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NAXA came to the Earth Science Review Board with a question that often sits at the center of climate-informed municipal planning. How do you measure heat and cold stress at the scale a local government actually plans at? NAXA is…
This report from Hamish William Patten and NASA Lifelines Advisor Zineg Bhaby unpacks the critical function that statistics can serve in natural disaster response. Their recently published report lays out statistical methods as a foundation for humanitarian analysis and identifies the gaps where future applications can improve preparation for and response to disasters.
The State of Open Humanitarian Data 2026 from OCHA assesses data availability across humanitarian crises using the HDX Data Grids framework. The report details what open data exists by location and category, helping practitioners and decision makers identify gaps in the information landscape for crisis response.
Common Space's Seeing What Matters report presents findings from a global survey assessing demand for an openly licensed, community-tasked satellite mission dedicated to capturing data for humanitarian action. The report helps define where, when, and how high-resolution satellite imagery is needed to serve public interests.
The GeoAI for Humanitarian Action report explores how artificial intelligence and satellite data can strengthen humanitarian decision-making, while identifying the practical barriers that limit adoption. Drawing on community insights, it outlines strategies to build partnerships, tools, and programs that help humanitarian organizations translate GeoAI innovations into real-world impact.
The Data Studios are a different way of organizing geospatial and remote sensing resources. Instead of starting with a dataset and asking people to figure out what to do with it, we start with the real-world questions and work backwards from the use case.
Using corrected nighttime lights from NASA's Black Marble, researchers mapped a decade of global electrification to show worldwide changes over time. The data reveals areas where access to electricity is growing, where gaps persist, and how satellite data can guide the support of communities in need.
This Supper Club pre-read introduces how GeoAI is being applied to disaster response, damage assessments, and longer- term recovery. Both this document and the accompanying Supper Club discussion are part of the broader Lifelines humanitarian geoAI research initiative, which aims to evaluate the use of GeoAI across the humanitarian lifecycle and to develop guidelines for its responsible application
This Supper Club pre-read introduces how GeoAI is being applied to humanitarian risk assessments and early warning systems. Both this document and the accompanying Supper Club discussion are part of the broader Lifelines humanitarian geoAI research initiative, which aims to evaluate the use of GeoAI across the humanitarian lifecycle and to develop guidelines for its responsible application
This literature review examines how satellite remote sensing is used to document human rights violations in conflict zones, highlighting the need for more transparent and collaborative approaches between geospatial and human rights experts.
