Identifying drought-prone areas and developing an early warning system for crop damage. Protecting biologically diverse areas of the National Park System with a trail monitoring tool. Confirming flooded areas to better inform decision-makers during a disaster.

Each program area supports a variety of projects that utilize Earth observations to identify challenges around the world and create innovative solutions. Our portfolio demonstrates the benefits of using NASA Earth observations to enhance decision-making and improve life on Earth.

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A Comprehensive Regional Air Quality Decision Support System in the Pacific Northwest

Program Area
Health & Air Quality
This work seeks to improve existing meteorological, air quality and smoke forecasting systems by infusing them with NASA Earth System Science results. The projects proposed...

A Decision Support System for Ecosystem-Based Management of Tropical Coral Reef Environments

Program Area
Ecological Forecasting
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has developed a Decision Support System (DSS) under the Coral Reef Watch (CRW) program to forecast environmental stress...

A decision support system for monitoring, reporting and forecasting the ecological conditions of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Program Area
Ecological Forecasting
This proposal represents a collaborative multi-agency effort to improve decision-making on management of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) by providing a coherent framework for...

A Framework for the Validation of Global Nighttime Environmental Products

Program Area
Group on Earth Observations
Recent studies have demonstrated the utility of nighttime environmental products derived from the Suomi-NPP Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite’s (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) to develop...

A Geospatial Assessment of Fire Events in the Great Basin Ecoregion and Its Relation to Cheatgrass Spread Under Changing Climate Conditions

Program Area
Capacity Building
The Great Basin ecoregion in the western United States represents one of the last large expanses of wild lands in the nation. However, due to...

A Gulf-Coast Monitoring and Hazards Decision Support Tool - Enhancements Using NASA Earth Science Products, Data and Models

Program Area
Water Resources
Coastal regions in the northern Gulf of Mexico such as the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas coast are under the NASA measurements) will be integrated into...

A Land Data Assimilation System for Famine Early Warning

Program Area
Water Resources
We propose to enhance the operations of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), the US Agency for International Development (USAID) decision support system...

A national crop progress system based on NASA Earth science results

Program Area
Food Security & Agriculture
Timely and accurate information on weekly crop progress and development is essential to a dynamic agricultural industry in the U. S. and the world. By...

A Proto-type Land Surface OSSE Testbed for Obtaining High Resolution Soil Moisture Data for Decision Support Needs

Program Area
Water Resources
We propose to design and implement an Observation System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) testbed for obtaining space-borne high resolution soil moisture data in support of the...

A Prototype System for Predicting Insect and Climate-Induced Impacts On Fire Hazard in Complex Terrain

Program Area
Disasters
Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB)-induced changes in forest structure and hydrology are currently not accounted for in available fire management tools, but add significant complexity to...