Announcement
Jun 18, 2026
On June 18, 2026, NOAA awarded two Commercial Data Program (CDP) contracts to procure passive Microwave Sounder (MWS) data, complete the transition to operations, as well as assess the quality and impact of commercial MWS data on NOAA forecast…
Announcement
Sep 3, 2025
On September 3, 2025, NOAA NESDIS awarded Commercial Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) Ocean Surface Winds (OSW) Pilot contracts to Muon Space, Inc.
Announcement
May 7, 2025
In August 2024, NOAA released the summary of the results of the Space Weather Data Pilot conducted under NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Commercial Data Program.
Announcement
Apr 4, 2025
In January 2025, NOAA/NESDIS completed a Phase 1 of the Radio Occultation (RO) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) to assess constellation concepts for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) RO capabilities, as the set of six COSMIC-2 satellites reach…
Announcement
Feb 9, 2022
Today NOAA released a report to Congress titled, “Cost-Benefit Analysis of NOAA Commercial Data Program Radio Occultation Data Purchase.”
Announcement
Jun 26, 2020
On June 26, 2020, NOAA released the summary of the results of Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) Round 2.
Announcement
Apr 10, 2016
We posted a report on how NOAA plans to execute the Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) program.