Webinar 9/23: NASA CSDA Program Update 2026
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This webinar will provide an overview of the CSDA program's goals and activities, including the new Cal/Val initiative, and more. The post Webinar 9/23: NASA CSDA Program Update 2026 appeared first on NASA Science .
CSDA Commercial Data Available Datasets End User License Agreements Commercial Satellite Data Explorer Satellite Data Evaluation CSDA Vendors Airbus BlackSky Capella GeoOptics GHGSat ICEYE MDA Space Orbital Sidekick OroraTech Pixxel Planet PlanetiQ Polar Geospatial Center Satellogic Satlantis Spire Teledyne Brown Engineering Tomorrow.io Umbra Vantor Wyvern Program Activities Learning Resources FAQs News News and Events Subscribe to CSDA Orbit Credit: NASA CSDA program NASA’s Earth Science Division established the Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program to explore the use of commercial satellite data in advancing the agency’s Earth science research and application objectives. The program aims to identify, assess, and acquire data from commercial providers who offer a cost-effective means of supplementing Earth observations collected by NASA, other U.S. Government agencies, and international collaborators.
During this webinar, our speaker will provide an overview of the CSDA program’s activities and progress. Topics will include information about data available through the program, the new Cal/Val initiative, updates to the data evaluation process, the status of existing contracts with CSDA data providers, and future on-ramps for potential commercial data sources.
In addition, CSDA program leadership will speak to end-user licensing agreements, data availability and access, new data archive and tasking capabilities available through the Satellite Data Explorer, user engagement opportunities, and new learning resources.
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