Earth Observation Satellite Data-Sharing: Policies and Partnerships

Details

On Monday, July 15, 2013, Secure World Foundation and the Commons Lab of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will co-host a panel discussion, entitled "Earth Observation Satellite Data-Sharing: Policies and Partnerships," from 12 PM to 2 PM. Selected experts will examine issues in sharing Earth observation satellite data, including general challenges for data sharing, problems with coordinating data, questions about how the U.S. government makes data policy sharing decisions and how they relate to the larger international context, and overall assessments about the importance of data-sharing and international cooperation.  This panel is intended to focus on unclassified data-sharing in a civil context.

Speakers

• Dr. Mariel John Borowitz, Research Analyst, Space Foundation
• Dr. Molly Macauley, Vice President of Research and Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
• Dr. Martha Maiden, Program Executive, NASA Earth Science Data Systems
• Mr. Timothy Stryker, Chief of Policy, Plans and Analysis, Land Remote Sensing Program, U.S. Geological Survey
• Moderator: Ms. Tiffany Chow, Project Manager, Secure World Foundation

Event Materials

• Speaker bios
• Audio Recording (1hr 46 min MP3 file)

Presentations

• Ms. Chow - Earth Observation Satellite Data-Sharing: Policies and Partnerships
• Dr. Borowitz - International Cooperation on Climate Monitoring via Satellite: Incentives and Barriers to Data Sharing 
• Dr. Maiden - Accessing NASA Earth Science Data/Open Data Policy
• Mr. Stryker - USGS Land Remote Sensing and Data Sharing Activities

Media 

Read a summary of the event at Space Foundation.