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COMMERCIAL SATELLITE DATA AVAILABLE TO NSF-FUNDED RESEARCHERS

A new Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) announces the availability of high-quality commercial Earth observation data to all NSF-funded researchers at no additional cost through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program.

To inform and assist interested researchers, this DCL describes the process for gaining access to this imagery, the currently available datasets, and related training resources.

Check out the Dear Colleague Letter: Availability of Earth Observation Data for NSF-Funded Researchers for full terms and conditions and how to apply.

Dear Colleague Letter on COVID-19

A new Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (NSF 20-052) invites non-medical, non-clinical-care research proposals that seek to explore how to model and understand the spread of COVID-19; to inform and educate about the science of virus transmission and prevention; and to encourage the development of processes and actions to address this global challenge.

Proposals may be submitted through the Rapid Response Research (RAPID) funding mechanism as well as through existing funding opportunities.

For more information, please read the full Dear Colleague Letter and reference the FAQs. All questions about this DCL should be directed either to a program officer managing an NSF program with which the research would be aligned or to rapid-covid19@nsf.gov.