June, 2014

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NASA Launches Earth Science Challenges with OpenNEX Cloud Data

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NASA is launching two challenges to give the public an opportunity to create innovative ways to use data from the agency’s Earth science satellites. The challenges will use the Open NASA Earth Exchange. OpenNEX is a data, supercomputing and knowledge … Continued. The post NASA Launches Earth Science Challenges with OpenNEX Cloud Data appeared first on Data.gov.

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Water Column Sonar Data Collection

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NOAA collects and uses active acoustic (or sonar) data for a variety of mapping requirements. As the national archive for multibeam bathymetric data, NGDC manages over 15 million nautical miles of ship trackline data from sources worldwide. In 2011, NGDC, … Continued. The post Water Column Sonar Data Collection appeared first on Data.gov.