SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 An independent NASA evaluation confirmed the quality of radio occultation data provided by PlanetiQ.<\/p>\n
The one-year evaluation, which compared PlanetiQ observations with data from the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate-2 (COSMIC-2) and commercial constellations, found that PlanetiQ data products were \u201chigh quality, well documented, and broadly comparable to established\u00a0benchmark missions for most science applications,\u201d according to a NASA statement.<\/p>\n
PlanetiQ announced the findings Jan. 27 at the American Meteorological Society annual meeting in Houston. The evaluation, performed by NASA\u2019s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program, has not yet been released.<\/p>\n
NASA\u2019s assessment of PlanetiQ datasets lauded the precision of PlanetiQ\u2019s total electron content observations as \u201cbest-in-class,\u201d citing high signal-to-noise ratio and deep penetration in the lower troposphere, according to the PlanetiQ news release.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis NASA CSDA evaluation validates what we have long understood that the quality and operational value of our radio occultation data are best-in-class,\u201d PlanetiQ CEO Ira Scharf said in a statement. \u201cThe investigator teams also found our products to be reliable\u201d and well-documented.<\/p>\n
Terrestrial and Space Weather<\/p>\n
NASA researchers evaluated PlanetiQ\u2019s lower atmosphere data, used in global numerical weather prediction models, and its ionosphere observations, key inputs for space-weather forecasts.<\/p>\n