{"id":178211,"date":"2023-02-17T09:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T14:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=178211"},"modified":"2023-08-01T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T17:00:13","slug":"about-servir","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/servir\/about-servir\/","title":{"rendered":"About SERVIR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>SERVIR<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/servir\/\">SERVIR Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>About SERVIR<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" 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Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/servirglobal.net\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SERVIR Website <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Regions<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/servir\/servir-southeast-asia\/\">Southeast Asia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/servir\/servir-west-africa\/\">West Africa<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/servir\/#news\">News<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/servir\/#multimedia\">Multimedia<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-page-intro hds-page-intro-banner width-full maxw-full padding-0 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto margin-bottom-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md line-height-sm color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout SERVIR\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA joint initiative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and leading geospatial organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, SERVIR partners with countries and organizations in these regions to address critical challenges in climate change, food security, water and related disasters, land use, and air quality. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-cambodia.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Using satellite data and geospatial technology, SERVIR co-develops innovative solutions through a network of regional hubs to improve resilience and sustainable resource management at local, national and regional scales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SERVIR increases awareness and access to information and supports analysis to help people in these regions through early action and the use of Earth observation information, Earth science, and technology.  With activities in more than 50 countries, SERVIR has already improved the capacity to develop local solutions by developing over 40 custom services, collaborating with over 600 institutions, and training more than 10,000 individuals. Useful resources to find out more about SERVIR’s approach to service planning include the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.servirglobal.net\/Portals\/0\/Toolkit\/ServicePlanningToolkit_2021%20revision_%20clean%20v1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"> Service Planning Toolkit <\/a>and SERVIR’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.servirglobal.net\/Portals\/0\/Documents\/SERVIR_Strategic_Plan_2020-2025_Signed_Final.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic Plan for 2020-2025.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=1909&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1909\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=1909&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 47% 18%; object-position: 47% 18%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=1909&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1909w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=150&h=151&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 150w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=298&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 298w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=768&h=772&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=1018&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1018w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=1527&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1527w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=50&h=50&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 50w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=100&h=101&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 100w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=200&h=201&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 200w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=398&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 398w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=597&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 597w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=895&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 895w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-148-22717\/as17-148-22717~large.jpg?w=1193&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1909px) 100vw, 1909px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"> The visible land mass is the southern two-thirds of the African continent, with Madagascar at right. A portion of Antarctica is visible at bottom frame. <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Developed in 2004 by researchers at NASA’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/marshall\/home\/index.html\">Marshall Space Flight Center<\/a> in Huntsville, Alabama, and implemented through NASA partnerships with leading regional organizations around the globe, SERVIR\u2019s name is derived from the Spanish word meaning “to serve”. SERVIR provides critical information and support services to help national, regional and local governments, forecasters, climatologists and other researchers track environmental changes, evaluate ecological threats and rapidly respond to and assess damage from disasters.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By late 2008, the SERVIR model, through the support of NASA and USAID, extended to Eastern and Southern Africa through partnership with the Kenya-based <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcmrd.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cangela.b.ridgeway%40nasa.gov%7C6dd6d15371ee45f5647308db4cbe20d5%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638188151713809999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zcMphsUUeh%2BtyHG1BTWsfeqGEY4l75c%2B%2BWNnyDotItI%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development<\/a> (RCMRD). Expansion continued in late 2010, when SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya was established at the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icimod.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cangela.b.ridgeway%40nasa.gov%7C6dd6d15371ee45f5647308db4cbe20d5%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638188151713809999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XNt9Xv%2FM6Nsgt3KkS%2FgP7zPG45MVXOpAjvW6S7LC4c0%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development<\/a> (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Global expansion extended to Asia’s Lower Mekong region in 2014 with SERVIR Mekong, implemented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adpc.net%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cangela.b.ridgeway%40nasa.gov%7C6dd6d15371ee45f5647308db4cbe20d5%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638188151713809999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=46aTUqqGWuHZRyfkvHlQhWDBoD78DYhFHSWQXm5gzG4%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asian Disaster Preparedness Center<\/a> (ADPC) and consortium partners. In 2016, SERVIR West Africa became the fourth SERVIR hub, implemented by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) subsidiary, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fagrhymet.cilss.int%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cangela.b.ridgeway%40nasa.gov%7C6dd6d15371ee45f5647308db4cbe20d5%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638188151713809999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=s2%2Fn2ZaTG02iLiQU%2FnXz4zDYHr18fLAzJHBSR5Vxxxc%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agrometeorology, Hydrology and Meteorology<\/a> (AGRHYMET) Regional Center in Niamey, Niger, and its consortium partners, with support from Tetra Tech, Inc. USAID and NASA announced a fifth hub, SERVIR Amazonia, in March of 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newest SERVIR hub is located in Cali, Colombia, and implemented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture<\/a> (CIAT) and consortium members. On March 15, 2022, a cooperative agreement to implement Phase II of SERVIR West Africa was awarded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icrisat.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cangela.b.ridgeway%40nasa.gov%7C6dd6d15371ee45f5647308db4cbe20d5%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638188151713809999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rv10rqOIjo1ffacoIs9ycqeQYt7CQORtxERDGVpqT1U%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics<\/a> (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icrisat.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cangela.b.ridgeway%40nasa.gov%7C6dd6d15371ee45f5647308db4cbe20d5%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638188151713809999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rv10rqOIjo1ffacoIs9ycqeQYt7CQORtxERDGVpqT1U%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">ICRISAT<\/a>), as lead organization for the consortium. This agreement extends SERVIR\u2019s activities in the region for the next five years. And in 2023, USAID and NASA launched an expansion of SERVIR Mekong from the Lower Mekong to the Southeast Asia region. SERVIR Southeast Asia was officially launched January 24, 2023. Additional SERVIR hubs are planned for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Farmers planting rice paddy seedlings, Manikganj, Bangladesh\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sarthak-shrestha-20230223-123446.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Farmers planting rice paddy seedlings, Manikganj, Bangladesh.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Sarthak Shrestha\/ICIMOD<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>SERVIR partners worldwide<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, SERVIR is comprised of a global network of leading regional knowledge centers, NASA, USAID, and other partners. The SERVIR network supports geospatial analysis, capacity building, and service design and delivery, and is dedicated to environmental management through the integration of Earth observations and geospatial technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SERVIR program, jointly led by NASA and USAID, is operated by the <a href=\"http:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Science Division<\/a>‘s <a href=\"http:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/applied-sciences\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Applied Sciences Program<\/a> in NASA’s <a href=\"http:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Science Mission Directorate<\/a> in Washington, DC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?hdsnav=marshall-space-flight-center\" data-type=\"hdsnav\" data-id=\"279583\">Marshall Space Flight Center<\/a> is home to the SERVIR Science Coordination Office (SCO). Marshall is supported on the program by four other NASA field centers: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/home\/index.html\">Goddard Space Flight Center<\/a> in Greenbelt, Maryland; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a> in Pasadena, California; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/ames\/home\/index.html\">Ames Research Center<\/a> in Moffett Field, California; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/langley\">Langley Research Center<\/a> in Hampton, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SERVIR relies on other agencies for expertise in scientific research and international development. Partnerships within the U.S. government include the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Weather Service<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Forest Service<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S Department of Agriculture<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Geological Survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"media\"><strong>Media Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Deal<br>Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.<br>256-544-0034<br><a href=\"mailto:jonathan.e.deal@nasa.gov\">jonathan.e.deal@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Missions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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