Learning Solutions

Economic Research and Analysis of NASA’s Earth Observation Data

Market: General Services, Transportation & Aerospace

Start Year: 2015

Role: Prime

Client: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Services Provided: Econometrics, Benefit–Cost Analysis, Literature Review, Intellectual Property Valuation, Market Analysis, Cost-Reasonableness Studies, Supply–Demand Analysis

Econometrica performed economic research and analysis of NASA’s Earth Observation (EO) data. We conducted a supply–demand analysis of the commercial value of EO data and estimated the number of jobs dependent on EO data. In addition, we estimated opportunity costs and Government investment return.