About the Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP)

The Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP) is a collaborative open-science environment jointly developed by NASA and ESA.

Our mission is to make Earth observation research faster, more inclusive, and entirely transparent. By removing the burden of infrastructure management and the “data gravity” of massive file transfers, MAAP allows scientists to focus on what matters: discovery.

Platform Capabilities

Cloud-native Development

JupyterLab workspaces co-located with petabytes of NASA and ESA data for zero-latency access.

Scalable Data Processing

Customizable hardware (GPU, memory-optimized) and cost-saving AWS Spot instances.

Algorithm Catalog

Containerize and version algorithms to ensure science is discoverable and peer-verifiable.

Dynamic Visualization

Raster and vector tiling APIs for integrating custom dashboards and web maps.

Real-time Metrics & Observability

Live monitoring of jobs, system performance, and cost across distributed workloads.

Cross-agency Collaboration

Secure identity federation enabling NASA, ESA, and partners to share data, tools, and workflows.

Cloud Native Architecture

Efficiency is baked into our design. MAAP is strategically co-located with the NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) within the AWS us-west-2 region.

Low-Latency: Analyze petabytes at backbone speeds.
Cost Efficiency: Zero data egress fees between archives.
High Performance: No bottleneck from traditional downloads.

Who MAAP Is For

Individual Researchers

Scientists working on Earth observation who want to analyze data without managing infrastructure.

NASA & ESA Teams

Agency teams requiring shared infrastructure and seamless cross-agency collaboration.

Data-Intensive Research Teams

Groups running large-scale analyses who need reproducible, scalable workflows without operational overhead.

Our Story

MAAP was born from a challenge: as next-gen missions like BIOMASS, GEDI, and NISAR prepared to launch, downloading files to local machines became impossible. We brought the researcher to the data.

The Concept

NASA and ESA conceive a first-of-its-kind interagency platform governed by open science.

2019: Pilot Launch

Focused success on airborne and field campaign data.

2021: Public Release

Version 1.0 establishes a fully open-source, reproducible workspace.

Today & Beyond

Supporting a global community on everything from regional field work to global-scale processing.

Get Involved

The MAAP platform is available to NASA-funded researchers.

For access requests contact us at:
support@maap-project.org
For ROSES support contact:
maap-roses-support@lists.nasa.gov