All participants in the EPSCoR All-Hands Meeting on Sept. 16-17, 2024 are invited to participate in citizen science investigation using a free app supported by NASA that allows volunteers to learn more about our shared environment by taking observations of the land, clouds, trees and mosquito habitat.
We will use the app, called GLOBE Observer, during our trip to the Lubrecht Experimental Forest on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
GLOBE Observer is free to download via the App Store or Google Play: https://observer.globe.gov/about/get-the-app
Participants in the All-Hands meeting who would like to experiment with the app should download it prior to our team visit to the Lubrecht Experimental Forest. You will also need to make an account (and remember your password!) There may not be consistent cell service at the site, so we recommend getting set up on Sept. 16.
We will be using the LAND COVER protocol which helps us document land cover and land use, as well as change over time, and potentially the TREES protocol.
This very short video gives an excellent overview of the Land Cover tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEPl85s6LkI
More info on LAND COVER is here
And this is video is an overview of the TREES protocol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFP7eXC3Ku0
NASA has created a demo site specifically for SMART FIRES -- you can view this project here: https://www.globe.gov/web/smart-fires-citizen-science
Our Referral Code is: GLIDAALV
Who knows what we can do together? Let's explore at the All-Hands Meeting!
