From Earth Science to Action: Enabling MSI's through NASA Data, Opportunities, and Communities
Creators: name: Elizabeth R. Joyner
name: Freddie Landry
name: Morewell Gasseller
name: Hazem Mahmoud
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Important - Please check for the newest version of this Zenodo file.

Update:  Registration for Session 1 is extended through 01/10/2025!  Session 2 Registration is now closed.

Date: 

Sat. Jan 11, 2025

Location: 

IN-PERSON ONLY

Xavier University of LA 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125NCF Academic Science Complex Bldg 37

Room 173 

See campus map in Files.

Google Map link to Xavier Parking Lot.



Event Overview: 


We welcome you to the From Earth Science to Action: Enabling MSI’s through NASA Data, Opportunities and Communities event located at Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The event is hosted by XULA in collaboration with NASA's Earth Science Data Systems, Xavier University of Louisiana, NASA's Early Career Research Program, and The American Meteorological Society (AMS) ahead of the 2025 AMS Annual Meeting.  The goal of this activity is to interact with and support the Earth science data users from MSI's across the region, as well as ones who are traveling to New Orleans to attend the AMS meeting. 

 

The planning team will tailor the activities to meet the needs of both beginning users of NASA data, as well as more experienced ones.  Therefore, to better serve the needs of these MSI communities of potential and practice, the event will be broken into two parts:

Session 1: Overview and Introduction to NASA Earthdata, other NASA Programs, and External Community9AM-12PM:   All MSI's are welcome to attend, regardless of experience with using NASA Earthdata. 





Overview of NASA’s Earth Science Division, the Earth Science Data Systems Program, the Early Career Research Program and other projects, opportunities, and community engagement activities within the Earth Science Division

Also come and learn from community partners about resources, opportunities, and events to become more connected!





Attendees will receive a free copy of Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change: Answers to Your Ocean and Atmosphere Questions by Ellen Prager and Dave Jones. Columbia University Press











Time



Description



Presenter (Room 105)





8:45 - 9 AM

Registration Table Opens


Lobby of NCF Academic Science Complex Bldg 37, Room 173 





9 - 9:30 AM



Welcome from XULA, Introductions, Interactive Activity



XULA, E. Joyner, Community Coordinator & Team





9:30  - 10 AM



Overview of NASA’s Earth Science Division and the new Earth Science to Action Strategy with focus on Earth Science Data Systems



Dr. Yaitza Luna-Cruz, Program Executive, Hannah Townley, ESDS Operations Officer





10 - 10: 30 AM



NASA’s Earth Science Division Opportunities and Community Engagement – Your place at NASA



Cynthia Hall, Program Support Scientist





10:30- 10:40 AM



Break



 





10:40 - 11:20 AM



Introductions



Cynthia Hall, Program Support Scientist





11:20 – 11:35 AM



Connecting with Communities: American Meteorological Society – Towards a Thriving Planet



Dr. Kandis Boyd, AMS Councilor and Executive Committee Member





11:35-12 PM



Closing



E. Joyner, Community Coordinator






 


Session 2:  Earthdata Hands-on Workshop (Separate Registration Required)12-5 PM: Lunch provided prior to the training event for Session 2 Participants only.  

This hands-on workshop, led by Dr. Hazem Mahmoud and Elizabeth Joyner, will explore common NASA Earthdata tools for accessing Earth and environmental data, like NASA Earthdata Search, Worldview, Giovanni, VEDA, and more in a classroom setting! While these resources may be used to access a variety of NASA Earth observation data from all different spheres of the Earth system, the focus of this workshop will center on Air Quality use cases.

 

This hands-on session is limited to 30 participants who have some familiarity with NASA data and remote sensing.  A subsequent registration form will be sent to the first 30 who respond in this survey their intention to attend.

 

(By Invitation/Confirmation; Requires separate registration.) 






