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Seal Storage Technology and the University of Utah Announce NASA Climate Data Democratization Partnership

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

"The democratization of data is essential to scientific progress, and we are thrilled to partner with the University of Utah to make this possible," said Seal Storage Technology COO Alex Altman.

Key Points: 
  • "The democratization of data is essential to scientific progress, and we are thrilled to partner with the University of Utah to make this possible," said Seal Storage Technology COO Alex Altman.
  • "Seal's decentralized cloud storage platform ensures that this valuable data is accessible to researchers around the world, without barriers.
  • The data democratization partnership will provide researchers with new ways to access and utilize NASA's climate data, including navigation via timestamps, fields, and other dimensions.
  • Researchers can access the NASA data on the following web dashboard http://chpc1.nationalsciencedatafabric.org:10888/nasa or visualize the data locally by downloading the Jupyter notebook here: http://bit.ly/3MkpVBa .

Seal Storage Technology and the University of Utah Announce NASA Climate Data Democratization Partnership

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

TORONTO and SALT LAKE CITY, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to democratize data access, decentralized cloud storage provider Seal Storage Technology and the University of Utah's Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI) announced today that over 200 terabytes  (TB) of OpenViSUS IDX NASA  atmospheric wind velocity and ocean current datasets are now openly available to researchers globally. The data will be accessible via a Jupyter notebook, which is a digital document that makes it easy to access and visualize data by combining text, code, and visualizations in a single medium. This project is part of SCI's participation in The National Science Data Fabric  (NSDF), a trans-disciplinary approach to integrated data delivery and access, democratizing data-driven scientific discovery through shared storage, networking, computing, and educational resources.

Key Points: 
  • "The democratization of data is essential to scientific progress, and we are thrilled to partner with the University of Utah to make this possible," said Seal Storage Technology COO Alex Altman.
  • "Seal's decentralized cloud storage platform ensures that this valuable data is accessible to researchers around the world, without barriers.
  • The data democratization partnership will provide researchers with new ways to access and utilize NASA's climate data, including navigation via timestamps, fields, and other dimensions.
  • Researchers can access the NASA data on the following web dashboard http://chpc1.nationalsciencedatafabric.org:10888/nasa or visualize the data locally by downloading the Jupyter notebook here: http://bit.ly/3MkpVBa .

University of Maryland's Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center Awarded NASA Funding Renewal

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Monday, September 26, 2022

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) has been awarded a new five-year, $95 million cooperative agreement with NASA. Established in 1999, ESSIC is a joint center of the University of Maryland and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center that supports research, teaching and career training in Earth system science.

Key Points: 
  • "ESSIC researchers have given us unprecedented insights into the global and regional connections between land, oceans, atmosphere and human activity.
  • ESSIC's 88 scientists and students funded by the current NASA cooperative agreement submitted 168 papers for publication in 2021 alone.
  • A 2020 study in the journal Remote Sensing compared a global precipitation forecast provided by NASA's Goddard Earth Observing System with near-real-time satellite precipitation estimates for use in a global landslide forecasting system.
  • "The renewal of this award is a testament to the quality of the work done by our University of Maryland faculty in their collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientists."

Universities Space Research Association Scientists Contribute to Development of Air Quality Monitoring Application for Thailand

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

The new app builds on existing air quality monitoring through incorporating satellite observations and model forecasts of conditions.

Key Points: 
  • The new app builds on existing air quality monitoring through incorporating satellite observations and model forecasts of conditions.
  • Developed as part of NASA's SERVIR project, this application will address air pollution challenges in the lower Mekong Delta.
  • Using NASA's Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS), and data obtained from Earth observing satellites, this new application, called SERVIR-Mekong Air Quality Explorer, will provide timely air quality monitoring and forecasting to support air quality management and decision-making efforts.
  • Universities Space Research Association is an independent, nonprofit research corporation where the combined efforts of in-house talent and university-based expertise merge to advance space science and technology.