{"id":371933,"date":"2026-02-19T06:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/uncategorized\/csda-program-announces-eight-new-data-agreements\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:23:53","slug":"csda-program-announces-eight-new-data-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=371933","title":{"rendered":"CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"

CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements<\/h2>\n
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This Spotlight Mode SAR image from Capella Space shows a portion of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 21, 2021.<\/div>\n
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NASA\u2019s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA<\/a>) Program\u00a0announced eight new agreements with seven of its commercial partners\u2014 Airbus Defense and Space GEO Inc (Airbus U.S.), Capella Space Corporation, ICEYE US, MDA Space, Planet Labs, Umbra, and Vantor (formerly Maxar)\u2014to give users more access to near\u2011global multispectral and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. With these agreements, the CSDA program further advances its mission to acquire data from commercial providers that supports NASA\u2019s Earth science research and applications, and expands the quality, coverage, and range of Earth observation data NASA offers to the scientific community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese new agreements will provide users with a range of high-quality multispectral and SAR data that can be used in a variety of applications from environmental monitoring to surface deformation,\u201d said CSDA Project Manager Dana Ostrenga. \u201cIn addition, they exemplify the CSDA Program\u2019s commitment to acquiring data that enhances and supports the agency\u2019s application and research objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Near-Global, Multispectral Imagery<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In support of NASA programs and stakeholders, the CSDA program enacted three agreements with Planet, Airbus, and Vantor (formerly Maxar) to provide near\u2011global multispectral and pan\u2011sharpened electro\u2011optical satellite imagery of nearly all global land and coastal surfaces. This imagery has a spatial resolution of approximately 30 centimeters, 1 meters, and up to 10 meters (depending on the product) and is suitable for applications including environmental monitoring, agriculture, and urban applications. Data products will include Top of Atmosphere radiances and surface reflectance across the visible and near\u2011infrared spectrum.<\/p>\n

New SAR Data<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In response to NASA\u2019s and users\u2019 needs for SAR data, and following rigorous technical and programmatic evaluation, CSDA executed five agreements for high\u2011resolution SAR imagery, including tasked Spotlight, StripMap, Scan, Wide\/Extended Spotlight, and Long\u2011Dwell modes, with Capella, ICEYE, MDA, Umbra, and Airbus. These SAR capabilities provide all\u2011weather, day\u2011night imaging that complements the electro\u2011optical agreements and enhances NASA\u2019s ability to monitor dynamic processes such as flooding, land deformation, sea\u2011ice motion, and infrastructure impacts. Further, under these agreements, each commercial partner will provide specific data requirements consistent with their respective sensor capabilities and performance, as well as tasking and archive access.<\/p>\n

Increased Access and User Eligibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The data acquired under these agreements will be made available to authorized commercial satellite data users in accordance with the CSDA Program\u2019s End User License Agreements (EULAs). \u00a0EULAs generally pertain to NASA\u2011funded investigators and designated collaborators and outline established mechanisms for accessing CSDA data, such as the CSDA Satellite Data Explorer (SDX) and related portals. Users can contact the CSDA Program at csda-support@nasa.gov<\/a>\u00a0to obtain additional information about user agreements, detailed product specifications, and procedures for requesting and accessing these commercial datasets for their research and application activities.<\/p>\n

About the CSDA Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n

NASA\u2019s Earth Science Division (ESD) established the CSDA Program to identify, evaluate, and acquire data from commercial providers that to support NASA\u2019s Earth science research and applications. NASA recognizes the potential of commercial satellite constellations to advance Earth System Science and applications for societal benefit and believes commercially acquired data may also can augment the Earth observations acquired by NASA, and other U.S. government agencies, and NASA\u2019s international partners.<\/p>\n

All data from CSDA contract-awarded vendors are evaluated by the investigator-led CSDA project teams that assess the value of adding a vendor\u2019s data to CSDA\u2019s data holdings based on their quality and how they might benefit in the context of NASA Earth science research and applications. To learn more about the program, its commercial partners, data evaluation process, and more, visit the CSDA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program\u00a0announced eight new agreements with seven of its commercial partners to give users more access to near\u2011global multispectral and synthetic aperture radar data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-371933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=371933"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371940,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371933\/revisions\/371940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=371933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=371933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=371933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}