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STAR - Enterprise Product Lifecycle

Research-to-Operations Transition Portal

The Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) is the science arm of the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS), which acquires and manages the nation's operational Earth-observing satellites. NESDIS provides data from these satellites, and conducts research to make that possible. STAR supports NESDIS and NOAA in their mission to assess current conditions and predict future changes on the Earth, and to understand long-term changes in the environment.

The STAR mission is to transfer satellite observations of the land, atmosphere, ocean, and climate from scientific research and development into routine operations, and to offer state-of-the-art data, products and services to decision-makers.

STAR develops a diverse spectrum of complex, often interrelated, environmental algorithms and software systems. These systems are developed through extensive research programs, and transitioned from research to operations when a sufficient level of maturity and end-user acceptance is achieved.

NESDIS/STAR is implementing an increased level of process maturity to support the exchange of these software systems from one location or platform to another. This process, has been designated the STAR Enterprise Product Lifecycle (EPL).

The STAR EPL consists of 22 process steps that take a product from initial conception through development, operations, maintenance, and retirement. In this lifecycle, project stakeholders work together to enable a product to predictably mature as it progresses through the lifecycle steps.

  • Step 1 - Basic Research
  • Step 2 - Focused R & D
  • Step 3 - STAR Research Project Proposal
  • Step 4 - STAR Research Proposal Assessment
  • Step 5 - Resource Identification
  • Step 6 - Research Project Plan
  • Step 7 - Satellite Products and Services Review Board
                   (SPSRB) Assessment
  • Step 8 - Research Project Assessment
  • Step 9 - Project Requirements
  • Step 10 - Preliminary Design
  • Step 11 - Detailed Design
  • Step 12 - Code & Test Data Development
  • Step 13 - Code Testing and Refinement
  • Step 14 - Product Integration and Test
  • Step 15 - Operational Resource Identification
  • Step 16 - Operational Planning
  • Step 17 - Operational Installation
  • Step 18 - Operations
  • Step 19 - Reactive Maintenance
  • Step 20 - Science Maintenance
  • Step 21 - Divestiture or Retirement Decision
  • Step 22 - Divestiture or Retirement
 


STAR EPL Process Asset Library

Process Assets are a set of documents that define the enterprise standards and best practices. All of the reference documents for the STAR EPL process are STAR EPL process assets that are intended to be accessible to approved users in a Process Asset Library (PAL).

Version 2.0 process assets include:

  • User's Guide
  • Peer Review Guidelines
  • Review Checklists
  • Document Guidelines
  • Training Documents

The STAR EPL process is designed to be improvable. Comments and suggestions for improvement of the process architecture, assets, artifacts and tools are always welcome. Stakeholders can provide feedback by contacting:

Ken Jensen
Raytheon Information Solutions
Ken.Jensen@NOAA.gov
301-775-3247