Technology, Tools & Methods Used for Capacity Building at NASA Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Technology, Tools & Methods Used for Capacity Building at NASA Nancy D. Searby Agenda Item # 11 CEOS 7th Working Group for Capacity Building & Data Democracy (WGCapD-7) Annual Meeting INPE São José dos Campos, Brazil 6-8th March, 2018

Agency Competencies Technology, Tools & Methods General Capacity Building Initiatives ARSET – Online and hands-on NASA remote sensing training SERVIR – Building international capacity in developing countries DEVELOP – Dual workforce capacity building using collaborative feasibility projects Indigenous Peoples Initiative – Identify needs and building capacity in indigenous communities within the USA New NASA GEO projects – SAR, agriculture & food security, MBON, indigenous land management Tools and Methods applied Trainings Co-produced tools and methodologies: Multi-year projects Rapid feasibility projects Methods proposed in new GEO projects (e.g. workshops) Best Practices Remote Sensing Training: Methods & Best Practices (ARSET webinar series) SERVIR service planning toolkit Contributions to the WGCapD compiled best practices document Brokering relationships SERVIE service planning toolkit: https://servirglobal.net/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=sMAp0mVxjms%3D&portalid=0 ARSET training: https://arset.gsfc.nasa.gov/all/webinars/best-practices-2016

Capacity Building Expected Activities Synergy with WGCapD’s plans SAR Trainings (2018 by SERVIR ): SAR Basics and Forest Degradation and Deforestation - Niamey, Niger (Jan 29 - Feb 2) SAR Basics and Forest Degradation and Deforestation - Kathmandu, Nepal (Feb 12 – Feb 16) Workshop on Use of Spaceborne SAR data for estimating forest height - Bangkok, Thailand (Mar 12 – Mar 16) Workshop on Use of Spaceborne SAR for mapping mangrove Methods on Sampling Design - Nairobi, Kenya (Apr 16 - Apr 20) Workshop on Use of Spaceborne SAR data for retrieving forest structural parameters - Kathmandu, Nepal (Apr 30 - May 04) Non-SAR Trainings: 43 in-person trainings in the Americas, Africa and Asia & Oceania, and 27 online global webinars covering Public Health Surveillance, Water Resources Management, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Sustainability, Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, Disaster Resilience Tools & Portals: ARSET Website: https://arset.gsfc.nasa.gov/ SERVIR Product Catalogue: http://catalogue.servirglobal.net/ DEVELOP Git Hub: https://github.com/NASA-DEVELOP COVE / Data Cube Trainings: No COVE activities DEVELOP Summer 2018 project with Data Cube planning in progress SERVIR piloted Data Cube collaboration Status Updates for Collection & Coordination of CB Resources: ARSET trainings are listed in GEOCAB SERVIE service planning toolkit: https://servirglobal.net/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=sMAp0mVxjms%3D&portalid=0 ARSET training: https://arset.gsfc.nasa.gov/all/webinars/best-practices-2016

Technology, Tools & Methods Capacity Building Activities Technology, Tools & Methods Future Planning: Year Regions Activity Themes Covered EO Involved 2018 Americas 3 in-person trainings Public Health Surveillance, Water Resources Management, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Sustainability MODIS, VIIRS, OMI, CALIOP Africa 19 in-person trainings Water Resources Management, Disaster Resilience, Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Sustainability, Other Landsat 5, 7 & 8, SMAP, MODIS, VIIRS, WorldView, VHR imagery, TRMM, GPM, SRTM, Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, Asia & Oceania 17 in-person trainings Public Health Surveillance, Water Resources Management, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Sustainability, Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture MODIS, VIIRS, OMI, CALIOP, Landsat 7 & 8, TRMM, GRACE, SMAP, Jason-2/3, Sentinel-3, ICESat-2, Sentinel-1, GPM Global/ Online 5 webinars Water Resources Management, Disaster Resilience, Public Health Surveillance, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Sustainability Landsat, VIIRS, MODIS, Landsat, GOES-R 2019 4 in-person trainings GPM, MODIS, Landsat, VIIRS, OMI, AIRS, CALIOP, SRTM 2 trainings Water Resources Management, Disaster Resilience GPM Global / Online 11 webinars and 1 training MODIS, OMI, CALIOP, VIIRS, OMI, GOES- R, AIRS, GPM, SRTM, SMAP, Sentinel-2 2020 GPM, MODIS, Landsat, VIIRS, OMI, AIRS, CALIOP, GPM, SRTM 11 webinars MODIS, OMI, CALIOP, VIIRS, GOES-R, AIRS, GPM, SRTM, SMAP, Sentinel-2 Future Coordination: Recommended priorities: MODIS > VIIRS transition, GRACE-FO (lrd April 2018), ICESat-2 (lrd September 2018)