Sphere and Now: Science on a Sphere at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction

Science on a Sphere (SOS) is a tool that was developed by NOAA to better visualize geostationary satellite data in three dimensions instead of two. NOAA Center of Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) had an SOS installed in the fall of 2017 preceding our inaugural Open House. It has become a valuable tool for presenting and visualizing data while promoting interdisciplinary communication among library users. While not a traditional setting or tool for a library, SOS has been adopted to become another library service provided to the community. There are a number of benefits and challenges of housing the Science on a Sphere in a government library. This presentation will focus on how it is being used to bridge the gap of connecting NOAA scientists with the library, but also with each other and the general public.