Time



Description



Presenter





12 - 12:15 PM



Break and Move to Room 270 on 2nd Floor



All





12:15 - 1 PM



Boxed Lunch provided



XULA





1 - 4:30 PM



This session is designed for users who have some familiarity with NASA data 



Intro to Remote Sensing  (Air Quality Use Case)

Overview of Earthdata tools for data access and visualization




Dr. Hazem Mahmoud, DAAC Scientist

E. Joyner, Community Coordinator





4:30 - 5 PM



Wrap Up, Reflection, Feedback



E. Joyner, Community Coordinator





Event Registration: 

Deadline is extended through 01/10/2025!



Session 1:Overview and Introduction to NASA Earthdata 



9AM - 12PM

Coffee, tea, water and light refreshments provided by XULA

Registration - See link above



Session 2: Earthdata Hands-on Workshop



Limited to 30. First come, first served.

Registration: The first 30 who communicate interest in the registration link above will be contacted and sent separate registration form to complete to hold their space. 

Coffee, tea, water and light refreshments provided by XULA

Pre-Workshop Tasks:



Create an Earthdata Login: Please ensure you have an Earthdata Login account before the workshop begins.

Submit the NASA Openscapes JupyterHub Access Form - Select Workshop Participant option

Bring Your Own Laptop and Charger: Remember to bring your laptop and charger to the training. 






Event Organizers:



Dr. Morewell Gasseller, Xavier University of Louisiana (mgassell@xula.edu)

Dr. Freddie Landry, Xavier University of Louisiana (flandry@xula.edu)

Elizabeth Joyner, Earth Science Data Systems (Elizabeth.r.joyner@nasa.gov)

Wendy Edwards, Earth Science Data Systems (Wendy.x.edwards@NASA.gov) 


Presenters: 



Dr. Yaítza Luna Cruz, NASA Program Executive

Cyndi Hall, Early Career Research Program

Hannah Townley, Earth Science Data Systems

Dr. Hazem Mahmoud, Atmospheric Science Data Center

Colleen Fava, LA Space Grant Consortium

AMS 2025 Local Organizing Committee
description: NASA Worldview



General Resources:



Tutorial: Getting Started with NASA Worldview 

Webinar: NASA Worldview—Explore the Earth from Past to Present with Global Satellite Observations

Blog: NASA Worldview and Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS)

FAQ: NASA Worldview and GIBS





Giovanni

Exercises:



See AGU Fall 2023 Pre-Meeting Workshop Giovanni Exercises.pdf in Files section



General Resources:



Giovanni Tutorials (type Giovanni into the search bar) 

Giovanni User Guide  



Science Discovery Engine: The Science Discovery Engine (SDE) enables discovery of over 80k open science datasets, software packages, and documents across SMD.



NASA Environmental Justice Data Search Interface  (BETA)



The new interface enables users to conduct a general search or search within eight focus areas, such as Disasters, Climate Change, Extreme Heat, Urban Flooding, and Water Availability. 





VEDA 



VEDA Data Catalog

VEDA User Documentation



How to use our ecosystem for cloud-enabled open science with Earth data at NASA



VEDA JupyterHub

VEDA Example Notebooks

VEDA Wiki 






Earthdata Search



Earthdata Search 



Use NASA Earthdata Search to discover and access Earth observation data collections from NASA EOSDIS and other U.S and international entities. Multiple search and filtering options are available!



General Resources:



Webinar: Learn How to Discover, Access, and Customize Multiple Datasets Using Earthdata Search

Tutorial: How to Search and Customization Options in Earthdata Search 

How to: Create a Subscription in Earthdata Search

How To: Configure Customizable Icons

How To: Download Data Using Earthdata Search

How To: Configure and Confirm Download Methods in Earthdata Search

How To: Use Smart Handoffs in Earthdata Search 

Earthdata Search Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)



Earthdata Forum 



The Earthdata Forum provides a central online location where data users can interact with subject matter experts from DAACs to discuss data applications and research needs, and get answers to specific questions about accessing, viewing, and manipulating NASA Earth observation data.



Tutorials



NASA Earthdata Forum Quick Video Guide: Menu Features

NASA Earthdata Forum Quick Video Guide: How to Post a New Question

NASA Earthdata Forum Quick Video Guide: Faceted Search

NASA Earthdata Forum Quick Video Guide: Favorite Tags

Webinar: NASA's Earthdata Forum Connect to a Growing Body 







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