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NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program and NOAA's NESDIS Commercial Data Program are hosting a joint session at the 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems during the 2027 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. The session will focus on how commercial Earth observation capabilities are advancing weather research, operational forecasting, and environmental science applications. Both programs work to expand federal access to diverse commercial satellite data types, including optical, radar, radio occultation, methane monitoring, and precipitation data, supporting both research evaluation and operational weather forecasting.
Why it matters
This collaboration between NASA and NOAA strengthens the nation's weather enterprise by integrating commercial satellite data into operational forecasting systems, helping to close observational gaps and improve weather prediction capabilities. The partnership accelerates the transition of commercial Earth observation data from research evaluation to real-world applications in hazard monitoring, climate studies, and decision support.
Submit your abstract for “Advancing Weather and Environmental Science Through NASA and NOAA Commercial Satellite Data Programs,” a joint session hosted by NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program, in partnership with the NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Commercial Data Program (CDP).
The session is part of the 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, which will take place at the 2027 American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting January 10-14 in Denver, Colorado. It will examine the growing capabilities of commercial Earth observation providers that are creating new opportunities to advance weather research, operational forecasting, and environmental science applications.
NASA’s CSDA program and NESDIS’s CDP collaborate to expand federal access to commercial satellite data and accelerate its use in both research and operational applications.
The CSDA program supports the scientific community by evaluating and acquiring diverse commercial datasets, including optical, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation and Reflectometry, methane, precipitation, and Digital Elevation/Terrain Models for modeling, hazard monitoring, climate studies, and applied research.
Similarly, the CDP operationalizes commercial space-based environmental data, with demonstrated impacts from assimilated observations in weather forecasting and space weather applications. It also conducts pilot projects and transitions the piloted data to operations.
Together, the CSDA and CDP strengthen the nation’s weather enterprise by enabling innovative research, closing observational gaps, and integrating commercial data into real-world forecasting and decision support applications.
To submit an abstract or for additional information about the abstract submission process, visit the symposium’s website.
Source: NASA, NOAA to Hold Joint Session at 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems