Enabling Real-Time Earth Observations for Societal Benefits
The purpose of the NASA Direct Readout Conference (NDRC) is to provide a venue for awareness and exchange of remote sensing science research and corresponding applications using Direct Readout (DR), or real-time Earth observations from NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) and Suomi NPP (S-NPP) instrument data, along with exposure to enabling technologies. It is also hoped that this venue will foster conversations and collaborations which would help identify areas in Direct Broadcast and Direct Readout (DR) that would improve and/or enhance decision support systems.
Toward this purpose we will have plenaries and poster sessions but also incorporate several workshops focused on specific real-time applications, algorithms and systems. This will be enhanced by vendor presence to provide keen insights into algorithm and system implementation onto operational systems, as well as commercial availability of such capabilities.
Download the NDRC-9 flyer.Read Enabling Real-Time Earth Observations for Societal Benefits: The NASA Direct Readout Conference 2016, published in The Earth Observer [Volume 28, Issue 6 pp. 22-30].
NDRC-9 Proceedings
Presentations
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Welcome, Agenda, and Logistics - Patrick Coronado (NASA)/Jose Luis Casanova (LATUV)
Universidad de Valladolid Welcome and Presentation - Rector of the Universidad de Valladolid
LATUV Presentation - Jose Luis Casanova (LATUV)
The Earth Observation Activities at INTA - Eduardo de Miguel LLanes (INTA)
EOS Mission and Instrument Update - Patrick Coronado (NASA)
SNPP/JPSS-1 Mission and Instrument Update - Patrick Coronado (NASA)
NASA Science Roadmap - Tsengdar Lee (NASA)
NASA Direct Readout Laboratory - Patrick Coronado (NASA)
Global Observations and Role of Near Real-Time/Direct Readout in NASA Applied Sciences - Miguel Roman (NASA)
NASA Global Near Real-time Environment (LANCE) - Karen Michael (NASA)/Diane Davies (NASA)
NASA VIIRS Level-1 - Fred Patt (NASA)
Volcanic Detection/Air Quality Using OMI and OMPS - Seppo Hassinen (FMI)
EUMETSAT Operational Hyperspectral Level-2 Products - from Global to Regional Services - Thomas August (EUMETSAT)
BlueMarble - Vanu Dasgupta (NASA)
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - Real Time Land Science Applications
Land Discipline Welcome/Overview for the Day - Brad Quayle (USDA Forest Service)
WORKSHOP: Multi-angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) - Alexei Lyapustin (NASA)
WORKSHOP: SMAP - Vanessa Escobar (NASA)
WORKSHOP: Applications of Real-time Satellite Precipitation Estimates - Francisco Tapiador (UCLM)
WORKSHOP: Active Fire - Louis Giglio (NASA ST)/Wilfrid Schroeder (NASA ST)
WORKSHOP: Burned Area Mapping and Monitoring Algorithms - Louis Giglio (NASA ST)/Wilfrid Schroeder (NASA ST)
Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS) - Philip Frost (CSIR)
WORKSHOP: Monitoring Flood Events with NASA's Near Real-time Flood Mapping Products - Dan Slayback (NASA)
WORKSHOP: USDA World Agricultural/Food Security Monitoring - Dath Mita (USDA)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - Real Time Oceans/Fresh Water Remote Sensing
Welcome and Logistics - Jasmine Nahorniak (OSU)
Possibility of Day-Night-Band of VIIRS to Detect Fishing Activities - Ichio Asanuma (TUIS)
WORKSHOP: Suomi-NPP VIIRS Nighttime Environmental Products for Land Science and Disaster Response Applications - Miguel Roman (NASA)
Sentinel-3 Mission Overview - Susanne Mecklenburg (ESA)
WORKSHOP: SeaDAS 7 for Ocean Data Users - Fred Patt (NASA)
WORKSHOP: Fisheries - Cara Wilson (NOAA)
VIIRS Ocean Color Products from Global Open Oceans and Coastal/Inland Turbid Waters - Menghua Wang (NOAA)
WORKSHOP: Monitoring for Ecosystem and Human Health - Erin Urquhart (EPA)
Friday, June 24, 2016 - Real-time Atmosphere Science Applications
Atmosphere Discipline Welcome/Overview for the Day – Allen Huang (UW)/Anders Soerensen (EUMETSAT)
