This Phase I study effort will begin the process of increasing exposure of NASA’s Wildland Fire Management Program and data with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District in California by using GeoCollaborate, a NASA SBIR Phase III innovation that enables access and sharing of disparate trusted data...

• Joel T. Johnson, The Ohio State University
• Dustin Horton, The Ohio State University

The incorporation of soil moisture information into wildfire prediction is becoming increasingly important, as has been shown in recent works relating pre-season soil moisture and seasonal anomalies to wildfire activity.  The use...

• PI: Shubharoop Ghosh, ImageCat
• Co-Is : Tirtha Banerjee, PhD, University of California
• Irvine and Ronald Eguchi, ImageCat

Catastrophic wildfire economic losses in recent years underscore the need to more accurately estimate vulnerability, loss potential, and future risk to support effective risk management decisions. This research...

• PI: Pete Robichaud, U.S. Forest Service
• Co-I: Mariana Dobre. University of Idaho
• Co-I: Ian Floyd. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
• Co-I: Mary Miller. Michigan Technological University
• Co-I: Guy Schumann, ImageCat, Inc.

We are collecting specific field and Earth Observation (EO) data after...

• PI: Thomas Buchholz, Spatial Informatics Group
• Co-I: Max Moritz, Spatial Informatics Group
• Co-I: Graham Wesolowski, Spatial Informatics Group Natural Assets Laboratory

Wildfire probability maps are a key data source for allocating resources to manage fire adapted forests and protect communities and infrastructure. This project will...

• Mary Ellen Miller, Michigan Technological University
• Michael Billmire, Michigan Technological University
• Janice Coen, University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Wildfire is a known agent of change significantly altering vegetation and soils of burned watersheds. Quantifying and understanding the dynamic impacts of wildfire are vital for...

• PI: Ashley Ballantyne, University of Montana
• Co-I: Marie Johnson, University of Montana

Fire and other climate driven disturbances are shaping the future of our forests. Given the vital ecosystem services provided by forests, it is crucial that we manage forests for their continued existence under...

Wichita Climate II (Fall 2022)

Team: Ritisha Ghosh (Project Lead), Richard Kirschner, Ria Mukherjee, Raina Monaghan

Summary: Wichita, Kansas is experiencing a host of climate threats, particularly extreme heat manifested through Urban Heat Islands (UHI). Heat is unevenly distributed within cities due to factors such...

Milwaukee Urban Development II (Fall 2022)

Team: Nash Keyes (Project Lead), caleigh McLaren, Nati Phan, Dalia Vazques

Summary: Milwaukee’s neighborhoods experience increased social, health, and ecological stress from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect due to changing land cover and climate. Extreme urban heat disproportionately...

Southeast US Climate (Fall 2022)

Team: Heidi Rogers (Project Lead), Mistaya Smith, Maggie Mason, Anish Holla

Summary: Deforestation, a significant contributor to carbon emissions, is a major driver of climate change. To best inform climate mitigation, decision-makers must have accurate estimations of carbon emitted during...