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Data Wrangling from Space
“The world is one big data problem.” Andrew McAfee Small satellites are becoming cheaper to launch and operate, and their data is changing how we view the earth. As more commodity satellites enter orbit and begin sending data, the need for smart applications to ingest, archive, process, transform, and distribute that data become more important. […]
Enhancing the Pangeo Community with NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Data
One of our main missions at Element 84 is to help reduce the amount of time that researchers (scientific and corporate, alike) spend wrangling, downloading, cleaning, and prepping data in pursuit of their primary research question. A recent NASA study put that number at around 60%–leaving less than half of a scientist’s time available for data analysis and all their remaining responsibilities. We know we can do better.
Tracking Hurricane Florence with GOES-16 and SATcat
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season is the second in a row to feature three simultaneous storms–the most recent, and most dangerous being Florence which reached Category 4 status earlier in the week (now at a Category 2) as it moves within a day of the Carolinas and US Mid-Atlantic Region. NOAA has a full suite […]