NASA Data Used to Battle Invasive Mosquitoes
A NASA-enhanced website that began in California to strengthen mosquito control efforts has gone cross-country. Utah and New Jersey state public health officials and mosquito control agencies are now using the California Vectorborne Disease Surveillance System (CalSurv) to help monitor and respond to potential outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases.
Data have been used from several...
A Challenge to Automatically Assess Damaged Buildings After a Disaster
Quickly identifying disaster-damaged buildings can be the difference between life and death. Using satellite and aerial images to survey damage is less risky to emergency responders than obtaining ground level views, however reviewing these images is time-consuming because it’s still done using manual methods.
In an attempt to spur innovation in automated damage assessment, NASA Earth...