Status and Future Atmosphere Near Real-Time Applications - Anders Soerensen (EUMETSAT)
Status and Future Atmosphere Near Real-Time Applications - Carlos Cabanas (EUMETSAT)
Status and Future Atmosphere Near Real-Time Applications - Allen Huang (UW)
Atmospheric Composition - Christian Retscher (EUMETSAT)
EUMETSAT EARS Network – Overview and the New VIIRS Day Night Band Service - Anders Soerensen (EUMETSAT)
EUMETSAT EARS Network - Carlos Cabanas (EUMETSAT)
EUMETSAT EARS Network – the New FY-3-based Service - Carlos Cabanas (EUMETSAT)
WORKSHOP: Nowcasting - PPS Algorithms and Products - Adam Dybbroe (SMHI)
WORKSHOP: Direct Broadcast Data in NWP - William Bell (UK Met Office)
Transition from EOS to SNPP (IMAPP and Next Steps) - Allen Huang (UW)
WORKSHOP: IMAPP Training Workshop – From Theory to Applications - Kathy Strabala (UW)
WORKSHOP: Community Software Tools: Polar2Grid - David Hoese (UW)
WORKSHOP: Community Software Tools: Pytroll - Martin Raspaud (SMHI)
Adjourn - Patrick Coronado/Jose-Luis Casanova
Posters
Water-Stress Monitoring of Oak Savanna Woodlands Using Satellite Thermal Data – Maria P. Gonzalez-Dugo (IFAPA)
Aqua and Terra Direct Broadcast Data in Support of Operational Environmental Forecasters – Kathleen Strabala (UW)
Comparing Copernicus Emergency Management Service-Mapping with Landsat- based Map from NBR High-level Data Product for Quasi Real-Time Assessing Wildfires Damage – Carmen Quintano (University of Valladolid)
Recent Developments in Receiving, Processing and Utilizing NRT Meteorological Polar-orbiting Data – Katerina Melnik (ScanEx)
Polar2Grid: Reprojecting Satellite Data Made Easy – David Hoese (UW)
Satellite activities, facilities and Capabilities at NSDC, Finland – Timo Ryyppö (FMI)
Pytroll: A Python Framework for Weather Satellite Data – Martin Raspaud (SMHI)
SatPy: A Python Library for Weather Satellite Imagery – David Hoese (UW)
MDEO System for Environmental Monitoring in Morocco – Chaker El Amrani (Abdelmalek Essaadi University)
BlueMarble: A Tool for Bridging Science to Applications – Swarvanu Dasgupta (NASA)
The Hydrological Cycle of the Amazon Basin: Climatic Impact of Deforestation – Juan Gregorio Rejas (INTA)
A Warning Malaria Index for Tanzania Based on EO and Weather Modeling – José Luis Casanova (University of Valladolid)
Comparison of SMAP-Derived Soil Moisture Products for Near Real-Time Root-Zone Soil Moisture Estimation – Nilda Sánchez (University of Salamanca)
Retrieving and Broadcasting Near-Real Time Biophysical Parameters from MODIS And SEVIRI Receiving Stations at the Global Change Unit of the University of Valencia – J.A. Sobrino (University of Valencia)
Timely Information for Frost Impact Mitigation from MODIS Aqua and WRF NWP Forecasts – Maungu Oware (RCMRD)
A Satellite-based Water Quality Information Service for Lake Victoria – James Mumina (RCMRD)
Daily Assessment of Geometric Errors with Advanced Himawari-8 Imager (AHI) In 2015 – Wataru Takeuchi (University of Tokyo)
The IMAA Satellite Direct Readout Station: Twenty Years of Research Activity – Teodosio Lacava (CNR-IMAA)
Ground and MODIS GPP 8-d Products: Inter-comparison Results on the Upper Spanish Plateau (Spain) – Maria Luisa Sanchez (University of Valladolid)
Efficient Prediction of Total Ozone in Column Based on SVR algorithms, Suomi NPP Data and Numerical Models – Julia Sanz (University of Valladolid)
Monitoring Estuarine Salt Crusts Using Hyperspectral Data (River Odiel, SW Spain) – Jorge Buzzi Marcos (IGME)
Global View: A Testbed Environment for Near Real-time Quality Monitoring and Algorithm Development – Kelvin Brentzel (NASA)
The University of Oviedo’s MODIS Reception Antenna: Real-Time Weather Products – Carmen Recondo González
MODIS Reception Antenna at the University of Oviedo (Spain): Online Free Products and Services Related to Forest Fires – Carmen Recondo González
Large Scale Monitoring of Short-term Topsoil Organic Carbon Variations Using Sensor MODIS – Carmen Recondo González