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Nasa Partnership Sends Earth Science Data Africa

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/nasa-partnership-sends-earth-science-data-africa

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This is a CSIR news article about a partnership between NASA and agencies in Africa and Europe. It reports that more than 30 terabytes of free MISR Earth science satellite data have been sent to South African researchers and will be made broadly accessible to African users through a distribution centre in Africa. The data support sustainable development and environmental applications.

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Free Earth science satellite data

More than 30 terabytes of free data from NASA's MISR instrument on the Terra satellite are being made broadly accessible through a distribution centre in Africa for African users, including data on vegetation, pollution particles, cloud heights and winds.

Who it is for: African users, including South African researchers
How to act on it: Use the distribution center in Africa to access the transferred data; the document does not provide a separate application process or access link.

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Transfer of these data to a distribution center in Africa will make it broadly accessible to African users

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https://www.csir.co.za/nasa-partnership-sends-earth-science-data-africa

Key Takeaways

More than 30 terabytes of free Earth science satellite data sent to South African researchers
Data from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) on NASA's Terra satellite
Distribution center in Africa intended to broaden access for African users
Data support sustainable development and environmental applications in Africa
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
NASA
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Langley Research Center