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GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS (GEOSS) REMOTE SENSING INFORMATION GATEWAY DEMONSTRATION
Citation:
GARCIA, V. GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS (GEOSS) REMOTE SENSING INFORMATION GATEWAY DEMONSTRATION. Presented at 2005 25th ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA, July 25 - 29, 2005.
Impact/Purpose:
To provide broad-based support for the Intermediate Office of NERL and to facilitate outreach and communications with peers, stakeholders, clients, and the public.
Description:
How do forest fires in a state or country impact the health of residents, living thousands of miles away? How do we better track the effects of heavy urban rain runoff into nearby lakes to provide unprecedented access to and use of global Earth observation information to track, predict, and address threats to the environment?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has joined forces with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to integrate satellite and ground-based monitoring and modeling systems to evaluate environmental conditions and predict outcomes of events such as forest fires, population growth, and other developments that are natural and man-made. The initiative is called the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) and is a collaborative international effort to share and integrate Earth observation data. The tools that are developed will aid in managing air quality and watersheds, improve drinking water, protect the food supply, and ensure a safe transportation system.