Transcript John Dwyer - Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium

A Profile of the Workforce at the
USGS EROS DATA CENTER
John Dwyer
Raytheon ITSS
[email protected]
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USGS EROS Data Center
Mission Statement
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To promote new uses, new users, and new
understanding of land information, so that others can
better understand our planet
To ensure scientists, researchers, businesses, decision
makers, and the public have ready access to the land
information they need
To safeguard and expand the world’s largest civilian
archive of remotely sensed land data
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USGS EROS Data Center
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Home of the:
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National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center
World Data Center-A for Remotely Sensed Land Data
USGS Sales Data Base
United Nations Environment Programme / Global Resource
Information Data Base
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Department of the Interior
Secretary
DOI
U.S. Geological
Survey
Office of
Surface Mining
Bureau of
Indian Affairs
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
Minerals Management
Service
Bureau of
Reclamation
National Park
Service
Bureau of
Land Management
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Land Remote Sensing from Space:
Acquisition to Applications
Earth Observation
Satellites
USGS National
Archive Challenge
Data
Applications
• Land Cover
• Declassified Systems
• Preserve
• Landsat 1-5
• Provide Access
• Fire Danger Rating
• NOAA - POES
• Process
• DOI Land Management
• Shuttle Radar
• Reproduce
• Natural Hazards
• Landsat 7 (1999)
• Distribute
• Coastal Zones
• NASA-EOS (1999)
• Hold in Trust
• Environmental Monitoring
• Emergency Response
• High Resolution Systems
Expanding to over 18 million images of the earth!
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USGS EROS Data Center
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Expertise
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Customer services
Information systems development and technologies
Remote sensing and its applications
Earth system sciences - terrestrial, ecosystem, global change
Software development and maintenance
Systems engineering
Data management
High speed communications
Image processing
Product generation, digital and photographic
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USGS EROS Data Center
Staffing Profile
NBC
Custodial
Guards
Facility Maintenance
Other
L7
MOC
Government
NASA ECS
USGS TSSC
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Government
USGS TSSC
NASA ECS
Facility Maintenance
Guards
Custodial
NBC Support
Landsat 7 MOC
Other
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USGS EROS Data Center
Staffing Locations
 Alaska FO
Whitefish MT 
Rapid City SD 
EDC
Denver CO
Menlo Park CA 
  Greenbelt MD
Washington DC
 Niger
 Honduras
 Venezuela
 Kenya
 Zimbabwe
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EROS Data Center
Staffing Educational Levels
Ph.D.
6%
M.A./M.S.
40%
A.A.
11%
B.A./B.S.
43%
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72% of Government and
Raytheon staff have
degrees.
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Workforce Characteristics –
USGS/TSSC
Program Managers
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Technician
Network Engineer
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Administrator
421Total
Employees
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8
Department Managers
Publications Specialist
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Clerk
10
Engineer
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Secretary
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17
Section Managers
Systems Administrator
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Systems Engineer
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55
Programmer Analyst
Scientist
69
Data Technician
78
Technical Specialist
83
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Workforce Characteristics
NASA/ECS Raytheon ITSS
Department Manager
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Secretary
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Programmer Analyst
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44 Total
Employees
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Section Manager
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Systems Engineer
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Technical Specialist
Systems Administrator
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18
Data Technician
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 Science
and Applications Branch
Staff Expertise
 Agronomy
 Geology
 Anthropology
 Mathematics
 Atmospheric Science
 Natural Resources
 Botany
 Physics
 Cartography
 Range Management
 Computer Science
 Regional Planning
 Ecology
 Remote Sensing
 Electrical and Civil Engineering
 Soil Science
 Forestry
 Wildlife Biology
 Geography
Activities
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Investigate new technologies and applications
Develop prototype products and services
Participate in national and international research
Participate in collaborative research and applications projects
Perform requirements analysis
Promote technology transfer
Provide technical/scientific support
International Program
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Ecological Monitoring
(Senegal)
Early Warning Systems
(Sub-Saharan & Southern African
Countries)
Developing Country Applications
(Madagascar)
Projects for Sustainable
Development
(Latin America)
International Development
Technical Assistance
(Greater Horn, Mozambique, Latin
America)
UNEP/GRID
Famine Early Warning (FEWS)
Research and Applications
Program
Projects:
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Electro-optical Studies
Microwave Systems
Technique Development Studies
Topographic Studies
Arctic Studies
Carbon Cycle
Environmental Monitoring
(05-01-01)
Land Cover
Characterization Program
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Guiding Principles
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Compatible with previous work
Built on partnerships
Flexible data base strategy
Multi-Resolution
Needs-Based and User-Driven
Dynamic, with Monitoring Capability
Integrated Strategy
Develop Prototype Products
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Multi-scale
National and Global
Historical
Oregon Land Cover
Land Cover Characterization
Program Components
Global
Seasonal Land Characteristics
AVHRR
Regional
Land Cover (30 m)
Landsat TM
Urban
Land Use/Land Cover
Aerial Photography
Topographic Science Program
Projects:
 Elevation Data Research
 Global
 National
 Hydrologic Derivatives and Applications
 NED-H Development and Applications
 HYDRO1k Development and Applications
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Workforce Training -- Preparation
Education
• Earth or Natural Sciences, Geography
• Physics/Geophysics
• Mathematics/Statistics
• Principles of Remote Sensing
• Image Interpretation
• Digital Image Processing
• Geographic Information Systems
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Workforce Training -- Preparation
Experience
• Airborne and satellite data
• Image processing software
• Radiative transfer models
• GIS software
• Statistical analysis software
• Programming
(C++, object-oriented, HTML/XML)
• Windows, Unix, and/or Linux OS
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Workforce Training -- Preparation
Summary
• Academic training – theoretical basis
• Practical experience – real data, tools,
and problems
• Strong communications skills – written
and oral
• Commitment to teamwork – projects
• Ability to multi-task
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