NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) has an upcoming open, online webinar series coming up in August (6, 8, 13, and 15) and if you deem it to be useful for the community, we would be pleased to have you and colleagues join in the series.

 

This series will focus on Earth observation (EO) data useful for disaster risk assessment. Please see the training details and registration information below

 

All the best and I can answer any questions you may have,

 

Brock

 

 

Introductory Webinar: Earth Observations for Disaster Risk Assessment & Resilience

 

According to a UN report, between 1998 and 2017, the U.S. alone lost USD$944.8 billion from disasters. Between 1978 and 2017, losses from extreme weather events rose by 251 percent. It is critical to develop disaster management strategies to reduce and mitigate disaster risks. A major factor in regional risk assessment is the evaluating the vulnerability of lives and property to disasters. Environmental information about disasters, their spatial impact, and their temporal evolution can plan an important role as well.

 

This webinar series will focus on Earth observation (EO) data useful for disaster risk assessment. The series will cover natural disasters including tropical cyclones, flooding, wildfires, and heat stress. The training will also include access of socioeconomic and disaster damage data. Sessions 3 & 4 will cover case studies and operational applications of EO for disaster risk assessment.

 

Relevant UN Sustainable Development Goal: Target 13.1: Strength resilience & adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.

 

Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, attendees will:

 

  • learn about available NASA remote sensing and socioeconomic data and how to combine them for assessing risk
  • understand how to apply these data for assessing risk from floods and tropical cyclones in specific regions
  • learn how operational agencies are using NASA data for risk management

 

Course Format: Four, two-hour parts that include lectures, demonstrations, and question and answer sessions; Both Session A & B will be broadcast in English

 

Course Date Range:  August 6, 2019. August 8, 2019. August 13, 2019. August 15, 2019.

Times: 10:00-12:00 EDT (UTC-4) and 15:00-17:00 EDT (UTC-4)

 

Registration Information: https://go.nasa.gov/2IvOpFm

 

Retweet Option: https://twitter.com/NASAARSET/status/1144595951774064640