NASA DEVELOP National Program – 2018 Summer Project Ideas

** Note: These projects are tentative and may be changed before the term begins. The number of projects listed below does not necessarily reflect the number of projects being conducted at a given node **

AL: Alabama – Mobile

 New Orleans Urban Development: Utilizing NASA Earth Observations to Identify Key Urban Areas Vulnerable to Flood and Determine Suitable Sites for Green Infrastructure in New Orleans, Louisiana

ARC: California – Ames

 Milwaukee Water Resources: Tracking Kelp Raft Drifts on Wisconsin’s Western Shores over Time using the Landsat Historical Archive and Cloud-Based Processing

 US Virgin Islands Disasters: Analyzing Hurricane Tracks and Land Use / Land Cover Change after the 2017 Hurricane Season to Address Influences of Watershed Runoff to Coastal Ecosystems

AZ: Arizona – Tempe

 Washoe County Urban Development: Assessing Land Use Land Cover Changes Contributing to Urban Heat Island Impacts in Washoe County, Nevada

CO: Colorado – Fort Collins

 Colorado River Basin Water Resources: Utilizing NASA Earth Observations to Model Riparian Vegetation Structure in the Upper Colorado River Basin

 Grand Canyon Water Resources: Identifying Water Resources in the Grand Canyon Region Using NASA Earth Observations

GA: Georgia – Athens

 Osa Peninsula Water Resources II: Assessing Threats to River Water Quality and Mangrove Health Based on Watershed Land Use on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

 Georgia Energy III: Reducing Conflicts in Siting Solar Power Generating Facilities by Identifying Sensitive Habitats and Wildlife Populations in Areas with High Solar Power Generation Potential

 Honduras Disasters: Utilizing Landsat to Create a Near Real-Time Fire Detection Methodology for Enhanced Forest Monitoring and Disaster Management

GSFC: Maryland – Goddard

 Mid-Atlantic Agriculture & Food Security: Mapping Environmental and Vegetation Factors Associated with Bee Health using NASA Earth Observations

 Kenai Peninsula Disasters: Evaluating Grassland Conversion and Related Likelihood of Fire Disturbance to Enhance Fire Monitoring and Management in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

ID: Idaho – Pocatello

 Idaho Water Resources: Monitoring Soil Moisture in Mid-Western Arid Environments

JPL: California – JPL

 Southern California Ecological Forecasting II: Predicting Grunion Migration Patterns and Spawning Areas in Response to Changes in California’s Oceans

 California Coast Ecological Forecasting: Improving Flood Extent Mapping Using the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) Tool with NASA Earth Observations and UAVSAR within Southern California

 Alaska Ecological Forecasting: Automated Wetland Inundation Mapping Using Optical Satellite Imagery and Synthetic Aperture Radar

LaRC: Virginia – Langley

 Richmond Health & Air Quality: Synthesizing Temperature, Reflectance, and Socioeconomic Data to Provide Spatial and Temporal Temperature Analyses in Richmond, Virginia

 North Dakota & Georgia Agriculture & Food Security II: Using NASA Earth Observations and SAR to Enhance Crop Classification Accuracy from Ground Surveys to Larger Scales in the Long Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network

 US Night Skies Urban Development: Validating Skyglow Estimation Tools Using Suomi-NPP VIIRS to Support Lighting Policies and Management Strategies in National Parks

 Glen Canyon Ecological Forecasting: Prioritizing Locations for Further Monitoring and Management in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area through Land Cover Analyses

MA: Massachusetts – Boston

 Plum Island Water Resources II: Using NASA Earth Observations to Quantify Sediment Supply in Plum Island Sound and Help Determine Vulnerability of the Plum Island Salt Marshes

MSFC: Alabama – Marshall

 New Mexico Energy: Identifying Optimal Site Location for Wind Energy Farms Considering Efficiency as well as Environmental and Social Impacts

 Northeastern US Agriculture: Enhancing Monarch Butterfly Habitat by Using NASA Earth Observations to Identify Suitable Areas to Implant Monarch Sanctuaries

 Hindu-Kush Himalaya Disasters: Integrating NASA Earth Observations to Monitor Intense Thunderstorms and Assess Lightning Risk and Vulnerability in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region

 Hawaii Health & Air Quality: Identifying Areas Susceptible to Dengue Fever in Hawaii by Modeling Mosquito Habitat

NC: North Carolina – NCEI

 Great Plains Ecological Forecasting II: Utilizing NASA Earth Observations to Quantify the Spread of Invasive Species in the Great Plains and Incorporating NOAA Climate Data to Predict Future Growth Patterns

 Guatemala Agriculture & Food Security: Utilizing Satellite Resources to Monitor Coffee Crop Health and Manage Coffee Cultivation in Santa Rosa, Guatemala

VA: Virginia – Wise

 Louisiana Ecological Forecasting: Monitoring and Predicting the Spread of Roseau Cane in the Mississippi Delta Using NASA Earth Observations

 Fremont River Basin Water Resources: Assessment of Available Water from Annual Snow Pack in the Fremont River Basin Based on NASA Earth Observations and In Situ Data

 Mojave Water Resources: Assessing Vegetation and Precipitation Indices to Aid Bighorn Sheep Habitat Monitoring and Management