NPP SPA Prototype Update
NPP NDVI, Cloudmask, Aerosol and Surface Reflectance SPAs are now running in IPOPP.
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Mon, 8 Jun 2009 New NPP Prototype Product Preview
NPP EDR Imagery joins Fire Mask and True Color products at our gallery.
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Wed, 15 Apr 2009 NPP Prototype Product Preview
NPP prototype products are now available at our gallery.
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ABOUT US
What is Direct Broadcast (DB)?
Direct Broadcast (DB) is the real-time transmission of satellite data to the ground. As the Earth is being observed by satellite instruments the data is formatted and transmitted to any user below in real-time. Users who have compatible ground receiving equipment and are in direct line of sight to the satellite may receive these transmissions.

What is Direct Readout (DR)?
Direct Readout (DR) is the process of acquiring freely transmitted live satellite data. As Direct Readout technologies have become more affordable and accessible (such as with the onset of the Internet), tools have been developed by the remote sensing community to make satellite data easier to acquire, process, and utilize. As a member of this community, NASA supplies many of these tools to foster global data exchange and scientific collaboration. Live local and regional environmental data, in turn, benefits environmental, commercial, and public interest decision making.

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Last Updated: May 11, 2012
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