About
The Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node (or just "Imaging" node) is one of many nodes that comprise the Planetary Data System (PDS). Imaging node brings together PDS expertise from two scientific data centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and the USGS in Flagstaff, AZ.
We are the curator of NASA's primary digital image collections from past, present and future planetary missions. Imaging node provides to the NASA planetary science community the digital image archives, ancillary data, sophisticated data search and retrieval tools, and cartographic and technical expertise necessary to develop and fully utilize the vast collection of digital planetary images of many terrestrial planetary bodies, including icy satellites.
Imaging node science expertise includes orbital and landed camera instrument development and data processing, data engineering and informatics, planetary remote sensing at various wavelengths, and cartographic and geospatial data analysis and product development.
Organizations
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
United States Geological Survey
Teams
Imaging Node Team
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Trent Hare
Principal Investigator
United States Geological Survey
Bob Deen
Co-Principal Investigator
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Alex Leung
Systems Administrator
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Alice Plotkin
Software Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Anil Natha
Software Engineer, Lead UI/UX Designer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Bradley Lunsford
Systems Administrator
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Casey Seyb
Information Science Specialist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
David Mayer
GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist
United States Geological Survey
Dr. John Blalock
Technical Info Specialist
United States Geological Survey
Dr. Paul Geissler
Planetary Scientist
United States Geological Survey
Glen Cushing
Space Scientist
United States Geological Survey
Jason Kang
System Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kate Crombie
Mars 2020 PDS4 Mission Interface Lead
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kevin Grimes
Consultant
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mark Bailen
IT Specialist
United States Geological Survey
Melody Hartke
Technical Info Specialist
United States Geological Survey
Mohammed Karim
Software Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Rafael Alanis
PDS3 Mission Interface
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Samuel Lawrence
Planetary Scientist
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sara Bond
Information Science Specialist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Steven Liu
Software Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tariq Soliman
Software Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
You "Steven" Lu
Machine Learning Researcher
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission Data Node Personnel
High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) Data Team
Visit the HiRISE website to learn more about HiRISE and their team.
Rod Heyd
Systems and Database Specialist
Dr. Alfred McEwen
Principal Investigator
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Data Node
The LROC data team is a group of scientists, engineers, graduate students, and undergraduate researchers who share a passion for lunar science and for releasing high-quality data to the PDS. Primarily located on the ASU Tempe campus, they hail from various backgrounds, including planetary science, geography, astronomy, engineering, business, data informatics, and more.
Using this diverse expertise, members of the team fulfill many roles in the data collection, product generation, and archival process. Some team members create derived data products, including high-resolution regional digital terrain models and controlled mosaics. Others work to derive new data products from the Wide Angle Camera or to refine existing products. Other team members are dedicated to providing the infrastructure, including databases, processing machines, websites, and software, necessary to handle the high volume of data that LROC acquires and releases. Together this team generates and maintains the LROC PDS dataset, which grows at a rate of 85 TiB per year.
Visit the LROC website to learn more about LROC and their team.
Nick Estes
Systems and Software Engineer
Dr. Mark Robinson
Principal Investigator
Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) Data Node
Visit the THEMIS website to learn more about THEMIS and their team.
Dr. Philip Christensen
Principal Investigator
Kim Murray
Research Specialist