Dr. Nhut Tan Ho
Joe Bautista
Kevin T Zemlicka
Mario A Giraldo Ph.D.
Kyle Dewey
Fire Student Active Volunteer Experiment (FireSAVE): Improving Fire Recovery Monitoring with In Situ Observations from Minority Serving Institutions in Southern California
Project Type:
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Project Sponsors:
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory - JPL
Project Award:
- $89,995
Project Timeline:
2021-06-07 – 2026-04-01
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The goals for this proposal are separated into two phases corresponding to the solicitation: Pilot Phase 1 (18 months, April 2021 ? September 2022) and Implementation Phase 2 (3 years, October 2022 ? September 2025). The goals for the Pilot Phase are as follows: G1: Develop a comprehensive field guide for field observations pertaining to fire recovery which will be included alongside the FireSAVE project page in the iNaturalist mobile application. Deliverables: Data collection field guide and project web page. G2: Evaluate iNaturalist data systems to identify areas for improving compatibility with NASA?s data quality and archiving standards and for future enhancements of data access capabilities during the Implementation Phase (G6). Deliverables: Assessment report of iNaturalist data systems for integrating into NASA Earth science data systems. G3: Pilot test the FireSAVE citizen science project by introducing it into classroom lesson plans at CSUN and CPP and begin conducting field collections. Deliverables: Initial data collected from field trips and lesson plans that can be used as training materials for future classes. Lessons learned document from pilot. A lessons learned assessment report will also be produced at the end of Phase 1. G4: Develop a web-based GIS tool for integrating and visualizing citizen science collected ground observations with remote sensing data for future fire recovery studies. Deliverables: Publicly accessible web mapping tool that allows users to visualize and explore collected ground observations and overlay NASA remote sensing data. Software will be made available on GitHub. The goals for the Implementation Phase are as follows: G5: Expand project reach to underserved and underrepresented students and the general public by introducing to the curriculum at additional MSIs in Southern California. Deliverables: Lesson plans and training materials that can be shared across educational communities, and reports of project reach and FireSAVE adoption and user statistics. G6: Enhance iNaturalist data export capabilities and improve API with better compatibility with GIS software and NASA EOSDIS applications. Deliverables: Data export interface of iNaturalist data for long-term archival, and updated publicly accessible API. G7: Augment the FireSAVE GIS tool (G4) with analytics capabilities to enable a broader set of studies that benefit managers and decision makers in the community Deliverables: Analytics capabilities added to the web-based GIS tool. Software will be available on GitHub. G8: Deliver multi-year science research datasets and analysis from fire recovery studies that utilize citizen science observations integrated to NASA remote sensing data. Deliverables: Research reports from students and scientists including policy recommendations and new data for future research.