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Normalized burn ratio calculated from Landsat 8 imagery both preceding and following the Bootleg Wildfire in the Beatty, Oregon area. The fire burned from July 6th to August 15th during the Summer of 2021 and its footprint shows varying levels of burn severity. Dark purple areas indicate highest severity, shades of red and orange indicate moderate severity, and yellow areas indicate low burn severity. Black areas depict unburned areas.

Evaluating the Role of Soil Moisture in Determining Vegetation Health, Fuel Loads, and Wildfires in the Gatlinburg and Beatty Fires

Topic
DEVELOP
Wildfires
Capacity Building
Gatlinburg & Beatty Wildfires (Fall 2022) Team: Kelli Roberts (Project Lead), William Hadley, Daniel Littleton Summary: Wildfire potential monitoring, which is increasingly vital under climate...
Landsat 8 OLI data processed into the median NDVI for 2016-2021 with an overlay showing deforestation that occurred during this time period in the Talladega National Forest. The deforestation layer is derived from Global Forest Watch's forest cover data, which uses the Landsat series, and was calculated as the difference between forested areas in 2016 and forested areas in 2021. Shades of green indicate the density of forest, while red areas indicate areas deforested in 2021.

Leveraging Land Cover and Aboveground Biomass Products to Evaluate Carbon Emission Trends in the Talladega National Forest

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DEVELOP
Climate
Capacity Building
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...
This image of Land Surface Temperature (LST) illustrates the urban heat island (UHI) effect that Milwaukee County experiences. Light orange areas represent hotter temperatures, which are concentrated in the high impervious areas of the city. Darker pinks represent cooler rural areas and underscore the temperature contrast across the landscape. The hotter areas of the city are historically redlined communities of color that disproportionately feel the effects of the UHI, including higher energy bills heat re

Assessing Climate Vulnerability through the InVEST Model on Urban Cooling in Milwaukee Using NASA Earth Observations

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Urban Development
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
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...
Daytime land surface temperature for Wichita, Kansas summer 2017-2022, retrieved through Landsat 8 TIRS and Landsat 9 TIRS-2 surface temperature. Located in the northwest corner of the city, this image depicts higher temperatures through dark orange hues in developed areas, and lighter orange hues to blue colors where the temperature is lower. The land surface temperature was utilized to construct a heat vulnerability index for the city, looking into disproportionate impacts on underserved communities.

Quantifying and Mapping Urban Heat to Inform Equitable and Sustainable Urban Planning Initiatives in Wichita, Kansas

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DEVELOP
Climate
Capacity Building
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...
This image shows the mixed environments near the American Falls Reservoir throughout the year, blended using 2022 summer and winter NDVI false-color composites derived from Landsat 8 OLI and overlaid by a hillshade from SRTM. The white color indicates snowpack in the mountain wilderness, the primary water resource for agriculture and habitats near the reservoir. Bright red denotes marshes and irrigated farms, essential resources for wildlife animals and humans living in Southern Idaho.

Investigating the Impact of Targeted Grazing to Improve Wetland Habitat in the Sterling Wildlife Management Area  

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Ecological Conservation
Idaho Ecological Conservation (2023 Spring) Team: Preethi Malur Balaji (Project Lead), Talissa Cota, Kangsan Lee, Melissa McNally Summary: Management Area in Bingham County, Idaho, has...
Color composite image portraying Wupatki Basin in northwestern Arizona, derived from 2021 LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS imagery. This image depicts Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands (PJW), among other vegetation, between the river and mountains in a light green color. Thermal Infrared (TIR) occupies the red band, while the green and blue bands represent the Modified Normalized Difference Water Index (MNDWI) and the Modified Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index (MSAVI), respectively. The reduced correlation between bands in this comp

Utilizing NASA Earth Observations and Aerial Imagery to Assess Pinyon-Juniper Tree Mortality in Flagstaff, AZ

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Water Resources
Arizona Water Resources II (Fall 2022) Team: Arina Morozova (Project Lead), Jamal Jeffer, Jessica Birk, Greg Peargin Summary: Pinyon-juniper woodlands (PJW) provide critical and resilient...
DEVELOP Day Banner image of gridded remote sensing pictures with the DEVELOP anniversary logo in the center
Applied Sciences
DEVELOP

NASA DEVELOP: 25 Years of Science Serving Society

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Julianne Liu
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Caroline Williams
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Laramie Plott
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Katie Caruso
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Karen Allsbrook
Sophie Krautmann smiles, wearing her grey National Park Ranger buttoned shirt and brown hat. She stands in a high place with the red rock formations visible in the canyon behind her.
DEVELOP
Wildfires
Climate
Capacity Building
Ecological Conservation
Health & Air Quality
Water Resources

Getting Satellite Data into the Hands of Park Rangers

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Can remote data connect us to the land? A landscape analysis for braiding satellite-based information and Indigenous knowledge in California

Topic
Applied Sciences
Wildfires
Equity and Environmental Justice
Capacity Building
Water Resources
This project explores the potential of Remote Sensing (RS) and spatial data to advance Environmental Justice, with a focus on tribal land and water resources...

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