Having grown up in Nepal a mere few hundred kilometers from the base of Mount Everest, Iksha Gurung knows a thing or two about mountains. Although he now lives half a world away from Earth’s tallest peak, Iksha is still surrounded by mountainous terrain. However, these peaks aren’t forged from…

IMPACT will soon be working with IBM to implement powerful, new artificial intelligence (AI) technology called foundation models to identify and extract information from NASA’s Earth-observing satellite data and improve data discoverability and usability. Foundation models represent a new paradigm of creating AI systems that implicitly capture domain knowledge by…

In 2018, the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) declared a long-term commitment to championing open science through their Strategy for Data Management and Computing, 2019–2024. The Open Source Science Initiative (OSSI) emerged from this strategic plan, and researchers are excited about the potential to more easily integrate and share information…

When Hurricane Ian swept through Florida, the impact was catastrophic. Roads, homes, schools, and other buildings were severely damaged or destroyed in the storm. To aid search and recovery efforts, University of Connecticut researchers from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Global Environmental Remote Sensing (GERS) Laboratory created…

Beginning in 2018, the Airborne Data Management Group (ADMG) within IMPACT faced a formidable challenge: build a “centralized airborne data discovery tool” to serve as a portal for all, yes all, data products from historical and current NASA airborne campaigns and Earth Science field investigations. Like any team working on…

A contingent of IMPACT team members is heading to the 103rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in Denver. Below are previews of these upcoming presentations. You will want to get them on your calendar! Rescuing NASA’s Historical Airborne and Field Data for Open Access and Reuse Monday, January 9, 2023 @…

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting commences next week in Chicago, and IMPACT projects will be featured in 11 poster presentations from Monday, December 12 through Thursday, December 15. …

IMPACT is energetically preparing for this year’s American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting in Chicago. Below are teasers for in-person presentations you should definitely make time on your schedule to attend. You won’t be disappointed! Technical Architecture and Design Strategies for Consolidating NASA Airborne and Field Data in the Catalog…

The American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting 2022 is quickly approaching, with researchers from IMPACT preparing to present online or in-person or to participate in poster sessions. Below are previews of the five online presentations, which will take place Monday through Thursday of the conference in December. Monday, December 12 CARA…