Abstract:
SERVIR is a Regional Monitoring and Visualization System for Mesoamerica that intensively utilizes satellite imagery and other data sources for environmental management and disaster support.
SERVIR can be used by scientists, educators, and policy makers to monitor and forecast ecological changes, respond to disasters such as forest fires, tropical storms, floods, drought, and volcanic eruptions. ... SERVIR also provides user-friendly, interactive tools that geared towards students and the general public.
The SERVIR webpage provides free and open access to:
1. Satellite and other spatial data sets via MesoStor 2. Interactive online maps 3. Thematic decision support tools, and 4. 3-D interactive visualizations
Thematic decision support areas currently available on the SERVIR webpage include: fire detection, red tide detection, and climate change. Planned products include decision support tools for short term weather prediction, coastal zone management, land cover and land use change, terrestrial carbon stocks monitoring, water resources, and disaster management. The computational architecture of SERVIR also hosts data from regional initiatives such as the Mesoamerican Environmental Information System (SIAM), the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN), and the United Nations Environmental Programme's Global Resource Information Database (UNEP-GRID) for Latin America and the Caribbean.
SERVIR will also provide added value to the ongoing education and training activities at CATHALAC, serving the evolving capacity building demands from universities, project developers, private sector, NGO's and interested professionals who want to acquire, or update their skills.
Description:
SERVIR-Mesoamerica is regional service that provides a suite of analysis and visualization tools that integrate satellite and other geospatial data to support environmental monitoring and informed decision-making. The program focuses on national priorities and regional needs across Central America and the Caribbean, aiming to increase access to satellite data and to strengthen national and regional capacities to harness the full potential of remote sensing and geospatial technologies
Description:
An article about SERVIR from Science@NASA.
Service Citation
Title:
Mesoamerican Visualization and Monitoring System (SERVIR)
Provider:
National Space Science and Technology Center at MSFC, NASA
URL:
https://www.servirglobal.net/default.aspx
Name:
SARA
GRAVES
Phone:
256-824-6064
Email:
sgraves at itsc.uah.edu
Contact Address:
Information Technology and Systems Center
University of Alabama in Huntsville City:
Huntsville
Province or State:
AL
Postal Code:
35899
Country:
USA
Name:
EMILIO
SEMPRIS
Email:
emilio.sempris at cathalac.org
Contact Address:
Edificio 801 del Complejo de la Ciudad del Saber City:
Clayton
Country:
Panama
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
DANIEL
E.
IRWIN Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
(256) 961-7945
Fax:
(256) 961-7722
Email:
Daniel.Irwin at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
National Space Science and Technology Center
320 Sparkman Drive City:
Huntsville
Province or State:
AL
Postal Code:
35805
Country:
USA
Publications/References
U. Schneider, T. Fuchs, A. Meyer-Christoffer and B. Rudolf (2008): Global Precipitation Analysis Products of the GPCC. Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC), DWD, Internet Publikation, 1-12. Updated version of Rudolf, B. (2005): Global Precipitation Analysis Products of the GPCC. DWD, Klimastatusbericht 2004, 163-170. ISSN 1437-7691, ISSN 1616-5063, ISBN 3-88148-402-7. ... Rudolf, B. & F. Rubel (2005): Global Precipitation. In: Hantel, M. (Ed.) Observed Global Climate. New Series on Landolt-Börnstein, Numerical Data and Functional Relationships, Springer, Berlin, 11.1 - 11.53, extended online version (11.1 - 11.24, print version). ISBN 3-540-20206-4.
Rudolf, B., U. Schneider (2005): Calculation of Gridded Precipitation Data for the Global Land-Surface using in-situ Gauge Observations, Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop of the International Precipitation Working Group IPWG, Monterey October 2004, EUMETSAT, ISBN 92-9110-070-6, ISSN 1727-432X, 231-247.
Beck, C. , J. Grieser and B. Rudolf (2005): A New Monthly Precipitation Climatology for the Global Land Areas for the Period 1951 to 2000. DWD, Klimastatusbericht KSB 2004, ISSN 1437-7691, ISSN 1616-5063 (Internet), ISBN 3-88148-402-7, 181-190.
Rudolf, B., H. Hauschild, W. Rueth and U. Schneider (1994): Terrestrial Precipitation Analysis: Operational Method and Required Density of Point Measurements. In: Global Precipitations and Climate Change (Ed. M. Desbois, F. Desalmond), NATO ASI Series I, Volume 26, Springer-Verlag, page 173-186. (
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2005-07-11
SERF Last Revision Date:
2013-04-25
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