PA008
Building Capacity to Apply Earth Observation Data to Environmental Management Decision Making

Session ID#: 81331

Session Description:
The availability and volume of Earth observation data are continuously increasing, as are the many applications of these measurements. There is a growing demand for opportunities to develop skills in the use and application of geospatial data and scientific information for societal good. This session focuses on organizations engaged in building and strengthening the capacity of individuals and institutions to use Earth observations to address environmental issues, make data-driven decisions, and develop public policy. Contributors will discuss their methods and protocols for implementing and measuring the impact of capacity building and professional development efforts across thematic topics and geographic regions. The session will address multiple approaches, along with insights into their effectiveness, challenges, best practices, and benefits. This session aims to provide the broader science community with a general understanding of the Earth science capacity building community and the resources available.
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
1640 Remote sensing [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1928 GIS science [INFORMATICS]
6630 Workforce [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Primary Convener:  Lauren M Childs-Gleason, Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, United States
Conveners:  Nancy D Searby, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States, Betzy E. Hernández, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States and Kenton W Ross, NASA DEVELOP Program, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Lauren M Childs-Gleason, Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, United States
 
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Monica Jeada, Reston, VA, United States
 
Synthesis model development in the context of management decision support system (508304)
Se Jong Cho, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States, Peter R Wilcock, Utah State University, Watershed Sciences, Logan, UT, United States, Patrick Belmont, Utah State University, Department of Watershed Sciences, Logan, UT, United States, Karen B Gran, University of Minnesota Duluth, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Duluth, MN, United States and Benjamin F. Hobbs, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Baltimore, MD, United States
 
Capacity building method to support utilization of Earth observation data in Hindu Kush Himalaya (509803)
Rajesh Bahadur Thapa, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Geospatial Solutions, Kathmandu, Nepal, Mir Abdul Matin, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Geospatial Solutions, Kathmandu, Nepal and Birendra Bajracharya, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, MENRIS, Kathmandu, Nepal
 
Satellite Observations from PACE: addressing environmental challenges and enhancing environmental management decisions (522183)
Maria Tzortziou, CUNY City College of New York, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, New York, NY, United States, Ali H Omar, NASA/Langley Research Ctr, Hampton, VA, United States and William W Turner, NASA Headquarters, Washington DC, DC, United States
 
Building regional capacity through the application of open science and co-development principals for science-based decision-making in West Africa (540327)
Paul Bartel1,2, Bako Mamane1 and Sarr Adama3, (1)AGRHYMET Regional Center, Niamey, Niger, (2)Tetra Tech Inc, SERVIR West Africa, Niamey, Niger, (3)Centre de Suivi Ecologique, Dakar, Senegal
 
Traffic and land-use based modeling of PM2.5 in high elevation complex terrain city (555471)
Rasa Zalakeviciute, Universidad de Las Americas, Quito, Ecuador and Yves Rybarczyk, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
 
Leveraging Earth Observations in agriculture monitoring. Building a sustained capacity development model based on Remote Sensing in Eastern Africa (571374)
Catherine Lilian Nakalembe1, Inbal Becker-Reshef1, Jan Dempewolf2, Lilian W. Ndungu3 and Kenneth Mwangi4, (1)University of Maryland College Park, Geographical Sciences, College Park, MD, United States, (2)University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States, (3)Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, SERVIR E&SA, Nairobi, Kenya, (4)IGAD/ICPAC, Nairobi, Kenya
 
Improving accuracy of fire detection and estimation of burnt areas in the Eastern and Southern Africa region (573952)
Phoebe Oduor1, Maungu Oware1, Steve Omondi1, Anastasia Mumbi Wahome1, Robinson M Mugo1, Emily Caitlin Adams2 and Andi Brinn Thomas3, (1)Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, Nairobi, Kenya, (2)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, United States, (3)HX5—Jacobs JETS Contract, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, United States
 
10 Years of Capacity Building Through Remote Sensing Training, Integrating NASA Earth Science Data Into Institutional Decision-Making Activities (580791)
Sean McCartney1, Ana I Prados2, Elizabeth Hook3, Brock Blevins3 and Amita V Mehta4, (1)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, SSAI, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (2)University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, United States, (3)Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, United States, (4)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, UMBC-JCET, Greenbelt, MD, United States
 
