Our Project Portfolio
Earth Action supports a variety of projects that utilize Earth observations to help address challenges facing communities around the globe. Our portfolio demonstrates the benefits of using NASA Earth observations to inform decision and policy-making to improve life on Earth for all.
Team: Shea Rousseau (Project Lead), Gabriela Colombo, Carlo M. Gomez, Tyler C. Padua
Summary: The city of Stockton, California, located within the San Joaquin… Read More
Team: Thomas Schindelman (Project Lead), Emily Culling, Gianna Méndez Germán, Janna Chapman
Summary: New York City, the most populous city in the United… Read More
Extreme heat during the summer months is a major public health issue in many cities worldwide. Local governments are increasing efforts to mitigate heat in cities through the implementation of infrastructure adaptations,… Read More
Team: Maya Clark (Project Lead), Brian Arruda, Karla Monroy, Lena Kufferman
Summary: Across the world, climate change is altering cities and their local climate… Read More
Hampton Roads’ 1.6 million residents thrive on bustling military, harbor, and environmental industries. The region’s stakeholders identified an increasing flood and water quality risk due to urbanization, a changing climate,… Read More
Team: Suhani Dalal (Project Lead), Lily Gray, Yixuan Li, Jane Zugarek
Summary: The Gulf of Maine has a history of harmful algal blooms (HABs) that have increased in frequency and… Read More
Team: Carson Schuetze (Project Lead), Tyler Guigneaux, Charles Robinette, Josie Bourne
Summary: Species monitoring is essential for mitigating the impacts of plant invasion… Read More
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis; BHS) habitat selection is influenced by the relationship between precipitation patterns and habitat vegetation availability. The ability to effectively measure habitat resource quality and… Read More
The dry corridor resides primarily in the pacific region of Central America, which experiences severe drought during the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle. El Niño causes severe climate variances in Central America that… Read More
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) is vitally important to the Chesapeake Bay, serving as one of the primary food sources for the organisms that inhabit the Bay. This project evaluated the efficacy of remote sensing… Read More
Team: Zach Kinloch, Divina Lade, Xavier García López, Haydee Portillo
Summary: The Potomac River Basin (PRB) is responsible for providing drinking water to over 5 million… Read More
The Chao Phraya River and surrounding watershed has seen an extensive increase in urban development in the last century, while simultaneously experiencing significant degradation in water quality. Covering 30% of Thailand, the… Read More
Team Members: Miriam Marlier (University of California, Los Angeles), Claire Schollaert (University of Washington), Diane Garcia-Gonzales (University of California, Los Angeles), Michael Jerret (University of California, Los Angeles), Claire Schollaert (University… Read More
Team Members: Dev Niyogi (University of Texas at Austin), Carmen Llanes Pulido (Go Austin, Vamos Austin), Marc Coudert (City of Austin), Sergio Castellanos (University of Texas at Austin), Matt Bartos (University of Texas at Austin),… Read More
Team: Benjamin D. Goffin (Project Lead), Quinton Deppert, Aashutosh Aryal
Summary: Since 2010, Central and South-Central Chile have recorded abnormally low annual precipitation,… Read More
Alaska’s wetlands cover approximately one third of the state and provide a multitude of ecosystem services, including nutrient retention, water purification, and provision of habitat for fish, wildlife, and vegetation. The… Read More
Project Description: An ongoing drought in the Colorado River Basin has reduced levels in Lake Mead to the extent of triggering a reduction in Arizona’s Colorado River supply allocation under the Drought Contingency Plan agreement. Arizona… Read More
As flood events in the United States grow in frequency and intensity, the uses of applied remote sensing analyses are increasingly necessary for effective flood monitoring and warning systems. The NASA DEVELOP Ellicott City… Read More