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Building Out-Of-This-World Apps w/ Nasa Open Data
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| With Nate Cooper (Head of Product, SWARM), Alex Burg (Enggr, Bryce Space & Tech), Jaiden Price (Digital Strategy Analyst). |
| Datadog at NY Times Bldg, 620 8th Ave |
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Dec 04 (Thu) , 2025 @ 06:00 PM
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Each year the NASA Space Apps Challenge mobilizes 100k+ builders on open planetary & Earth-observation datasets. In October, 200 NYC participants prototyped real services-from satellite-driven alerts to interactive visualizations. This panel brings organizers & practitioners together to unpack what it takes to turn raw space data into reliable, human-scale applications: sourcing & cleaning datasets, picking the right runtimes & storage, designing for users, & measuring what works. You'll leave with repo starters, instrumentation tips, & a path to ship your own open-data app in January.
Light refreshments provided by Datadog.
Doors open at 6pm - Refreshments
Panel starts at 7pm
Panelists:
Micah Acinapura
Software Engineer, OpenSpace - American Museum of Natural History
Micah Acinapura is a lead developer on OpenSpace, the AMNH's open-source platform that powers immersive astronomy & Earth visualizations. From bridging multidimensional NASA datasets to co-creating planetarium narratives, Micah blends scientific rigor with playful, real-time exploration tools used in live shows & public exhibits. He sheds light on the creative engineering behind translating cosmic data into human-scale experiences. Expect him to speak to the intersection of large-scale data, real-time rendering, & mission-driven design for public science platforms.
Nate helps organizations design smarter workflows & digital systems that align people, process, & technology. At SWARM, he guides teams to integrate AI & automation through user-centered design-so innovation actually improves how teams work together.
Jaiden partners with Fortune 500 C-Suite at Adobe's Digital Strategy Group to drive personalized, data-driven digital transformation. She co-creates with Adobe's product team to run a beta program for Adobe's most visionary customers & partners. Outside of work, she enjoys public speaking & has spoken at Grace Hopper Conference, Harvard WECode, Columbia University, NYU x NASA Space Apps!
Alex is a Senior Engineer at Bryce Space & Technology contributing to NASA's human spaceflight exploration architectures & capabilities. Expertise spans start-up ventures, space exploration technologies, systems analysis, & fostering advancements in engineering physics.
Thanks to our community supporters Datadog & SWARM
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