New SERVIR Hub to Help Manage Natural Resources in West Africa
Monday, September 19, 2016 - 13:01
in Earth & Climate
The applied science team for the recently established SERVIR West Africa will develop tools to use NASA satellite-based Earth imaging data to monitor natural resources. The first priorities are critical regional issues, such as food security, water resources and land use change, in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger and Senegal. Professor Michael Wimberly will utilize Landsat images to track the changes in forest reserves, while professor Niall Hanan will use Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, images to evaluate grazing lands.