Addressing Strategic Planning for Planetary Spatial Data

Infrastructure

Samuel J. LawrenceJustin Hagerty

Lisa GaddisBrent Archinal

Jani RadebaughShane Byrne

Sarah SuttonDaniella DellaGiustina

Brad ThomsonErwan Mazarico David Williams

Jim SkinnerTrent Hare

Robin FergasonJay Laura

Introducing the Mapping and Planetary Spatial Infrastructure Team

• Mosaics, geologic maps, derived regional and global data products, and associated geospatial infrastructure are integral to the success of planetary science – Influences all phases of the mission lifecycle for science

investigations and operations – Strategic needs must be anticipated and prioritized by the

community– PSS recommended a “Cartography Research and Analysis

Group” [CRAG] in Fall 2014.• A team fulfilling this role now exists in the form of

MAPSIT– MAPSIT succeeds former PCGMWG and assumes

strategic planning role

Enabling Planetary Science• Planetary Spatial

Infrastructure is the technology, policies, standards, human resources, software tools, and related activities necessary to acquire, process, distribute, use, maintain, and preserve planetary spatial data for science and exploration http://gistbok.org/bokwiki/index.html

Geographic Information Science and Technology Includes:Analytical MethodsGeocomputationGeospatial data collection and formatsCartography and visualization

Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure Strategic Plan

• Problem: A strategic plan for planetary geospatial infrastructure has not been generated in a decade

• Solution: MAPSIT is leading the synthesis of the 2017-2022 Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure Strategic Plan [PSDSP]

Navigating a new path

PSDIP Fundamental Data Themes

• Digital Ortho Imagery and Data– Example – M3, LROC NAC, LROC WAC, HiRISE

• Elevation– Example – Venus Magellan SAR

• Geodetic Control– Common reference system for establishing coordinates for all

geographic data

• Geologic Maps• Geophysical Data

– Example – GRAIL, MRO, MESSENGER

• Exploration-enabling Resources– Example – Solar Illumination Maps

• Others?

PSDIP Path I: Capabilities

• Acquisition Technologies – Examples: Mission planning, traverse planning

• Processing Technologies – Examples: Images, radar, LIDAR, DTM production

• Distribution technologies– Examples: Database, search, WMS

• Use Technologies– Examples: Data fusion, visualization

• Maintenance Technologies– Example: Geometry (SPICE)

• Preservation technologies– Example: Historical archives, data, and analytical tools

PDSIP Path II: Policies

• Solicitation of Community Input

• Collation of needs

• Prioritization of needs

• Publication of findings and recommendations

• Open, transparent process with full community investment

PDSIP Path III: Standards

• Nomenclature• Geodesy• Camera Models (e.g., Community Sensor Model)• Data validation methodologies• Calibration• Symbology• Data Formats• Data Portals• Data Processing• Data acquisition

PDSIP Path IV: Human Resources

• Community training

• Knowledge Transfer

• Knowledge Capture

• Institutional collaboration

• Curriculum development

• Communications and Public Engagement

What is next?–Comprehensive PSDSP Community

Stakeholder Input Process Begins NOW!!*• *Well, actually, tomorrow: MAPSIT Town Hall

– Steering Committee will identify team leads to shepherd document generation

–Community surveys for stakeholder input– Target: PSDSP Delivery by end CY2016–But: living document (like LER) that the

community maintains thereafter!–Goal is a is a readable, comprehensive

document to inform decision-making

This sounds great! How do I help?• Good question! I’m so glad you asked!• Action item for everyone: Start thinking about these

themes today!– Who wants to help?

• One idea: Prioritize based on needed investments– Narrow Scope

• PI-led projects that meet a specific need for incremental advancement

– Wide Scope• Sustainable, cross-domain frameworks that support broader

communities

– Flagship Scope• Foundational cross-domain framework essential for entire

community and data stewardship

• The process begins tomorrow! – (Noon, Waterway 6)

Conclusions

• We need a community-invested set of goals that summarizes the narrow, wide, and flagship scope planetary spatial data infrastructure needs of NASA and its planetary science community– MAPSIT is leading the way!

• Community will play a critical role in the development, execution, and maintenance of this plan – Watch for those surveys!

• Planetary Data Infrastructure Posters TOMORROW!