Several research and development efforts at the Space Science Data Operations Office (SSDOO) address science and NASA mission needs relevant for all areas of space science, principally,

1. Investigation of data systems and networking solutions that contribute to enhanced data access and interoperability.
   Web Services Software
   Data Mining Resources
   
   
2. XML systems development in support of NASA science programs; coordination of GSFC-wide XML Working Group.
   NASA XML Working Groups
   XML Group Resources Page, NASA/GSFC
   
   
3. SSDOO leads and coordinates U.S. efforts in international standards for data archiving; e.g., this work led to the ISO standard on Open Archive Information Systems (OAIS).
   NASA/Science Office of Standards and Technology
   
   
4. Enhance the GSFC mission planning process through the identification, evaluation, and testing of mission planning automated tools and techniques, illustrated by the highly successful IMAGE Data System Operation.
   
   
5. The Proposal Development office assists NASA researchers in developing program/ project strategy, team building for proposal development,  and gathering resources.
   
   
6. Space Science Visualization Laboratory (SSVL): In addition to creating a full range of visualization products, SSVL, in collaboration with GMU and other partners, is working on advanced scientific visualization capabilities.
   
   
7. Design and development of cluster computer systems for complex modeling and efficient analysis of large datasets.
   Cluster Computing (Beowulf)

In addition to the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC), which provides long-term, “permanent” archive services for all areas of space science, SSDOO maintains one of several active archives that provide data directly to scientists around the world. That particular archive is the Sun-Earth Connections Active Archive (SECAA). Some SECAA-oriented research and development is carried out in support of space physics research needs. Along with SECAA, these projects constitute the Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF) and include the following, among others:

1. Design and implementation of a trapped radiation database and associated modeling, which will enable convenient and reliable characterizations of the space environment for future space-based systems.
   
   
2. Continued development and enhancements to the CDAWeb database and other space physics research support tools: Web Services or API interfacing for CDAWeb, ModelWeb, OMNIweb, COHOweb, ATMOweb, and Anon/FTP.
   
   
3. Maintenance and evolution of the Satellite Situation Center, which provides convenient orbital information on all space physics missions.
   
   
4. Maintenance and evolution of the Common Data Format (CDF), pioneering by SSDOO for support of space science data sets, along with conversion tools to/from CDF to other major formats.
   
   
5. Research and analysis of data from the Radio Plasma Imagers on the IMAGE spacecraft; maintenance and evolution of the IMAGE archive hosted at SSDOO.