Expanding
open science
Earth observations are a key component which facilitates scientific progress. IMPACT prototypes the latest technologies to support new science and applications from Earth observation data.
Focus areas
IMPACT expands the use of Earth observation data through innovation, partnerships, and technology.
Fostering Innovation
IMPACT works to improve existing processes and develop best practices that maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of Earth science data management and stewardship.
Building Strategic Connections
IMPACT helps to bring NASA Earth observations and data products to other agencies via services and software. Its efforts broaden data use, allowing scientists outside of NASA to better use NASA data.
Enabling Technology Adoption
IMPACT rapidly prototypes and tests the latest technical and management concepts using machine learning/artificial intelligence techniques. New capabilities are developed, proven, and infused across NASA’s Earth Science Data System program.
Tools
IMPACT offers a diverse set of machine learning and data informatics tools to advance the use and management of Earth observation data.
Hurricane Intensity Estimator
pyQuARC
Phenomena Detection Portal
CASEI
ImageLabeler
Not just for developers
You don't need to be an expert developer to harness IMPACT's user-friendly and flexible tools and solutions.
Robust design
IMPACT's tools and solutions incorporate the latest in design and data management best practices.
Accessible documentation
Straight-forward documentation covering the aspects of implementation and use accompany IMPACT's tools.
Projects
IMPACT's projects improve existing processes and develop best practices that maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of Earth science data management and stewardship. New capabilities are developed, proven, and infused across the Earth Science Data System program.
Algorithm Publication Tool (APT)
Airborne Data Management Group (ADMG)
Analysis and Review of the CMR (ARC)
Data Curation for Discovery (DCD)
Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS)
Machine Learning
Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG)
Featured Videos
The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI)
CASEI User Interface Demo
The web-based Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) provides quick access to detailed information about NASA’s airborne and field investigations along with links to associated data products.
HDCRS Summer School
In collaboration with the IEEE GRSS Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee, IMPACT held a machine learning summer school session for twenty-six global and diverse students.
IMPACT furthers NASA’s Earth Science Data System (ESDS) Program goals.
More about IMPACT’s programmatic focus is available on the Earth Science Data Systems web page.
Read about key 2023 accomplishments in our FY23 Newsletter.
IMPACT hosts periodic Tech Talks. Check out the latest talk.
News
Making a Maximum IMPACT – NASA's The Earth Observer
IMPACT is featured in the November-December 2021 issue of The Earth Observer, a publication of NASA's Science Support Office. The article, "Getting Maximum IMPACT from Earth Science Data," provides a comphrehensive overview of IMPACT's mission and goals. It also provides insight into IMPACT's collaborations and interdisciplinary team structures.
CASEI: A Discovery Catalog of NASA Airborne and Field Campaigns
Satellite data is likely the first thing that comes to mind when most people think about NASA Earth observation data. Far fewer people know that NASA also relies on a host of other platforms for measuring Earth’s characteristics and for performing important science research. Data collected by instruments on these types of platforms are important to the study of a variety of phenomena.
Automating Metadata Review
IMPACT has released pyQuARC, an automatic assessment tool for Earth observation metadata built to improve metadata quality. This tool incorporates a robust set of metadata quality criteria developed by the ARC team and is the culmination of the lessons learned with regard to automating metadata quality assessment processes to the greatest extent possible.
Latest Success Story
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