We are initially targeting the SMAP program for PODPAC transition by supporting, publishing, and exploiting their observational soil moisture data products, while also developing value-added products. Creare has teamed with the NASA Science Team Leader for the SMAP satellite mission, and will use PODPAC to derive global high-resolution data products from the SMAP radiometer data to support applications in hydrology, agriculture, and humanitarian response. We will also target other NASA earth science observational programs, such as AIRS, AMSR-E, AMSR2, GMI, MODIS, and VIIRS for further deployment and transition of PODPAC. PODPAC will also be made available as open-source software for access by any NASA scientists performing geospatial data analysis.
We envision primary non-NASA applications for high-resolution soil moisture prediction and data analytics in the areas of agriculture, forestry, disaster and humanitarian response, and recreation. In particular, the agriculture industry would benefit from detailed knowledge of near surface and root zone soil moisture conditions by enabling improved irrigation and fertilization efficiencies.
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