Space Weather Prediction Center

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U.S. government agency space weather prediction agency

The Space Weather Prediction Center is a U.S. government facility that monitors solar and geomagnetic activity and issues forecasts and alerts about space weather impacts on Earth and technological systems.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center	6
Space Weather Prediction Center canonical	3
NOAA National Weather Service space weather service program	1
NOAA space weather program	1
NOAA space weather programs	1
SWPC	1
space weather RSMC	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T293803 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Space Weather Prediction Center
Context triple: [National Weather Service, operates, Space Weather Prediction Center]

A. Goddard Space Flight Center
Goddard Space Flight Center is a major NASA research laboratory in Maryland that leads scientific spacecraft development, Earth and space observation missions, and related technology.
B. Climate Prediction Center
The Climate Prediction Center is a U.S. government center that provides operational climate forecasts, monitoring, and assessments to support weather- and climate-related decision making.
C. Earth System Research Laboratories
Earth System Research Laboratories is a NOAA research organization that studies the atmosphere and related Earth system processes to improve weather, climate, and air quality understanding and prediction.
D. National Centers for Environmental Prediction
The National Centers for Environmental Prediction is a major U.S. government organization that provides national and global weather, climate, and environmental forecasts and analyses.
E. NASA Science Mission Directorate
The NASA Science Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for planning and overseeing the agency’s science programs and missions that explore Earth, the solar system, and the universe.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Space Weather Prediction Center
Target entity description: The Space Weather Prediction Center is a U.S. government facility that monitors solar and geomagnetic activity and issues forecasts and alerts about space weather impacts on Earth and technological systems.

A. Goddard Space Flight Center
Goddard Space Flight Center is a major NASA research laboratory in Maryland that leads scientific spacecraft development, Earth and space observation missions, and related technology.
B. Climate Prediction Center
The Climate Prediction Center is a U.S. government center that provides operational climate forecasts, monitoring, and assessments to support weather- and climate-related decision making.
C. Earth System Research Laboratories
Earth System Research Laboratories is a NOAA research organization that studies the atmosphere and related Earth system processes to improve weather, climate, and air quality understanding and prediction.
D. National Centers for Environmental Prediction
The National Centers for Environmental Prediction is a major U.S. government organization that provides national and global weather, climate, and environmental forecasts and analyses.
E. NASA Science Mission Directorate
The NASA Science Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for planning and overseeing the agency’s science programs and missions that explore Earth, the solar system, and the universe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. government agency ⓘ space weather prediction agency ⓘ
collaboratesWith	NASA ⓘ U.S. Air Force ⓘ linked to: United States Air Force international space weather organizations ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusesOn	impacts of solar activity on Earth and technological systems ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ ⓘ
issues	space weather alerts ⓘ space weather forecasts ⓘ space weather summaries ⓘ space weather warnings ⓘ space weather watches ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Boulder, Colorado ⓘ Colorado ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
monitors	coronal mass ejections ⓘ geomagnetic activity ⓘ geomagnetic storms ⓘ ionospheric disturbances ⓘ radiation storms ⓘ solar activity ⓘ solar flares ⓘ solar wind conditions ⓘ space weather ⓘ
operatedBy	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
parentOrganization	U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ
partOf	NOAA ⓘ linked to: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA National Weather Service ⓘ linked to: National Weather Service
primaryMission	protect life and property from space weather impacts ⓘ support national security and economic interests through space weather services ⓘ
provides	real-time space weather data ⓘ space weather models ⓘ space weather prediction services ⓘ
sector	space weather services ⓘ
serves	aviation industry ⓘ communication system operators ⓘ general public ⓘ government agencies ⓘ navigation system operators ⓘ power grid operators ⓘ satellite operators ⓘ
shortName	SWPC ⓘ linked to: Space Weather Prediction Center
usesDataFrom	ACE spacecraft ⓘ DSCOVR spacecraft ⓘ linked to: Deep Space Climate Observatory GOES satellites ⓘ linked to: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program ground-based magnetometers ⓘ solar observatories ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Weather Service → operates → Space Weather Prediction Center ⓘ

National Centers for Environmental Prediction → hasPart → Space Weather Prediction Center ⓘ

Space Weather Prediction Center → shortName → SWPC ⓘ