1. A project of NASA Applied Sciences Overview of the NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) Program Amita V. Mehta and Ana I. Prados NASA-University of Maryland Baltimore County Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) NASA Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Meeting 24 April 2013 amita.v.mehta@nasa.gov, aprados@umbc.eduamita.v.mehta@nasa.gov Outline   NASA Capacity Building Program   ARSET Activities   How can ARSET help Applied Science Team members?

2. NASA’s Capacity Building Program SERVIR Coordination Office (MSFC) Building international capacity with hubs in - -East Africa - -Hindu Kush - Himalaya - -Mesoamerica Gulf of Mexico Initiative, GOMI (SSC) Building Gulf region’s capacity for local environmental management Applied Remote SEnsing Training, ARSET (GSFC) On-line and hands on basic/advanced training tailored to end-uses organizations DEVELOP (LaRC national office) Dual student/local government capacity building using collaborative projects 1

3. NASA Earth Science Applied Sciences Program Ecological Forecasting AgriculturalEfficiency Weather Climate WaterResources Disaster Management Public Health Applications to Decision Making: Thematic Areas

4. Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) Objectives Provide end-users with professional technical workshops Build long term partnerships with communities and institutions in the public and private sectors. Online and hands-on courses: Who: policy makers, environmental managers, modelers and other professionals in the public and private sectors. Where: U.S. and internationally When: throughout the year. Do NOT require prior remote- sensing background. Presentations and guided computer exercises and case studies on how to access, interpret and use NASA satellite images for decision-support. Hands on Training

5. ARSET Trainings Include: Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling Data Satellite Data In Situ Data Numerical Models Basic in person course For individuals and institutions new to remote sensing Basic online courses Provide background material in preparation for in person trainings Advanced in person and online courses Focused on a specific application/problem: for example monitoring fire and smoke in the western US (summer 2012), sever flooding in Mozambique (January 2013). Requires basic online or in person course.

6. ARSET Training Activities Advertise via list-serv and Webpage Collaborate with NASA Applied Science PIs Collaborate with NASA Data Centers Advertise via list-serv and Webpage Collaborate with NASA Applied Science PIs Collaborate with NASA Data Centers Identify end- users/host- institution Discuss and plan training Identify end- users/host- institution Discuss and plan training Prepare Training Modules Conduct Training : Online Presentations Hands-on activities Case Studies Conduct Training : Online Presentations Hands-on activities Case Studies Project Evaluation: Surveys and Feedback

7. What is Remote Sensing?   Instruments/sensors and types   Types of satellite orbit around the earth   Spatial and Temporal Resolutions and Coverage Overview of parameters available from NASA   Geophysical quantities derived from satellite measurements quality and accuracy of the derived quantities availability, access, format applications and usage Basic Training

8.   End-users requested and designed for their needs   Specific data parameters and applications Learn: > details of data formats, download, analysis tools > how to incorporate in Decision Support Tools > Computer-based case studies Advanced Training Examples: Using AIRS CO to Track Forest Fire Plumes Flood Monitoring over Mozambique

9. Basic Training Web-Tools Access to imagery, Data analysis and visualization without downloading Examples : Giovanni http://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http:// http:// GLOVIShttp://glovis.usgs.gov/http://glovis.usgs.gov/Examples: Global Land Cover Facilityhttp://glcf.umd.edu/data/http://glcf.umd.edu/data/ TRMM near-real time http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/ FloodMonitoringpublications_dir/ potential_flood_hydro.html Advanced Training Web-Tools Data and Application Focus

10. Heavy Rain in Early May caused Severe Flooding in Tennessee, Arkansas TRMM-TMPA 3B42 Over a large area rainfall greater than 50 mm day was observed on 1 May 2011 From Giovanni web-tool 0.5 10 20 30 40 50 Daily Precipitation (mm/day) 01 May 2011

11. Lower Mississippi Flood Total Atmospheric Moisture Dramatically increased between April 30th and May 1, 2011 -- from MERRA From Giovanni web-tool

12. Cloudiness increases between April 30th and May 1, 2011 -- from AIRS Lower Mississippi Flood April 30 MAY 1 Orbital Gaps Ascending orbit Descending orbit Cloud fraction (fraction of a grid covered by clouds) – from 0 (totally cloud-free) to 1 (total overcast) From Giovanni web-tool

13. 2010201020102010 July 12-27 2010 July 12-27 2011 MODIS NDVI over US Southern Plains Much sparser vegetation in 2012 From http://pekko.geog.umd.edu/usda/beta/

14. ARSET Trainings by Societal Benefit Area 2009 – March 2013: +800 End-users Reached Since 2008 Since 2011

15. Number of Trainings per State 14

16. : ARSET Trainings: 2009 – March 2013 Does NOT include Federal Agencies: NOAA, USGS, USAID, USACE, BLM, Bureau Rec US Forest Service, National Park Service, EPA Number of Trainings + Participating Organizations 15 Include: County State Tribal Academic Private Sector

17. ARSET Trainings International: 2009 – March 2013 16 ARSET Trainings International: 2009 – March 2013

18. Air Quality Online course: February – March Hands-on course: Salt Lake City, Utah- April 22-25 Recent Training Activities Water Resources/Disasters Online course: February – Products) March (snow Products) Hands-on course: World Hands-on course: World Bank, Washington DC, Bank, Washington DC, March 7 March 7 Ecoforecasting-related training (New) Fall 2013- Summer 2014

19. ARSET Air Quality http://airqualityr.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://airqualityr.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Publically available modules and case studies Training Schedule

20. ARSET Water Resource Management http://water.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://water.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Publically available modules and case studies in English and Spanish Training Schedule

21. NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Websites http://water.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (Water/Disasters) http://water.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://airquality.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (Air Quality) http://airquality.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Water Resources/Disasters https://lists.nasa.gov/mailman/listinfo/nasa-water- training https://lists.nasa.gov/mailman/listinfo/nasa-water- training Updates and notification of upcoming workshops Air Quality https://lists.nasa.gov/mailman/listinfo/arset Updates ARSET Web Sites and Updates

22. ARSET: Summary NASA remote sensing and model-based data applications Web-based tools available for data access, analysis, and downloading Choices of quantities from various sources according to applications and end-user needs ARSET Team works with end-users through ‘hands-on’ trainings to facilitate applications and decision support activities

23. Where Do You Come in? ARSET works directly with NASA-funded PIs ARSET can help disseminate YOUR applied research and decision support tools For more information and for scheduling trainings please Contact: Ana Prados Ana.I.Prados@nasa.gov Ana.I.Prados@nasa.gov

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