Award

A continuous data processing system is proposed to transform the raw magnetic field data produced by the existing MagStar magnetometer network into actionable, mission-relevant, and validated data products that can be used by all clients with interest in space weather conditions. This system will be unique in its ability to produce information that is both real-time and validated. Alerts that are produced while phenomena such as magnetic storms are active, as well as digests that are generated directly after such events will allow clients to consider space weather’s effects on their own missions in an immediate way that currently does not exist. The alerts and digests have the ability to be generated based on geographic information, yielding localized information that is relevant to the client and not a “false alarm” about a distant area of the country. Architecture of this system will incorporate best practices for long-running software services, such as hybrid cloud and on-premises deployment with containerized runtimes, ensuring a robust system that clients can count on for reliable delivery with no false positives. Clients will understand that space weather can be relevant to their mission, delivering information in a timely and reliable manner that is local, usable, tracible, and correct.