The Help Hub: Introducing NASA’s New Interactive Learning Resource for Satellite Data Processing, Starting with the PACE Mission.

With the recent satellite launch of the Earth-observing PACE mission, new data streams from its three instruments: OCI, SPEXone, and HARP2 are enabling a revolutionary approach to ocean color, land, and atmospheric analyses. Recognizing the need to maximize the opportunities arising from these new datasets, we developed the Help Hub as an extension of NASA's Ocean Biology Distributed Archive Center (OB.DAAC) help resources.

The Help Hub empowers both novice and expert users to efficiently find and process data. It features interactive tutorials that allow for real-time data interaction, along with practical exercises to test new knowledge and reinforce learning.

Developed and refined through collaboration between scientists and end-users, each educational resource undergoes rigorous quality control to ensure technical accuracy, while maintaining user accessibility and educational quality. After quality control, a communications and promotion process lets users hear about tutorials as soon as they are released. The Help Hub aims at making NASA’s data processing more accessible, allowing users to focus on the science.