PA13E:
Building Sustained Capacity to Use Earth Observations to Enhance Environmental Management Decisions, Actions, and Policy I

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Session ID#: 30625

Session Description:
As the usage and utility of geospatial data and scientific information about the Earth has increased, so has the need for knowledge and capability to employ these resources to inform environmental management decisions. In response, this session focuses on capacity building and professional development methods that attempt to bridge the gap between Earth science data and geospatial applications and institutional or individual needs. Needs include water resource management, land use choices and management from day-to-day to longer time scales. Needs by different users and at different geographic scales from local to national to multi-national will be considered. Contributors will explore methods and protocols for enabling and implementing capacity building and professional development efforts in Earth science, and in capturing their impact. Various approaches will be highlighted, along with their effectiveness, challenges, and benefits, providing session participants with a broader understanding of the capacity building community and resources available.
Primary Convener:  Lauren M Childs-Gleason, SSAI, Hampton, VA, United States
Conveners:  Stephanie L Granger, NASA Western Water Applications Office, Pasadena, CA, United States, Nancy D Searby, NASA Headquarters, Washington, United States and Sarah N Hemmings, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States
Chairs:  Lauren M Childs-Gleason, NASA DEVELOP Program, Langley Research Center, Hampton, United States, Nancy D Searby, NASA Headquarters, Washington, United States and Stephanie L Granger, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Lauren M Childs-Gleason, NASA DEVELOP Program, Langley Research Center, Hampton, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • ED - Education
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • H - Hydrology
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
1632 Land cover change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]
6630 Workforce [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Bridging the Water Policy and Management Silos: An Opportunity for Leveraged Capacity Building (Invited) (254041)
David L Wegner, House of Representatives (retired), Washington, DC, United States; Jacobs Engineering, Tucson, AZ, United States
Integration and Value of Earth Observations Data for Water Management Decision-Making in the Western U.S. (290411)
Sara Gaye Larsen, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States and Tony Willardson, Western States Water Council, Murray, UT, United States
A Multi-Tiered Approach for Building Capacity in Hydrologic Modeling for Water Resource Management in Developing Regions (238051)
Kel Nicolas Markert1,2, Ashutosh S Limaye3, Begum Rabeya Rushi1,4, Emily Caitlin Adams5,6, Eric Ross Anderson7,8, Walter Lee Ellenburg6,9, Faith Mithieu10 and Robert Griffin9, (1)University of Alabama in Huntsville, Earth System Science Center, Huntsville, AL, United States, (2)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, SERVIR Science Coordination Office, Huntsville, United States, (3)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, United States, (4)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, SERVIR Science Coordination Office, Huntsville, AL, United States, (5)University of Alabama in Huntsville, NASA-SERVIR, Huntsville, United States, (6)NASA-SERVIR, Science Coordination Office, Huntsville, AL, United States, (7)University of Alabama in Huntsville, NASA-SERVIR, Huntsville, AL, United States, (8)NASA-SERVIR, Science Coordination Office, Huntsville, United States, (9)University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States, (10)Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development, Nairobi, Kenya
Engaging and Empowering the National Park Service to apply Earth Observations to Management Decisions (298827)
Amanda Clayton1, Dr. Kenton W Ross, PhD2, Georgina Crepps3, Lauren M Childs-Gleason4, Michael L Ruiz3, Lindsay Rogers3 and Karen N Allsbrook5, (1)NASA DEVELOP Program, Langley Research Center, Hampton, United States, (2)NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, (3)NASA DEVELOP Program, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, (4)NASA DEVELOP Program - Wise County, National Program Office, Hampton, VA, United States, (5)NASA DEVELOP Program, National Program Office, Hampton, United States
Hackathons as A Capacity Building Tool for Environmental Applications (294237)
Bente Lilja Bye, BLB, Honefoss, Norway, Tomas Mildorf, Plan4All, Horní Bříza, Czech Republic, Karel Charvat, Czech Center for Science and Society, Prague, Czech Republic and Arne Jørgen Berre, SINTEF, Oslo, Norway
Using a Service Planning Approach to Improve the Impact of Earth Observations in the Developing World (253727)
Daniel Irwin, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, United States and Jenny Frankel-Reed, USAID, Washington, DC, United States

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