Direct Readout Laboratory

A scientific data hub ingesting multi-instrument satellite streams and distributing geophysical products to a global network of ground stations.

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Outcome

Sustained near real-time distribution to registered direct broadcast ground stations.

Lead developer — designed the ingestion and reformatting architecture and operated the round-the-clock processing infrastructure.

L0–L2

Product tiers

24/7

Operational ingest

Multi-instrument sensor streams required consistent reformatting from Level-0 through Level-2 products.
Operational centers and research partners depended on predictable, near real-time delivery.
Legacy processing paths were difficult to operate and extend as instrument portfolios evolved.

Built ingestion and reformatting pipelines tuned for polar-orbiting satellite data volumes.
Standardized product tiers and distribution paths for downstream operational consumers.
Operated on Linux/NGINX infrastructure designed for continuous scientific workloads.

Sustained near real-time distribution to registered direct broadcast ground stations.
Improved reliability for multi-instrument product generation and handoff.
Supported NASA direct readout operations across a global partner network.

Leadership mode: Lead developer / operations owner for continuous science infrastructure
Team & partners: ~4 engineers and science operations partners, plus a global network of registered direct-broadcast ground stations
What I unblocked: Made instrument portfolio changes operable without rewriting tribal processing knowledge.
Hard decision: Standardized product tiers and distribution paths so partner stations could trust the system instead of individual operators.