EOS Support
The
Earth Observing System (EOS) is the centerpiece of NASA's
Earth Science
Enterprise Program. EOS consists of a science component and a data system
supporting a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low inclination satellites for
long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere,
and oceans. The USGS is participating in NASA's Earth Science Enterprise Program
through its involvement in the development and operation of the
EOS Data and
Information System (EOSDIS). EOSDIS manages data from past and current NASA
Earth science research satellite and field measurement programs, and provides data
archive, distribution, and information management services. The EOSDIS Distributed
Active Archive Centers (DAACs) were established to provide expertise in one or more
of the disciplines that collectively constitute global change science. The EROS Data
Center (EDC) is serving as the
Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) responsible
for processing, archiving, and distributing EOS land science data and products. The
EOS Support Program at EDC has responsibility for the planning and coordination of
EDC DAAC and other EOS-related activities.
