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ESTO-Funded Doppler Wind Lidar Maps Potential Wind Farm Sites off Virginia Coast.

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Welcome
From space-borne instruments and components to data systems and modeling, the NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) funds and develops a broad range of technologies for the scientific observation and measurement of Earth. ESTO technologies are also used for NASA operations as well as practical applications that benefit society at large.

Toward New Measurements
ESTO investments are enabling many new Earth science measurements, including those outlined in the National Research Council's Decadal Survey for Earth Science.
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April 26, 2012
Andrea Donnellan, the principal investigator on the QuakeSim project at JPL, was featured in an America Now video on earthquake preparedness. (external link)divider
April 13, 2012
The 2012 Earth Science Technology Forum has been cancelled. ESTO plans to renew this annual forum in June 2013.divider March 26, 2012
illustration of Grace mission wit a laser between two satellitesLaser System on GRACE Follow-On to Measure Earth’s Gravity as Never Beforedivider Link to news item on Grace Follow On Laser
March 5, 2012
link to vision movie
Wondering what the future might hold for Earth science? Check out the recently-updated Earth Science Vision 2030 movie.
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Link to the 2011 Earth Science Technology Forum website


Program Areas
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Observation Technologies:
The Power to See
The Advanced Sensors Group leads developments in remote sensing technologies through the Advanced Component Technologies and Instrument Incubator Programs.

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Information Technologies:
The Ability to Understand
The Advanced Information Systems Group pursues sensor webs, automation, interoperability, networking, communication protocols, and other technologies to enhance the production, collection, handling, transmission, analysis, and comprehension of data.

 
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