addressing strategic planning for planetary spatial data
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Addressing Strategic Planning for Planetary Spatial Data
Infrastructure
Samuel J. LawrenceJustin Hagerty
Lisa GaddisBrent Archinal
Jani RadebaughShane Byrne
Sarah SuttonDaniella DellaGiustina
Brad ThomsonErwan Mazarico David Williams
Jim SkinnerTrent Hare
Robin FergasonJay Laura
Introducing the Mapping and Planetary Spatial Infrastructure Team
• Mosaics, geologic maps, derived regional and global data products, and associated geospatial infrastructure are integral to the success of planetary science – Influences all phases of the mission lifecycle for science
investigations and operations – Strategic needs must be anticipated and prioritized by the
community– PSS recommended a “Cartography Research and Analysis
Group” [CRAG] in Fall 2014.• A team fulfilling this role now exists in the form of
MAPSIT– MAPSIT succeeds former PCGMWG and assumes
strategic planning role
Enabling Planetary Science• Planetary Spatial
Infrastructure is the technology, policies, standards, human resources, software tools, and related activities necessary to acquire, process, distribute, use, maintain, and preserve planetary spatial data for science and exploration http://gistbok.org/bokwiki/index.html
Geographic Information Science and Technology Includes:Analytical MethodsGeocomputationGeospatial data collection and formatsCartography and visualization
Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure Strategic Plan
• Problem: A strategic plan for planetary geospatial infrastructure has not been generated in a decade
• Solution: MAPSIT is leading the synthesis of the 2017-2022 Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure Strategic Plan [PSDSP]
Navigating a new path
PSDIP Fundamental Data Themes
• Digital Ortho Imagery and Data– Example – M3, LROC NAC, LROC WAC, HiRISE
• Elevation– Example – Venus Magellan SAR
• Geodetic Control– Common reference system for establishing coordinates for all
geographic data
• Geologic Maps• Geophysical Data
– Example – GRAIL, MRO, MESSENGER
• Exploration-enabling Resources– Example – Solar Illumination Maps
• Others?
PSDIP Path I: Capabilities
• Acquisition Technologies – Examples: Mission planning, traverse planning
• Processing Technologies – Examples: Images, radar, LIDAR, DTM production
• Distribution technologies– Examples: Database, search, WMS
• Use Technologies– Examples: Data fusion, visualization
• Maintenance Technologies– Example: Geometry (SPICE)
• Preservation technologies– Example: Historical archives, data, and analytical tools
PDSIP Path II: Policies
• Solicitation of Community Input
• Collation of needs
• Prioritization of needs
• Publication of findings and recommendations
• Open, transparent process with full community investment
PDSIP Path III: Standards
• Nomenclature• Geodesy• Camera Models (e.g., Community Sensor Model)• Data validation methodologies• Calibration• Symbology• Data Formats• Data Portals• Data Processing• Data acquisition
PDSIP Path IV: Human Resources
• Community training
• Knowledge Transfer
• Knowledge Capture
• Institutional collaboration
• Curriculum development
• Communications and Public Engagement
What is next?–Comprehensive PSDSP Community
Stakeholder Input Process Begins NOW!!*• *Well, actually, tomorrow: MAPSIT Town Hall
– Steering Committee will identify team leads to shepherd document generation
–Community surveys for stakeholder input– Target: PSDSP Delivery by end CY2016–But: living document (like LER) that the
community maintains thereafter!–Goal is a is a readable, comprehensive
document to inform decision-making
This sounds great! How do I help?• Good question! I’m so glad you asked!• Action item for everyone: Start thinking about these
themes today!– Who wants to help?
• One idea: Prioritize based on needed investments– Narrow Scope
• PI-led projects that meet a specific need for incremental advancement
– Wide Scope• Sustainable, cross-domain frameworks that support broader
communities
– Flagship Scope• Foundational cross-domain framework essential for entire
community and data stewardship
• The process begins tomorrow! – (Noon, Waterway 6)
Conclusions
• We need a community-invested set of goals that summarizes the narrow, wide, and flagship scope planetary spatial data infrastructure needs of NASA and its planetary science community– MAPSIT is leading the way!
• Community will play a critical role in the development, execution, and maintenance of this plan – Watch for those surveys!
• Planetary Data Infrastructure Posters TOMORROW!