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Description

According to the World Health Organization, every year disasters “kill around 90,000 people and affect close to 160 million people worldwide.” This training led by NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training program (ARSET) shows participants how remote sensing data can be used to characterize and monitor disaster-related events and support relief efforts. Each session covers a different disaster and its supporting data. Disaster scenarios include tropical storms, flooding, earthquakes, and landslides.

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Prerequisites

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

Target Audience

This training is for disaster management agencies, including domestic and international government agencies (e.g. the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and equivalent government organizations outside the U.S.) as well as aid organizations (e.g. Red Cross, United Nations).

Course Format

  • Three 2-hour parts

Sessions

Part 1: Tropical Storms

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

This session will provide a summary of the NASA data products available to characterize tropical storms before, during, and after landfall.

Materials

Homework

Part 2: Flooding

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

This session will provide a summary of the data products available to characterize floods during and after an event.

Materials

Homework

Part 3: Landslides and Earthquakes

Tuesday, 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.

Materials

Homework

Citation

(2019). ARSET - Remote Sensing for Disasters Scenarios. NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET). https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/remote-sensing-disasters-scenarios. 

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Details

Last Updated

Feb. 11, 2026

Published

April 16, 2019

Data Center/Project

Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET)
Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis