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“I have always wanted to find ways to use my skills in the geospatial world to help contribute to making a positive impact on the environment and/or for others’ livelihoods. Being an Earth Science Review Board member would give me an opportunity to put my GIS analysis and environmental science knowledge to work, helping to improve our world”
Lifelines started as a seed of an idea and continues to grow because people across disciplines choose to work together, ensuring satellite data is more usable, more trusted, and more relevant in moments that matter
Shanna McClain, NASA Disasters Program Manager
As both a reviewer and a submitter, I’ve seen both sides of the table and have been the beneficiary of learning from experts coming from disparate backgrounds. The ESRB is one of the few interdisciplinary spaces where people bringing different skills and experiences can collaborate. Each time I’ve participated in the process, I’ve walked away with something that meaningfully strengthens my work
Brian Perlman, ESRB reviewer and submitter
Satellite data has helped us monitor flood prone areas and identify vulnerable communities in remote regions. This information supported early warning efforts, improved disaster preparedness, and guided local decision makers in distributing aid more effectively.”
Lifelines Community Survey Participant
“I have always wanted to find ways to use my skills in the geospatial world to help contribute to making a positive impact on the environment and/or for others’ livelihoods. Being an Earth Science Review Board member would give me an opportunity to put my GIS analysis and environmental science knowledge to work, helping to improve our world.”
NASA Scientist, ESRB Reviewer
“We have a strong understanding of much of the public earth science applications, data and technical requirements, but we still struggle with determining ready to use methods, workflows or tools that can help bridge the gap between research that could theoretically be useful for humanitarian organizations, to production workflow that is helpful.”
Two independent reports on AI in humanitarian action reach the same conclusions from different angles. This piece compares ITU’s new early warning report with NASA Lifelines’ own GeoAI findings on trust, co-design, and connectivity.
This ITU report examines how AI is strengthening each stage of the early warning cycle, from risk knowledge to preparedness, through five real world deployments including Tonga, Liberia, and Colombia. It pairs well with NASA Lifelines’ own GeoAI for Humanitarian Action report, which explores the same trust and adoption barriers across the full crisis lifecycle.
This Devex article features AF-PULSE, a GeoAI platform used by the UN World Food Programme to track risks to food supply chains across Afghanistan and inform more effective and efficient humanitarian aid delivery.
NASA Lifelines joined SYEPG youth partners for a July 13 Supper Club on pairing satellite data with local and indigenous knowledge to build community resilience.
✨ Connect with others who are working on humanitarian action & Earth observation 📣 Stay up to date on Lifelines programs and opportunities 💬 Join conversations that bridge science, resilience, and real-world impact ❇️ Be the first to know about what’s coming next in the Lifelines universe
Get access to funders through our Ready for Impact pitch competitions, opportunities to network with scientists and humanitarians at our Scientist Speed Dating events, critique of remote sensing and geospatial methods and applications via the Earth Science Review Board, and much more!
Emergency management professionals from across the country gather to explore strategies for building resilience and strengthening disaster preparedness nationwide.
