Commercial Data Program Industry Day – April 9

On Thursday, April 9, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (ET), NOAA/NESDIS’ Office of Systems Architecture and Engineering (SAE) will host an online Commercial Data Program (CDP) Industry Day.

This will be a virtual event.

Leaders from SAE and CDP – including Taylor Jordan, NOAA Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction; Irene Parker, Acting Assistant Administrator for NESDIS; and Natalie Laudier, NESDIS Program Manager, Commercial Data Program – will provide a status update to the community on future plans for the program.

Presenters will offer information on CDP objectives to support NOAA’s observational requirements, including data pilot projects for microwave soundings and wildfire imagery and expanding operational data purchases. Questions from the community will be taken live and moderated.

Presentation slides from Industry Day will be posted online here and on the SAM.gov solicitation page once the event has concluded. Visit the SAM. gov solicitation for more information.

To Register:

• Registration link (Adobe Connect)

About the Commercial Data Program:

NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) assesses and acquires space-based observational weather data from the private sector to improve NOAA’s weather forecasts and explore ways to meet mission requirements more efficiently. The program consists of two lines of effort: 

• Commercial Data Pilots demonstrate the quality and impact of commercial data on NOAA forecast models; and
• Commercial Data Purchases support operational weather forecasting. 

NESDIS’s authority to manage CDP is pursuant to the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017, as amended authorizes NOAA/NESDIS to purchase weather data from commercial providers.

Learn more about NOAA’s Commercial Data Program.