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EXPEDITION EARTH AND BEYOND
DATA REQUEST FORM
This Data Request Form is for student teams who want to request new imagery of Earth to be acquired to support a class project/research investigation. Imagery would be acquired by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Submissions will be reviewed and accepted based on justification provided below. Acceptance of new data requests is not guaranteed.

Please fill out the information requested in the drop down boxes below. Required sections include:
  • Student Research Team Information
  • Your Project
  • Image Requests
These requests should only be submitted by the adult educator/teacher working with the group of students. Do not include identifiable information on the form for anybody below the age of 13.

If you have questions or complications filling out this form, please contact jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov.

Student Research Team Information

School Name:
School Website:
School Address:  
Address Line 1:
Address Line 2:
City:
State/Province:
Country:
Zip Code:
Teacher Name:
Teacher Work Email:
Work Phone: (Specify extension like this: 000-000-0000x123)
Student Team Grade Level:
Number of Student Team Members:

Your Project

  1. Please indicate what stage of research you are in:
    Currently Collecting Data Finishing Research Other: (Describe below)
  2. What is your team research question?
  3. Explain the importance of your research:
  4. Depending on the stage of your research, please provide information about your: a) hypothesis or b) conclusions:
    1. Hypothesis: (State your hypothesis and what has led your team to formulate this hypothesis.)
    2. Conclusions: (State your conclusions and explain what led your team to draw these conclusions.)
  5. List the Image Identification numbers of at least 3 astronaut photos that provide evidence to support your hypothesis or conclusions:
  6. How would this new data aid or support your team's research?
  7. Please provide details about your student team and how they are going about their research:

Image Requests

Include at least one site (two maximum) you would like to have acquired to help support your research or test your conclusions. Provide detailed information to help ensure that your request can be considered and included in the Crew Earth Observation target list sent to astronauts onboard the ISS. If two sites are requested, please indicate which is the higher priority by checking the appropriate box.

Note: ISS operates between 51.6°S and 51.6°N. Any latitude coordinates to the north or south of those coordinates will result in obliquity and degradation of image features. It is advised to keep your site request between 53°S and 53°N, especially when requesting imagery of small features.

Higher Priority Request: Request 1     Request 2

Request 1

  1. Description and name of specific feature you are trying to obtain in the image:
  2. Center latitude and longitude of feature or location of interest:
    Coordinates do not apply to this request.
      Latitude (Use degrees only and a negative number for south):
      Longitude (Use degrees only and a negative number for west):
  3. Lens preference or approximate area of feature:
  4. Description of geographic location:
  5. List at least 1 website that provides an image and/or reference information about this feature:
  6. OPTIONAL (BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED): To help ensure we appropriately identify your image request, please provide up to two screen shots showing the area you would like imaged. Suggested screen shots include: 1) a context view with appropriate geographic reference information visible and 2) a zoomed in screen shot that clearly identifies the area of interest. Make sure you clearly indicate the areas within each screen shot you would like imaged.
  7. Sun elevation:
    High light during daytime
    Low light during daytime
    Near sunset/rise
    Night
  8. View angle:
    Nadir (0 to 15 degree angle from perfect nadir to target; also called "near vertical")
    Low oblique (greater than 15 to up to 55 degree angle from perfect nadir to target)
    High oblique (greater than 55 degree angle from perfect nadir to target)
  9. Frequency:
    Unspecified
    Only one image needed
    Any; shots needed
    Once per season
    Once every months
  10. Acceptable cloud cover percent:

Request 2

  1. Description and name of specific feature you are trying to obtain in the image:
  2. Center latitude and longitude of feature or location of interest:
    Coordinates do not apply to this request.
      Latitude (Use degrees only and a negative number for south):
      Longitude (Use degrees only and a negative number for west):
  3. Lens preference or approximate area of feature:
  4. Description of geographic location:
  5. List at least 1 website that provides an image and/or reference information about this feature:
  6. OPTIONAL (BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED): To help ensure we appropriately identify your image request, please provide up to two screen shots showing the area you would like imaged. Suggested screen shots include: 1) a context view with appropriate geographic reference information visible and 2) a zoomed in screen shot that clearly identifies the area of interest. Make sure you clearly indicate the areas within each screen shot you would like imaged.
  7. Sun elevation:
    High light during daytime
    Low light during daytime
    Near sunset/rise
    Night
  8. View angle:
    Nadir (0 to 15 degree angle from perfect nadir to target)
    Low oblique (greater than 15 to up to 55 degree angle from perfect nadir to target)
    High oblique (greater than 55 degree angle from perfect nadir to target)
  9. Frequency:
    Unspecified
    Only one image needed
    Any; shots needed
    Once per season
    Once every months
  10. Acceptable cloud cover percent:


NOTE: Successful image acquisition depends on astronaut work load, cloud cover, sun illumination, and when the ISS may be flying over your requested image locations. As such, we cannot guarantee imagery will be acquired by any specific date or time.


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