PACE Applications Program: Putting PACE remote sensing data to work for societal benefit across the Earth System

Launched in February 2024 and serving data to the public as of April 2024, the NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite provides a novel set of hyperspectral and polarimetric Earth observation (EO) capabilities across aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric domains-- an interdisciplinary span not matched by other EO missions. With these observations, PACE data can support multiple applications areas such as water resource management, public health and air quality, climate science, terrestrial and agricultural, post-disaster monitoring, and more. The PACE Applications Program has the primary goal of fostering and accelerating the translation of PACE’s advanced data into actionable applications that benefit society. To achieve this, we support bridging of researchers and applied end users through programming such as the PACE Community of Practice, Early Adopters Program, and information-sharing and co-production activities such as workshops and focus sessions. In this presentation we describe the interdisciplinary applications capabilities of PACE and opportunities for you to engage with our program.