Space Data: NASA's Future Data Volumes Create Formidable Challenges
IMTEC-91-24
Published: Apr 08, 1991. Publicly Released: Apr 26, 1991.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) future storage needs and its initiatives for using information technologies.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Administrator, NASA, should review the current plans for EOSDIS and CDOS and ensure that unnecessary data holdings are eliminated, and that project funding is reduced accordingly. |
Closed – Implemented
A permanent archive has been designed into EDOS, and will be removed from EOSDIS.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration | To keep congressional oversight committees abreast of key information technology initiatives, the Administrator, NASA, should require NASA comptroller officials to either: (1) prepare separate project status reports on EOSDIS and CDOS; or (2) make their costs and progress clearly visible within an existing project status report. |
Closed – Implemented
NASA is now reporting costs of EOSDIS separately in an existing project status report.
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Aerospace researchComputer networksCost analysisCost controlData storageEarth sciences data systemsBroadcasting standardsEarth observing systemInformation systemsScientists