OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Carbon Mappers data and analysis will further the public interest by:* Raising awareness in the general public of methane emissions;* Filling critical gaps in societal situation awareness;* Improving the quality and furthering future scientific discoveries related to emissions reductions;* Enabling facility operators to see their methane leaks and encouraging voluntary repair;* Supporting regulatory and enforcement action by public agencies;* Encouraging other incentives to reduce pollution through cap-and-trade and other compliance programs; and* Supporting environmental justice programs.2) Filling data gaps and Public EducationCarbon Mapper will make the methane and other data and analysis available to the public through a global open data portal, including a data trust and a website offering rapid visualization and interpretation for both expert and non-expert audiences. Carbon Mapper will provide a user support service to help train people to understand the data and to answer questions about it, and a public outreach program through the website and social media. Carbon Mapper will also convene conferences, workshops, and webinars with companies, trade groups, policy makers, regulators, community groups, and other stakeholders to encourage use of the methane data and adoption of open standards for reducing leakage.3) Funding Research ProgramsCarbon Mapper will also fund methane science at academic institutions through research grants to institutions and/or graduate and post-doctoral fellowships. This program will help advance satellite measurement technology and data analysis to improve methane science and mitigation in years to come. It will also help expand the use of and build public confidence in the Carbon Mapper data through increased transparency in the scientific literature, including research journal publications.