Future Missions for Terrestrial Ecology: Opportunities and Challenges
Explore the potential of upcoming space missions in supporting terrestrial ecology science, addressing key issues, data access challenges, and recommended actions for enhanced research outcomes.
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Terrestrial Ecology Science in Support of Future Space Missions Rapporteur: Forrest Hall DESDynI
Questions for Discussion What opportunities exist to take advantage of these future missions to better prepare ourselves? What types of activities are we doing now and what new activities should we be doing? What are the top-level issues that we should be addressing that will: Have the highest science return Improve the abilities of researchers to do their science Are field campaigns warranted and why? Can we make recommendations that TE could implement (e.g. in a ROSES call) DESDynI
Every Breakout Groups Nightmare DESDynI
What Issues Emerged Field campaigns dominated discussion Cross-cutting opportunities among missions driven by science Prototypes of end-end process of data product generation that could be used for real science Scientists are frustrated Inability to get access to data sets, software Lack of training opportunities High Priesthood of those in the know vs those that know not Opportunity was writ large Get access to flight assets without large proposals Submit integrated proposals on cross-cutting themes with sufficient funding (outside of IDS program) e.g. intermodel comparison among 5 PIs Training the next generation of scientists DESDynI
We Need to Fix Data Access and Use Data access is key Data easy to find, easy to subset, easy to download, and easy to read Suggested a single web-site All aircraft, ground, ancillary data Software, executables to that make data interoperable e.g. ASTER experience, ENVI freeware for PALSAR, etc Tutorials/documentaions How NOT to do it ICESAT virtually incomprehensible DESDynI
Recommendations Field campaigns that provide a prototype for end-end data product generation in support of DS missions (15) Including multiple missions to assess synthesis and modeling Using a specific field campaign and science questions to bring together science across DS missions (5) Data accessibility and use (13) Vastly improved way to download and use data, software, field data, wikis/how-to s User workshops (7) Expand NASA Graduate Fellowship program (9) Specifically in ways that emphasize using next generation of data DESDynI
