CSPP LEO: Open Source Polar Orbiter Satellite Software in Support of Environmental Decision-Makers

NOAA’s commitment to support global operational environmental satellite users has resulted in the sponsorship of the Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP) since 2011. Since its inception, CSPP has promoted the local real-time use of polar orbiter direct broadcast data through the release of software packages that support the creation of science data products including NOAA-20 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS, CrIS and ATMS calibration and geolocation for environmental decision makers.

The CSPP software suite includes support for a number of satellites and products including NOAA VIIRS Active Fires retetrievals, NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing System (NUCAPS) retrievals, HYDRA2 multispectral data analysis toolkit, NOAA’s Clouds from AVHRR Extended (CLAVR-x) software, NOAA’s Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) software, NOAA’s Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO) software, and VIIRS I-Band Flood Detection Software. Each package is freely distributed through the CSPP website (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/cspp/), includes support for current Linux O/S, can be executed on modest hardware, includes detailed documentation and user support, and has been thoroughly tested to ensure that the software is efficient and reliable.

The CSPP LEO suite of software supports processing of data received by direct broadcast from NOAA-20, Suomi-NPP, Metop-A/B, NOAA-18/19, Terra/Aqua and GCOM. In this presentation an overview of the current status of CSPP LEO software and products will be given, along with specific application examples describing the utility of CSPP direct broadcast products to environmental decision makers. One important user is the US National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offices in the CONUS Regions, as well as Hawaii, Guam, Alaska, and Puerto Rico regions which receive imagery created and reformatted from CSPP direct broadcast products for display in AWIPS in support of local forecasts.