NASA requested that the
Committee on Solar and Space Physics (CSSP) of the National Academies prepare a short report,
Readiness to Support the Next Decade of Heliophysics Science, a study of the core elements of NASA’s data and modeling infrastructure, namely the
Heliophysics Digital Resource Library (HDRL) and the
Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC). The core components of HDRL are the Solar Data Analysis Center (SDAC), the Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF), and Data Integration Services for Heliophysics (DISH). As part of its information gathering, the CSSP is collecting comments from users of and providers to these core elements.
There are 18 questions in the categories of background and contact information; experiences and comments as a user of HDRL; experiences and comments as a data provider to HDRL; experiences and comments as a user of CCMC; experiences and comments as a model provider to CCMC; and suggestions for improvements to HDRL and/or CCMC.
In accordance with the
National Academies' privacy policy, your participation is voluntary. In accordance with the
National Academies' obligations under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Section 15, all relevant submissions that are reviewed by the committee will become part of the public record of this activity.
Initial responses would be appreciated by November 18, 2026; however, the form will remain open for input until November 30, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time.