Data Products

National Polar-orbiting Operational Environment Satellite System (NPOESS) collects and disseminates data that benefit the civilian, scientific, and military communities, saving lives and money by improving:

• weather prediction, forecasting, and modeling
• search and rescue efforts
• support of general aviation, agriculture, maritime and space navigation
• peacekeeping activities and disaster relief
• research in Earth science

Polar-orbiting satellites continuously gather and distribute real-time data from space about Earth's

Land

Oceans

Atmosphere

Space Environment

Climate

Data Products by Scientific Discipline

The centerpiece of the overall convergence effort is the definition, design, development, and implementation of the six sensors being developed by IPO that will be flown aboard NPOESS as well as the design, development, and integration of the spacecraft vehicle that will carry these instruments.

NPOESS Product Usage (Civilian and Military)

NPOESS Product	Benefits
	Civilian	Military
Ocean Wind Vectors	Shipping/boating Safety—El Niño Onset	Aircraft Carrier Operation, Amphibious Operations
Atmospheric Profiles	Improved Weather Forecasting Skill	More Reliable Forecasts for Mission Planning
Ocean Color & Sea Surface Temperatures	Vacation Planning (Fisheries/Pollution Tracking)	Mine Clearing, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Special Operations
Land Measurements	Agriculture/Water Resources Management	Mobility Assessments
El Niño Observing System	Seasonal to Inter-Annual Weather and Climate Forecasting	Long Term Mission Planning
Improved Ozone Monitoring	Long Term Record/Trend-Improved Understanding of Mechanisms/Chemistry of Depletion
Aerosols	Aviation Hazards	Target Visibility