Access to Real-time and Historical Satellite Products from a Mobile Application

The rise of mobile computing provides a novel medium for the dissemination of satellite imagery and cloud products to end users. The authors describe an application built to explore the delivery of satellite-derived cloud products to mobile devices for research purposes and other applications. This project builds upon earlier work performed at NASA Langley to find novel ways to improve the delivery of satellite data and products to end-users. Since end-user needs range from visualization to information download, the application requirements reflect expected usage and also functionality that leverages conditions present in the mobile environment.