NASA Earth Science Data Systems Multi-Mission Data Processing System (MDPS) Study Review Board Report

The NASA Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) program is leading the research and development of technology for management and analysis of complex Earth science data and recently convened two studies aimed at addressing the data processing needs of the upcoming Earth System Observatory (ESO) missions. The first of two studies was the ESO Data Processing Study conducted in 2022-2023 which identified two candidate architectures for further exploration. In addition to further exploration of those candidate architectures, the ESO Data Processing Study made three specific recommendations for follow-on efforts. These became part of the second study which is the subject of this report: the Multi-mission Data Processing System (MDPS) Study, and gave rise to deliverables that were subject to an open review convened October 25-26, 2023 both virtually and at NASA Langley Research Center. Review materials, presentations and the agenda are publicly accessible. This report details the objectives and success criteria for the review, the progression of the review and a summart of discussions held, feeback from the review board and requests for action, and the conclusions by the MDPS Study review board.