Harnessing NASA Earth Observation Data for Effective Disaster Response

25th Annual Disaster Response/Data Mining Geospatial Workshop

June 6, 2024

Host: University of Louisiana at Lafayette

The purpose of the workshop is to promote geospatial coordination during hurricane and  other disaster season events (i.e. Wildland fires), to identify points of contact, and to share information about data portals and resources. Presentations will cover coordination related  to hurricane and other disaster season event preparation, emergency response operations, ongoing recovery efforts, and an overview of the data  clearinghouses, applications, and data  acquisitions of federal and state agencies which collect and host geospatial data.

Presentation Links:

Earth Science Data Systems

Finding Data that you Need

• Data Pathfinders
• Resources:
  • Air Quality Data Pathfinder
  • Disasters Data Pathfinder
    • Tropical Cyclones Data Pathfinder
    • Wildfire Data Pathfinder
  • GIS Pathfinder
    
     
• Science Discovery Engine: The Science Discovery Engine (SDE) enables discovery of over 80k open science datasets, software packages, and documents across SMD.
  • NASA Environmental Justice Data Search Interface  (BETA)
    • The new interface enables users to conduct a general search or search within eight focus areas, such as Disasters, Climate Change, Extreme Heat, Urban Flooding, and Water Availability. 

Need help with Earth Data?

• Entry Points into NASA Data

• Webinars and Tutorials 

  • Data discovery and data access webinars and video tutorials available online. (YouTube Channel)
  • View Recipes and Tutorials - NASA tutorials include step-by-step instructions for working with NASA Earth science resources; data discovery and access webinars span the Earth science disciplines.

  • Getting Started Guide Whether you are a scientist, an educator, a student, or just interested in learning more about how to use all of the openly accessible data in NASA's EOSDIS collection, we have the resources to help! This guide is designed to help you get started with NASA's Earth science datasets, services, and tools.

Supporting Users back at the Office

• Overview of Earthdata Forum
  • Here you can submit a ticket that will be filtered and triaged to the appropriate discipline-specific data center or subject matter expert(s). Email: support@earthdata.nasa.gov 

• Earthdata Forum 
  • The Earthdata Forum provides a central online location where data users can interact with subject matter experts from DAACs to discuss data applications and research needs, and get answers to specific questions about accessing, viewing, and manipulating NASA Earth observation data.
    • Tutorials
      • NASA Earthdata Forum Quick Video Guide: Menu Features
      • NASA Earthdata Forum Quick Video Guide: How to Post a New Question
      • NASA Earthdata Forum Quick Video Guide: Faceted Search
      • NASA Earthdata Forum Quick Video Guide: Favorite Tags
      • Webinar: NASA's Earthdata Forum Connect to a Growing Body 

Connect with Us

• Connect with Elizabeth at LinkedIn and elizabeth.r.joyner@NASA.gov.
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