Data Chats

Short, informal discussions with members of NASA's diverse data-user community providing personal insight into how data are being used around the world.

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Dr. David Peterson, Naval Research Laboratory meteorologist poses with a globe showing wavy patterns of satellite data. Peterson is in a white, button-down shirt and sitting in the lobby of a large office building. A staircase with a white railing can be seen in the background.
Data Chat: Dr. David Peterson

For meteorologist David Peterson, Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) data are crucial for studying pyrocumulonimbus events.

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Public-Powered Earth Science

Dr. Gerald (Stinger) Guala talks about the many ways citizen scientists are enhancing NASA's Earth science data collection.

Dr. Yaitza Luna-Cruz smiling and wearing a white dress coat while standing in front of a wall of office plaques and a Puerto Rican flag.
From Earth Science Data to Environmental Justice

Dr. Yaítza Luna-Cruz explains why environmental justice matters and how NASA Earth science data are helping at-risk communities.

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Data Chat: Karen Michael

As EOSDIS System Manager and LANCE Manager, Karen Michael has two roles, but has one mission: ensuring users get the data they need.

ESDIS Data Visualization Lead Ryan Boller
Data Chat: Ryan Boller

Ryan Boller, ESDIS Data Visualization Lead, plays a key role in the development of NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services and Worldview.

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Data Chat: Christopher Mishaga

In the Information Technology sector, change is constant. For Information Systems Security Officer Christopher Mishaga, so is the need to protect the infrastructure and the integrity of NASA data.

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Data Chat: Dr. Justin L. Rice

“The most challenging part of new technologies is that they’re new,” says Justin L. Rice, NASA’s Deputy Manager for the ESDIS Project’s Science Systems Development Office, who plays a leadership role in the development of several projects critical to the ESDIS and EOSDIS missions.

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Data Chat: Alfreda Hall

Alfreda Hall leads NASA's Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition program that purchases data from commercial vendors.

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Data Chat: Dr. Chelle Gentemann

Open science, open-source software, and cloud-based Big Data collections are changing how science is conducted and expanding the possibilities for what scientists can do with NASA data.

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Data Chat: Dr. Jeffrey Masek

The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project offers daily, 30-meter global land surface data products to facilitate a wide range of terrestrial Earth science research.

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Data Chat: Kaylin Bugbee

NASA Earth science data are openly available to anyone for any purpose. As NASA data manager Kaylin Bugbee observes, open scientific data – and the growth of these data – is leading to a new, collaborative paradigm for scientific research.

Carmen Boening
Data Chat: Dr. Carmen Boening

The Global Sea Level Change portal is NASA’s home for sea level change data and information. As the portal’s principal investigator, Dr. Boening ensures that it remains a key resource for both scientists and the general public.