Ames has been involved in public health work since 1985 with the Global Monitoring and Human Health (Di-Mod) applied research projects on malaria risk in California and Mexico. The Center for Health Applications of Aerospace Related Technologies (CHAART) was established by NASA Headquarter's Life Sciences Division in 1995 to continue this work in the form of training, directed research, education and outreach; consulting; and collaboration in the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems / technologies for disease risk modeling, with an emphasis on vector-borne diseases. |
The
Disaster Management / Mitigation component of SGE provides cutting edge
research, development and applications of various technologies (sensors,
platforms, data telemetry and data analysis) for assisting in providing
information on disaster risks and events, and post-event recovery for
the disaster management community. Primary focus thrusts are in wildfire
analysis, floods, and hurricane events. |
The Forestry component of the SGE Applications efforts focuses on development of imaging capabilities and image analysis tools to facilitate the understanding of forest resources, forest health, and forest composition. These factors are key elements of resource sustainability and allow the forest manager to more readily assess the overall condition of forest lands. By providing research and development, demonstrations, applications and technology transfer, SGE ensures that forest managers are kept abreast of the most recent trends in remote sensing technologies. |
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website design Whitney Wegener