by Daniel Krook Published September 22, 2018
The International Space Station (ISS) surveys the surface of the earth every 24 hours providing a valuable stream of data on weather conditions that impact 90% of the world’s population. This information can be used in your Call for Code applications to help your users better prepare for and respond more quickly to natural disasters. The Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the team that manages the ISS US National Laboratory, is a proud Call for Code Supporter. Read on to learn more about the services they make available to the public.
The CASIS is the nonprofit organization that was selected to manage the ISS US National Laboratory, where they focus on enabling a new era of space research to improve life on Earth. In this role, CASIS promotes and brokers a diverse range of research in life sciences, physical sciences, remote sensing, technology development, and education.
Since 2011, the ISS US National Lab portfolio has included hundreds of novel research projects spanning multiple scientific disciplines, all with the intention of benefitting life on Earth. Working together with NASA, CASIS aims to advance the nation’s leadership in commercial space, pursue groundbreaking science not possible on Earth, and leverage the space station to inspire the next generation.
CASIS provides a range of data that you can use in your Call for Code application to improve how people prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters.
That should give you a taste for the breadth of data provided by the International Space Station. Hopefully you’ve gotten a feel for how you might use data from CASIS and NASA to form the core of your application or to extend what you’ve already built with additional data.
We look forward to seeing what you build for the 2018 Call for Code Global Challenge, or how you can make use of the data provided long beyond the competition this year. Don’t forget to get your submissions in by September 28th!
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