Objectives of Geospatial Extension

NGTEN has a commitment to meet the programmatic objectives of the sponsoring agencies and the state programs. The overall goals of NGTEN are aligned with those of NASA, USDA and NOAA:

• To advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities.
• To expand and accelerate the realization of economic and societal benefits from Earth science information and technology.
• To accelerate and expand the delivery of Earth system science research results to serve decision-support.
• To support and foster mechanisms for interoperability and information exchange to enable the widest practical use of Earth science in society.
• To develop what eXtension calls a “Community of Practice” order to extend Earth science research results into operational environments.
• To benchmark practical uses of observations from remote sensing systems, predictions from Earth system models, and knowledge from scientific research to aid decision-makers.