WE PROPOSE TO BUILD A SCALABLE, ADAPTABLE, AND INTEROPERABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING AND DELIVERY INFRASTRUC…

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WE PROPOSE TO BUILD A SCALABLE, ADAPTABLE, AND INTEROPERABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING AND DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL PROVIDE NEAR-REAL-TIME ACCESS TO SATELLITE DATA FROM THE NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NPOESS) PREPARATORY PROJECT (NPP), ITS FOLLOW-ON THE JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS), AND OTHER NEAR-REAL-TIME OBSERVATIONS TO MODELERS, FORECASTERS, AND DECISION-MAKERS. THANKS TO DISTRIBUTED DIRECT BROADCAST FACILITIES, A STREAMLINED PROCESSING CHAIN, AND A SCALABLE CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT, WE PROPOSE TO BUILD TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL REDUCE THE LATENCY IN NPP DATA DELIVERY TO END-USERS FROM SEVERAL HOURS TO SEVERAL MINUTES. OUR PROPOSED ACTIVITY WOULD SERVE NEAR-REAL-TIME NPP, JPSS, AND OTHER DATA FOR THE AREA WITHIN AN ANTENNA'S SATELLITE FOOTPRINT VIA INDUSTRY-STANDARD WEB-SERVICES, SO AS TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THESE DATA BY A BROAD SET OF USERS.