Design the Open Data Policy for Nigeria's Earth Observation Assets

NASRDA operates NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X, producing earth observation data that could be used for flood monitoring, agricultural mapping, urban planning, oil spill detection, and border surveillance. This data is currently available primarily to NASRDA's own researchers and a few government agencies. Independent researchers, private companies, and state government agencies that could use it — and generate significant economic and social value — cannot access it. Your challenge is to design an open data policy and distribution platform for Nigerian earth observation data that makes NASRDA's satellite archives and new acquisitions accessible to researchers, developers, and government agencies, with appropriate controls for security-sensitive data. The policy must be consistent with international space data standards (CEOS, UN-SPIDER) and the Nigerian National Space Policy. Submit a policy and platform design document (max 12 pages) including: the data access tiers (open, restricted, classified), the licensing model, the technical distribution platform design, how data quality is certified, how commercial use of the data is handled, international data-sharing obligations, and a roadmap to open access within 24 months. Judging criteria: 35% policy design and international standard alignment, 30% platform design for data discovery and access, 20% commercial use model, 15% security classification design.