About the Applications Initiative The overarching objective of the applications effort is to broaden and strengthen the knowledge and engagement of the research and applications communities within the Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) initiative. The focus of the activity is to engage with the environmental and climate community, including operational agencies, non-governmental organizations, academia and the private sector, to ensure that the current and planned CMS science outcomes and data products are used in decision-making contexts. Community engagement will allow both scientists and stakeholders to explore areas where CMS might contribute to addressing key data gaps relevant to societal needs across many scales. read more