DISCS is a NASA-developed research tool designed to collect ground-level drought and agricultural data from citizen scientists to supplement satellite observations. It targets agricultural professionals and researchers, positioning itself as a scientific collaboration platform. While it offers unique data integration from NASA and NOAA, the app appears to be a legacy project with no updates since 2017 and very low user engagement.
Product velocity
Unknown
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Education
Sentiment
2.0
3 reviews
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The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Agricultural professionals, researchers, and citizen scientists interested in monitoring and contributing to drought and hydrologic data.
What does it look like?
Key features
Allows users to upload photos and report local crop conditions, health, and soil moisture to assist researchers.
Integrates user reports with U.S. Drought Monitor data, NOAA rainfall data, and NASA satellite imagery.
Enables users to view their own reports alongside those submitted by other citizen scientists.
Provides access to soil moisture data from ground sensors and NASA modeling approaches.
How much does it cost?
The app is a non-profit research tool developed by NASA, focusing on data collection and public engagement rather than monetization.
Velocity
Who built it?
NASA
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What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for DISCS - Drought Information
How's the Education market?
The rivals identified
By Colorado State University
The primary citizen science platform for reporting precipitation and drought conditions used by the National Weather Service and NOAA.
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Key takeaways for DISCS - Drought Information
Where is it heading?
The SWOT
- Direct integration with NASA and NOAA data streams
- Unique fusion of ground-truth photos and satellite imagery
- High scientific credibility and institutional backing
- Modernize UI/UX to capture interest in climate change monitoring
- Implement gamification to increase citizen scientist participation
- Expand to Android to reach a broader global agricultural base
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