Efficient and Effective Implementation of New Data Sets into the Distributed Active Archive Center, a Land Processes Perspective

Over the last two decades, NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) has invested in archive technology to enable their many earth science missions an ability to focus on the sensor development and science output of their earth science directive. The EOSDIS architecture has changed significantly over this time and has evolved into an efficient and effective operational solution for current and future missions. Maintenance costs have been reduced as the re-architecture has enabled a complete archive available solely on disk technology. With operations and maintenance costs reduced, it is also beneficial to see an economic and efficient ability to incorporate new data sets into this highly stable and effective archive. This paper describes activities over time by EOSDIS and the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) to develop a stable, effective and efficient archive for heterogeneous collections of earth remote sensing data.