NASA’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition program (CSDA) will soon make GHGSat’s high-resolution methane emissions data widely available for scientific research and the development of non-commercial applications through an IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract. GHGSat has successfully completed this program’s rigorous evaluation process. New insights into emissions will also be made possible by the availability of GHGSat data in the CSDA program, which will complement observations from international partner satellites and NASA.
NASA’s greenhouse gas monitoring has improved thanks to GHGSat’s satellite data, according to CEO Stéphane Germain. Their system promotes global openness and climate research by tracking emissions from particular sites. The accomplishment of the CSDA review demonstrates GHGSat’s leadership in methane monitoring and teamwork.
NASA assigned GHGSat the duty of supplying methane emissions data for the CSDA program in May 2023. GHGSat supported studies on methane emissions worldwide by providing fresh and historical data for assessment by NASA and other research teams. The assessment team evaluated how well the quality, utility, and user support services of GHGSat data could be used to further Earth system science research. GHGSat data is now successfully finished with the CSDA evaluation step, and it will soon be accessible via the NASA Earthdata portal.
