EO Humanitarian Decision Maker Guide

This guide helps humanitarian decision-makers assess whether and how to use satellite data in their work. It offers a structured framework and real-world case studies to support informed, ethical, and impactful decisions.

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    NASA Lifelines Team Returns from Colombia, Ready for Impact Pitch Showcase and Mural Unveiling

    The NASA Lifelines team traveled to Bogotá to host the Ready for Impact Pitch Showcase, where eleven teams presented satellite-data solutions for early warning and disaster response. The trip also marked the unveiling of the second Crisis Readiness Accelerator mural.
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    Speed Dating Research Briefs September 2025

    Our September 2025 Virtual Speed Dating Event pairs humanitarians and Earth scientists to tackle shelter, damage, and displacement, guided by briefs on unmapped facilities, impact updates, and displacement signals.
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    Twilio.org and NASA Lifelines Launch Crisis Readiness Accelerator in Colombia 

    NASA Lifelines and Twilio.org are thrilled to announce the launch of a new Crisis Readiness Accelerator in Colombia, designed to harness the power of satellite data and digital communications to strengthen humanitarian response and resilience.  Backed by Twilio’s technology and grant funding, the accelerator will support interdisciplinary teams working on local use cases, like earthquake […]
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    EO Humanitarian Decision Maker Guide

    This guide helps humanitarian decision-makers assess whether and how to use satellite data in their work. It offers a structured framework and real-world case studies to support informed, ethical, and impactful decisions.
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    Mapping for Impact: Insights from YouthMappers Supper Clubs

    As a follow-up to our NASA Lifelines blog on the YouthMappers webinar Harnessing Geospatial Data for Humanitarian Impact with YouthMappers, we are excited to share highlights from the YouthMappers Supper Club Challenge. This global initiative invited chapters to host conversations under the theme “Mapping for Impact: Lessons, Challenges, and Innovations in Humanitarian Mapping.” Students from […]
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    Building Crisis-Ready Partnerships: Learning from “Speed Dating” in Bogotá

    At our Bogotá Speed Dating event under the Twilio Crisis Readiness Accelerator, 64 participants from humanitarian, government, and technical organizations convened to form new partnerships backed by flexible pilot grants.