National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) was created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to operate and manage the United States environmental satellite programs, and manage the data gathered by the National Weather Service and other government agencies and departments.

History

In August 1980, the National Earth Satellite Service (NESS) was removed from the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Services and became a principal agency line organization in NOAA with an Assistant Administrator who reported directly to the Administrator. This move reflected the increasing importance of satellite observations to NOAA's environmental science and service responsibilities. It was largely precipitated by a decision by the Carter Administration in November 1979 to assign NOAA management responsibility for all civil operational remote sensing from space. NESDIS was formed in 1982 with the merger of NESS and the Environmental Data Service.

NESDIS has managed operational polar orbiting satellites (POES) since 1966. Additionally, NESDIS has managed operational geosynchronous satellites (GOES) satellites since 1974. New generations of satellites are being developed to succeed the current polar orbiting and geosynchronous satellites: the Joint Polar Satellite System) and GOES-R. The first satellite in the GOES-R series is scheduled for launch in October 2016. The launch of JPSS-1 is scheduled for no later than March 2017.

In 1979 NOAA's first polar-orbiting environmental satellite was launched. Current operational satellites include NOAA-15, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, GOES 13, GOES 14, GOES 15, Jason-2, and DSCOVR. Since May 1998 NESIDS has operated the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites on behalf of the Air Force Weather Agency.

Organization

NESDIS's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archives data collected by the NOAA, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, the Federal Aviation Administration, and meteorological services around the world. NCEI comprises the Center for Weather and Climate (previously NOAA's National Climatic Data Center) and the Center for Coasts, Oceans, and Geophysics (a merger of NOAA's National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), and National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)).

NESDIS also runs the:

Office of Projects, Planning, and Analysis (OPPA) formerly the Office of Systems Development (OSD)
Office of Satellite Ground Systems (OSGS) formerly the Office of Satellite Operations (OSO)
Office of Satellite and Project Operations (OSPO) formerly the Office of Satellite Data Processing & Distribution (OSDPD)
Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) formerly the Office of Research & Applications
Joint Polar Satellite System Program Office
GOES-R Program Office
International & Interagency Affairs Office
Office of Space Commercialization
Office of System Architecture and Advanced Planning

In 1960 TIROS-1, NOAA's first owned and operated geostationary satellite was launched. In 1983 NOAA assumed operational responsibility for Landsat satellite system.

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United States government agencies involved in environmental science

United States Environmental Protection Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Department of the Interior	National Park Service Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Bureau of Reclamation Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement Geological Survey Office of Insular Affairs

Department of Commerce	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service National Ocean Service National Geodetic Survey National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Department of Energy	Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Energy Information Administration Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Biological and Environmental Research Office of Environmental Management

Department of Agriculture	Farm Service Agency Foreign Agricultural Service Risk Management Agency Food Safety and Inspection Service Forest Service Natural Resources Conservation Service Rural Business-Cooperative Service Office of Community Development Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service Food and Nutrition Service Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Agricultural Marketing Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Agricultural Research Service Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Economic Research Service National Agricultural Statistics Service Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Department of Homeland Security	United States Coast Guard

Department of Health and Human Services	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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