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Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028-2037 (ESAS 2028)

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At the request of NASA (Science Mission Directorate’s Earth Science Division), the National Academies is initiating “ESAS 2028,” the Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028–2037 . This community-based effort will develop a comprehensive strategy that builds on the 2018 decadal survey and identifies an innovative, fiscally realistic path for addressing the highest priority Earth science and applications challenges that can be advanced in the coming decade through space-based and ancillary observations.

The guiding document for ESAS 2028 is the Statement of Task. The Study Approach provides additional information for the committee and staff.

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Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028–2037 - Request for Information

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The ESAS 2028 Decadal Survey invites input from across the Earth science and applications community to help shape priorities and opportunities for advancing the Earth science enterprise in the decade ahead. Responses are welcome on a broad range of topics, from science and applications priorities to observational needs, implementation approaches, and related contextual issues. For full consideration, responses should be received by 11:59 p.m. PDT on July 20, 2026.

Jun 17, 2026
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall establish a Decadal Survey Committee (the “Survey Committee”) to develop comprehensive science and programmatic guidance specifically for the NASA Earth Science portfolio with recommended activities for the 10-year period beginning in approximately 2028, with the flexibility to reaffirm or adjust priorities at the mid-term review dependent on the rapidly evolving Earth Science domain.
The Survey Committee will be informed by the activities of disciplinary study panels appointed by the National Academies, other National Academies Boards, and input from the Earth science community, including end-users of Earth observation data from across the public and private sectors, and the national security community. The Survey Committee will then generate consensus recommendations to advance and expand the impact of NASA Earth observations in the coming decade and lay the groundwork for continued advances and impact in future decades. For the statement of task, “science” includes research, applied research, and applications.

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