Intermediate Webinar: Remote Sensing for Disaster Scenarios
According to the WHO, every year disasters “kill around 90,000 people and affect close to 160 million people worldwide.” This training will show participants how NASA remote sensing data can be used to characterize and monitor disaster related events and support relief efforts. Each session will cover a different disaster and its supporting data. Disaster scenarios will include tropical storms, flooding, earthquakes, and landslides. Registration closes April 15.
Learning objectives
By the end of this training, attendees will be able to:
- Identify NASA data products to characterize and monitor disasters and support decision-making
- Understand the different data products available and their shortcomings
- Access and interpret data covered in the different sessions
Course format
- Three, two-hour sessions that include a 30 min Q&A period
- Session A will be broadcast in English, and Session B will cover the same content in Spanish
- A certificate of completion will also be available to participants who attend all three sessions and complete one homework assignments, which will be based on the webinar sessions. Note: certificates of completion only indicate the attendee participated in all aspects of the training, they do not imply proficiency on the subject matter, nor should they be seen as a professional certification).
Prerequisites
- Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
- Using NASA Remote Sensing for Disasters Management or La Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres en las Américas Sesiones de Discusión
- These two webinars cover slightly different information, but one is available only in English and one is available only in Spanish
- Attendees that do not complete the prerequisites may not be adequately prepared for the pace of the training
Audience
Disaster management agencies including domestic and international government agencies (e.g. FEMA and equivalent government organizations outside the U.S.) as well as aid organizations (e.g. Red Cross, UN). Professional organizations in the public and private sectors engaged in disasters management and monitoring will be given preference over organizations focused primarily on research.
Registration information
There is no cost for the webinar, but you must register to attend the sessions. Session A will be broadcast in English, and Session B will contain the same material broadcast in Spanish. Professional organizations in the public and private sectors engaged in disasters management and monitoring will be given preference over organizations focused primarily on research.
Session one: Tropical storms
April 16, 2019
This session will provide a summary of the NASA data products available to characterize tropical storms before, during, and after landfall.
Session two: Flooding
April 23, 2019
This session will provide a summary of the data products available to characterize floods during and after an event.
Session three: Landslides and earthquakes
April 30, 2019
This session will provide a summary of the NASA data products available for identifying areas at risk of landslides and post-event landslide and earthquake assessment.