Leveraging the Power of SAR Observations for Forest Monitoring Systems (589513)
Kelsey E. Herndon1, Africa Ixmucane Flores Cordova1, Emil A. Cherrington1, Rajesh Bahadur Thapa2, Leah Margaret Kucera3, David S Saah4, Nguyen Hanh Quyen5, Rebekke Muench6, Helen Blue Baldwin7, Emily Caitlin Adams8, Phoebe Oduor9, Ashutosh S Limaye10, Bako Mamane11, Krishna Vadrevu12, Sylvia Wilson13, Sasha Gottielb14 and Francisco J Delgado15, (1)University of Alabama in Huntsville, Earth System Science Center, Huntsville, AL, United States, (2)International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Geospatial Solutions, Kathmandu, Nepal, (3)NASA SERVIR, Science Coordination Office, Huntsville, AL, United States, (4)University of San Francisco, Geospatial Analysis Lab, San Francisco, CA, United States, (5)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok, Thailand, (6)Partner, Allabama, United States, (7)NASA DEVELOP Program - SSAI, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, United States, (8)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, United States, (9)Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, Nairobi, Kenya, (10)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, SERVIR Science Coordination Office, Huntsville, AL, United States, (11)AGRHYMET Regional Center, Niamey, Niger, (12)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Earth Science Division, Huntsville, AL, United States, (13)United States Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States, (14)US Forest Service Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States, (15)NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, United States
 
The Development of Technical Capabilities for NOAA's Observing Systems Portfolio Management and Decisions (594434)
Martin Yapur, NOAA Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States and Thanh Vo, ISS, inc., Falls Church, VA, United States
 
Spatial distribution characteristics of rural settlements in plain areas: a case study in Nanjing, China (595992)
Yingnan Li, Jiangsu University, Environmental Design, Zhenjiang, China
 
Using Trainings and Projects to Build Skills to Use NASA Earth Observations to Meet User Needs (605735)
Christine Mataya1, Nancy D Searby1 and Lauren M Childs-Gleason2, (1)NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States, (2)Wise County / DEVELOP National Program, Hampton, VA, United States
 
Addressing cross-scale conservation efforts within overlapping areas in the Orinoco River watershed (621193)
Luisa F Galindo-Paez, Self employed, Bogota, Colombia and Clara Ines Caro, Universidad de los Llanos, Grupo de Investigación en Gestión Ambiental Sostenible -GIGAS, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales de la Orinoquia Colombiana, Villavicencio, Colombia
 
Development of a Training Knowledge Management System for the SERVIR global network (626755)
Francisco Jose Delgado1, Betzy E. Hernández2, M. Kathleen Cutting3, Daniel Irwin4, Eric Anderson5, Peter Epanchin6, Katherine Casey7, Russell Raymond8, Flora Lindsay-Herrera8, Rajesh Bahadur Thapa9, Farrukh Chishtie10, Robinson M Mugo11, Bako Mamane12, Saliou Ndoye13 and Paul Bartel12, (1)Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States, (2)University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States, (3)NASA/SERVIR Science Coordination Office, Huntsville, United States, (4)NASA Marshall Space Flght Ctr, Huntsville, AL, United States, (5)University of Alabama in Huntsville, NASA-SERVIR, Huntsville, AL, United States, (6)USAID, Washington, DC, United States, (7)Chemonics International, Inc, Washington, United States, (8)Chemonics, Washington, DC, United States, (9)International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Geospatial Solutions, Kathmandu, Nepal, (10)SERVIR-Mekong, Bangkok, Thailand, (11)Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, Nairobi, Kenya, (12)AGRHYMET Regional Center, Niamey, Niger, (13)Tetratech, Niamey, Niger
 
Assessing the Capacity Building Impact on End User Organizations Partnering with the NASA DEVELOP Program (633406)
Amanda Clayton1, Danielle Quick1, Kenton W Ross2, Karen N Allsbrook1, Lindsay Rogers2 and Michael L Ruiz2, (1)NASA DEVELOP Program - SSAI, National Program Office, Hampton, VA, United States, (2)NASA DEVELOP Program, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States
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