SBG User Needs and Valuation Study Final Report September, 2020

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The National Academies 2018 Decadal Survey (DS) outlines the science and Designated Observable (DO) missions that NASA will explore from 2017 to 2027. NASA is proposing to meet this directive with four DO missions, one of which is a global imaging spectroscopy Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) DO mission and investigation. The prospective SBG mission will advance future science on the global atmosphere, cryosphere, and terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. SBG will also support a broad range of Earth observation (EO) applications and decision-making in water resources, agriculture, health, and disaster management. SBG represents a unique EO platform combining hyperspectral visible to short wave infrared (VSWIR) and thermal infrared (TIR) imaging spectroscopy capabilities for unmatched global coverage and coincident spectral resolution. SBG could provide an unprecedented volume of global spectral imaging data with the potential to transform remote sensing practices. Beyond designing SBG architectures to meet the science themes noted, the DS also calls on NASA to engage not just the scientific research user community but also private and public users to enable SBG to potentially address a broader set of applications supporting societal and industry objectives. To this end, the SBG Applications team worked in collaboration with RTI Innovation Advisors (RTI) to undertake this unique SBG User Needs and Valuation research study. RTI and the SBG Applications team began work on the study in January 2020 when the full SBG architecture team was in Phase 2. The methods, collaboration, and duration of the subject study were designed to augment and coincide with SBG architecture down-selection analyses and SBG community assessment reporting efforts. This final research study report reflects the complete set of insights, including early and essential directional support from the SBG Application team leads, and the findings of extensive survey and primary research with end users. From many potential end use applications the SBG team guided a down selection to provide focus for this study. The key user needs and valuation findings along with RTI’s observations are presented for these four primary SBG application areas: fire ecology and risk, agriculture and water resources, algal blooms and water quality, and mineral resources, with additional insights on value-added service providers (VASPs). Lastly, the report presents RTI’s recommendations in four thematic areas: coordination, communication, competency, and collaboration.

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