Dear MARMAM Community, Ocean Science Analytics is developing a new *free, asynchronous training course* focused on working with NASA PACE satellite data in QGIS, and we would like your input before we begin building the content. As a NASA PACE Early Adopter, part of our contribution to the marine science community is helping researchers better access, visualize, and apply these emerging satellite products to ecological questions. While PACE does not directly observe marine mammals, its measurements have tremendous potential to improve our understanding of the environmental conditions that influence marine mammal distribution and habitat use. Applications include characterizing marine mammal habitat, evaluating trophic and ecosystem conditions, identifying biologically productive areas, investigating potential prey-field dynamics, exploring spatial and temporal variability in oceanographic features, and contributing to a better understanding of migratory corridors and species distribution patterns. By providing unprecedented information on phytoplankton communities, water properties, and ecosystem dynamics, PACE offers new opportunities to investigate the environmental drivers that shape marine mammal occurrence patterns. As a company whose work is heavily focused on marine mammal research, monitoring, and conservation, we are actively exploring these applications ourselves through our NASA PACE Early Adopter activities. Our Early Adopter <https://pace.oceansciences.org/people_ea.htm?id=54>profile provides examples of how we are integrating PACE data into marine ecosystem and marine mammal-focused analyses. For those interested in broader ecosystem, fisheries, and conservation applications, Ryan Vargas and colleagues recently provided NOAA technical guidance <https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/70720>providing a useful overview describing how PACE observations can support fisheries management, ecosystem monitoring, and marine conservation decision-making. The publication provides an excellent introduction to the types of environmental indicators and management-relevant products that can be derived from PACE observations: The pending free PACE course is expected to cover topics such as: • Accessing PACE data through NASA Earthdata • Importing and visualizing PACE products in QGIS • Basic spatial and temporal analysis workflows • Exploring relationships between oceanographic conditions, ecosystem productivity, and marine habitats • Practical applications of PACE data for marine ecosystem and marine mammal research This is not intended to be a comprehensive QGIS training course. Rather, our goal is to create a practical, end-to-end resource that helps users move from downloading PACE data to generating meaningful maps, visualizations, and analyses. For those interested in broader GIS concepts and marine spatial analysis workflows, we offer a separate *QGIS Essentials for Marine Science Professionals <https://www.oceanscienceanalytics.com/qgis-essentials>* course. To ensure the course reflects the needs of the marine mammal and broader marine science communities, we are asking researchers, students, educators, managers, and practitioners to complete a short *5–8 minute survey*. Responses will directly influence the topics, workflows, and PACE products prioritized in the final course. *📝 PACE + QGIS Content Survey <https://forms.gle/6gBniGY6jEHcTVPJ6>* Thank you for your time and feedback. We look forward to building a resource that supports new applications of PACE data across the marine m ammal community. Regards, Liz Ferguson *CEO and Founder* *T:* (619) 320-5047 || *C:* (619) 459-2242 *Ocean Science Analytics* *www.oceanscienceanalytics.com <http://www.oceanscienceanalytics.com>*