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1 Introduction and Overview of the Decadal Survey
Pages 11-14

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... The decadal survey report provides community consensus priorities and recommendations to focus Earth observation investments in areas that are both scientifically challenging and have direct impact on how we live. Its recommendations were developed following an extensive community engagement process that involved review of hundreds of community-submitted ideas, detailed reports from five thematic panels,1 and several crosscutting working groups.
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... . Among these recommendations, the decadal survey called for NASA, NOAA, and USGS to strategically coordinate to develop an integrated programmatic approach to address priority questions and objectives listed in the report, seek international partners, remove barriers to applied uses of remote sensing research, and advance data science.
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... program and to take a leadership role in developing ESM coupled to observations. The decadal survey recommended guidelines regarding NASA's programmatic balance, that NASA pursue mechanisms to reduce costs of continuity measurements, and that NASA specifically should constrain the cost growth of the Sustainable Land Imaging (SLI)
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... Chapter 4 explores opportunities for improving alignment with decadal survey priorities during the remaining decadal interval, addressing item 5 in the statement of task. Chapter 5 discusses opportunities for enhancing the vitality and diversity of the Earth science workforce as well as opportunities for preparing for the next decadal survey and beyond, addressing items 6 and 7 of the statement of task.
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