Ecological forecasting draws on various Earth observation measures, such as land cover/land use, precipitation, and topography, while addressing issues related to biodiversity conservation, protected area management, and marine fisheries. Near-term validation and benchmarking efforts include data products derived from the Terra, Landsat, and Aqua satellites. Future missions such as GPM and Aquarius will provide precipitation and salinity data of relevance to this application. Primary partners are USAID, National Park Service, and NOAA.
Some Recent Activities
2007
NARSEC - North American Network for Remote Sensing Park Ecological Condition 2007 Workshop
March 6-8, 2007, Santa Fe, NM
2006
NOAA-NASA Workshop on Integrating Satellite Data Products into Ecosystem-Based Management of Living Marine Resources
May 3-5, 2006, Monterey, CA
2005
Coordinating Approaches for Utilizing Remote Sensing-Earth Observation (RS/EO) Data to Monitor and Report Landscape Dynamics in and Around Protected Areas (a meeting sponsored by Parks Canada Agency, Canadian Space Agency, U.S. National Park Service, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing)
March 1-3, 2005, St. Petersburg, FL
Point of Contact for NASA Ecological Forecasting Applied Sciences Program:
Woody Turner
Program Scientist, Ecological Forecasting
NASA Headquarters
Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate
Mail Suite 3H78
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546-0001
Telephone: +1 202 358-1662
Facsimile:1 202 358-2770
woody.turner@nasa.gov
