Project Team: Brazil Health and Air Quality Team Team Location: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Authors: Lorena Lopez (California State University, Northridge) Scott Barron (University of California, Los Angeles) Elise Lorenzana (University of California, Los Angeles) Mentors/Advisors: Ben Holt (DEVELOP Mentor, Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Erika Podest (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Darren Drewry (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Abstract: Vector-borne diseases claim millions of … Read More
Pucker up: Kissing Bug Habitat Modeling with NASA Earth Observations
Project Team: Southeast Health and Air Quality Team Team Location: Mobile County Health Department (MCHD), Mobile, Alabama Authors: James Pickett, Project Lead (University of South Alabama) Shikher Mishra (University of South Alabama) Brandi Stewart (University of South Alabama) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Joe Spruce (Senior Research Scientist, Computer Sciences Corp.; Science Advisor) Dr. Bernard Eichold … Read More
The Real Monster of Lake Champlain
Project Team: Lake Champlain Water Resources Team Team Location: Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Patrick Faha (Old Dominion University) Emily Gotschalk (Christopher Newport University) Joanna Ely (Thomas Nelson Community College) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Past/Other Contributors: Tiffani Orne (NASA DEVELOP LaRC Assistant Center Lead) Sam Weber (NASA DEVELOP GSFC Center Lead) Hayley Solak (Clark … Read More
I Seaweed, Do You? Using Landsat and Open Source GIS to Locate Sargassum
Project Team: Coastal Texas Oceans Team Team Location: Stennis Space Center, Stennis, Mississippi Authors: Shelby Barrett, Project Lead (William Carey University) Emma Strong (University of Southern Mississippi) Jeffrey Frazier (Texas A&M University at Galveston) Brandon Hill (Texas A&M University at Galveston) Kirsten Stokes (Texas A&M University at Galveston) Mentors/Advisors Joseph Spruce (Senior Research Scientist, Computer Sciences Corporation; Science Advisor) Dr. … Read More
Extending NASA Earth Science Research to Benefit Society: NASA DEVELOP Spring 2014 Virtual Poster Session
This spring’s installment of the DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session series features interdisciplinary research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns around the globe. In short video format, DEVELOP teams in the United States, Mexico, Nepal and Bhutan communicate the capabilities of NASA Earth observations to address diverse environmental and public policy issues. These include monitoring conservation efforts and drought, forecasting water availability and vector-borne disease risk, as well as mapping invasive species distribution and the damage from natural disasters such as flooding, wildfires and hurricanes.
Preparing for the Future: Linking Technology with Nature to Preserve White Oak
Project Team: Cumberland Plateau Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Amanda Weigel, Project Lead (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Jean Baptiste Kayitare (California Baptist University) Robert Rossell (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Luvall (NASA Global Climatology and Hydrology Center; Science Advisor) Past/Other Contributors: Steve Northcutt (Director of Protection, The Nature Conservancy) … Read More
When Disasters Strike, the Force of Remote Sensing Strikes Back
Project Team: Global Disasters Team Team Location: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Authors: Judy Cheng (University of California, Los Angeles) Sara Lafia (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona) Rodell Allan Zorilla (University of California, Los Angeles) Mentors/Advisors: Benjamin Holt (DEVELOP Mentor, Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Dr. Sang-Ho Yun (Processing System Lead of ARIA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology) Abstract: Year after … Read More