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<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Introduction to NASA Remote Sensing Data for Land Resources Management.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">May 20 – June 17 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Every Tuesday, 5 webinars: one hour per week<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">To Register go to: <a href="https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/4845575589179714049" target="_blank">https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/4845575589179714049</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://water.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="_blank">http://water.gsfc.nasa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ecxdefault" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Course Objectives:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="ecxdefault" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">•Provide an overview of freely available NASA Earth science data and web-tools for decision making and land resources
management at regional to global scales. <span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="ecxdefault" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">•The course will help professionals assess which NASA data and decision support tools are best suited to their
environmental management needs. <span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="ecxdefault" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Course Participation:
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This course is intended for land resources managers, NGOs, international development agencies, and private sector organizations.
<b><i>Space is limited, preference will be given to these and other environmental professionals.
</i>Certificates provided upon request to those who attend all 5 webinars and complete the homework assignments
</b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="ecxdefault" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For more information contact:
<a href="mailto:cynthia.l.schmidt@nasa.gov">cynthia.l.schmidt@nasa.gov</a> or <a href="mailto:aprados@umbc.edu">
aprados@umbc.edu</a> </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Draft Agenda
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<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">NASA Remote Sensing for Land Management</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Week 1: Overview of NASA Remote Sensing and Earth systems modeling data for Land Management/Natural
Resource Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Course Introduction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Fundamentals of Remote Sensing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Examples of satellites, sensors for Natural Resource Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Week 2: Overview of Land Cover Mapping<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Landsat and MODIS: existing land cover products and overview of processing methods (NDVI, Gap Analysis,
Landfire, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Examples of Data Applications: Wildfire and air quality, Site suitability, phenology?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Week 3: Overview of Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Satellite, Sensors, and Models for these Data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Examples of Data Applications: Irrigation Management, Agricultural Mapping<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Week 4: Overview of Change Detection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Landsat and MODIS: existing change detection products and overview of processing methods<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Examples of Data Applications: Forest disturbance, urban expansion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Week 5: Overview of Web-tools for Data Access (with live demos)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Landsat and MODIS: Spatial and Temporal selection of Data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Importing Data into GIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bob DenOuden, GISP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon GIS Framework Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DAS/CIO Geospatial Enterprise Office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">155 Cottage St. NE, 4th Floor<br>
Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">office: (503) 378-3157 cell: (503) 428-4892<o:p></o:p></p>
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