NOAA: Commercial Companies Can Effectively Provide Radio Occultation Data

In its Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) Round 2, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) evaluated GNSS radio occultation data from two U.S. commercial space companies: GeoOptics and Spire. NOAA concludes that, based on the results of CWDP Round 2, the commercial sector is able to provide radio occultation data that can support NO…