The purpose of the Core Systems performance Assessment Team (Core-SAT) is to provide authoritative scientific and performance assessment support to NESDIS in its efforts to plan for the next generation of environmental remote sensing satellite programs. The primary area of support will be on codifying performance requirements and conducting scientific investigations to answer questions that arise in the course of architecture, formulation, and execution design steps and to assess resulting performances against NESDIS mission requirements. Core-SAT members must be federal employees.
The Associate Members are subject matter experts (SMEs) in a diverse set of areas. The principal role of the Associate Members is to present briefings, provide individual opinions and thoughts on a diverse set of technical subjects related to sensors impacts and pros and cons of methodologies. Associate Members are under signed Non-Disclosure agreement (NDA) and no-Conflict of interest (COI) agreements in order to be able to participate in the SAT discussions. The Associate Members, who could be feds or non-feds, do not participate in decision-making or recommendation-making processes. The Core-SAT does not request or accept consensus advice from these Associate Members, nor will NOAA or NESDIS.
Members of the SAT are from a diverse set of institutions, including NOAA, other federal agencies, contractors, academic institutions, and the private sector. The driving factor in the membership selection is the right expertise to solve particular problems.
Below is a list of membership and functions of the SAT: