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Organizing your AOI and Land Cover Observations
Hello! My name is Sophia and I live in San Diego, California. I
recently finished making all 37 observations for my AOI, which I did
over the course of exactly one week. I took observations almost every
day, spreading out my data-collecting, which I recommend if you start
well before your data deadline so you don’t get too burnt out!
To start, I generated my AOI grid. Make sure to look at your grid
in satellite view to ensure that the vast majority of the
points are accessible. Zoom into each point to see ...
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GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Audience
Middle and high school students
Time
2 class periods, plus additional time for data collection
Day 1 : Read “Cream of the Crop”
Day 2 : Use the activity “Just Passing Through”
Materials
Cream
of the Crop Natural Inquirer monograph (download the pdf from
the webpage) GLOBE learning activity Just
Passing Through (pdf) GLOBE’s Agriculture
Protocol Bundle
Everyone around the world relies on agriculture, whether they live
in cities or rural areas. Many of us don’t think about ...
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GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
HYDROSPHERE
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
PEDOSPHERE (SOIL)
BIOSPHERE
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS
Cadets from the Wisconsin Wing - Great Lakes Regions
observing the sky.
🌤️ Mission Overview
The 2025 Aviation Weather Mission brings together Civil Air Patrol
cadets (ages 12–20) and senior members across the country to
contribute meaningful aviation weather data as part of a national
collaboration with NASA Earth Science. Participants record real-time
airport conditions, GLOBE Cloud observations, and aircraft details,
supporting satellite collocations provided by the NASA GLOBE Clouds
team at NASA Langley Research Center. These observations help ...
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Curriculum:
STEM
GLOBE Mission Earth News:
TEACHER STORIES
STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
CLOUDS
Learning Activities:
DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE
OUTDOOR: EXPLORE & CONNECT
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
For my (Area of Interest) AOI project I collected my 37 points using
GLOBE observer, google maps, and a grid creator. These tools made
collecting my data points a lot easier.
To start I plotted where all my AOI points would be based on a
central point. Using CVS and GeoJson files I was able to get all 37
AOI points in that area. When choosing a center point for your grid
you should consider things that will affect your ability to take
photos before placing your center point. Originally I had placed my
AOI points in West Bloomfield but due to the large amount of private ...
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Curriculum:
STEM
Investigation Areas:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Kansas Wing cadets making
observations.
🌤️ Mission Overview
The 2025 Aviation Weather Mission brings together Civil Air Patrol
cadets (ages 12–20) and senior members across the country to
contribute meaningful aviation weather data as part of a national
collaboration with NASA Earth Science. Participants record real-time
airport conditions, GLOBE Cloud observations, and aircraft details,
supporting satellite collocations provided by the NASA GLOBE Clouds
team at NASA Langley Research Center. These observations help validate
satellite data and ...
Posted in:
Curriculum:
STEM
GLOBE Mission Earth News:
TEACHER STORIES
STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
CLOUDS
Learning Activities:
DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE
OUTDOOR: EXPLORE & CONNECT
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Konch jalaun uttar pradesh India dated 09/06/2025 time 0430 PM.
Temprature- 46 de&ree, Humidity-- 9%, Barometric pressure- 1000
Mbr, Wind Speed - 20 Km/h, Wind Direction- North West, Wind Chill- 46
degree, Dew Point - 3 degree, UV Index Low, Ozone 92, Cloud Cover -
0%, Rain Probability- 0%, Precipitation-- 0.0 mm. Up sky image is here
to watch weather.
Posted in:
Curriculum:
EDUCATION RESEARCH
STEM
Field Campaigns:
SEASONS AND BIOMES
GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN):
GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)
GLOBE Mission Earth News:
STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
GLOBE Science Topics:
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
DATA INCLUDED
GENERAL SCIENCE
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
GLOBE Working Groups:
SCIENCE WORKING GROUP
EDUCATION WORKING GROUP
Investigation Areas:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Learning Activities:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
News Topics:
GLOBE MISSION EARTH
Primary Audience:
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Student Research Reports:
MISSION EARTH REPORT
Teacher's Guide:
DOCUMENT TYPES
Riverside Composite Squadron
Heraldry Oklahoma Wing (SWR-OK-092) Cadets gathering and
recording data.
🌤️ Mission Overview
The 2025 Aviation Weather Mission brings together Civil Air Patrol
cadets (ages 12–20) and senior members across the country to
contribute meaningful aviation weather data as part of a national
collaboration with NASA Earth Science. Participants record real-time
airport conditions, GLOBE Cloud observations, and aircraft details,
supporting satellite collocations provided by the NASA GLOBE Clouds
team at NASA Langley ...
Posted in:
Curriculum:
STEM
GLOBE Mission Earth News:
TEACHER STORIES
STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
CLOUDS
Learning Activities:
DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE
OUTDOOR: EXPLORE & CONNECT
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Konch jalaun uttar pradesh India dated 27/04/2025 sunday time 0100
PM. Temprature- 42 degree, Humidity- 9%, Cloud Cover - 100%, Wind
Speed- 12 Km/h, Wind Direction- North West, Barometric Pressure-- 1005
mbr, Wind Chill- 37 degree, Dew Point - 1 degree, Ozone - 109, U V
Index- High, Up sky image is here to watch weather conditions now.
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Curriculum:
EDUCATION RESEARCH
STEM
Field Campaigns:
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN):
GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)
GLOBE Mission Earth News:
STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
GLOBE Science Topics:
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
DATA INCLUDED
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
GLOBE Working Groups:
SCIENCE WORKING GROUP
EDUCATION WORKING GROUP
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Learning Activities:
ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
News Topics:
GLOBE MISSION EARTH
Primary Audience:
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
TRAINERS
Cadet C/SRA Wall taking photo of aircraft pointed out by SM
Palermo of St. George Composite Squadron Utah Wing (RMR-UT-051).
🌤️ Mission Overview
The 2025 Aviation Weather Mission brings together Civil Air Patrol
cadets (ages 12–20) and senior members across the country to
contribute meaningful aviation weather data as part of a national
collaboration with NASA Earth Science. Participants record real-time
airport conditions, GLOBE Cloud observations, and aircraft details,
supporting satellite collocations provided by the NASA GLOBE Clouds
team at NASA ...
Posted in:
Curriculum:
STEM
GLOBE Mission Earth News:
TEACHER STORIES
STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
CLOUDS
Learning Activities:
DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE
OUTDOOR: EXPLORE & CONNECT
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Discover the Wonders of the World’s Forests!
Greetings, middle and high school educators! Are you ready to bring
the wonders of forests into your classroom? Dive into this blog series
that bridges the resources of Natural Inquirer and the GLOBE Program,
designed to inspire curiosity, scientific exploration, and
environmental stewardship among your students.
GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk
This series is part of the
GLOBE
and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk Project , which connects the
hands-on science of the GLOBE Program with the captivating research
found ...
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Curriculum:
SCIENCE AND MATH
GLOBE Science Topics:
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
PRECIPITATION
AIR TEMPERATURE
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
BIOMETRY (INCLUDING TREE HEIGHT)
LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
CARBON CYCLE
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS
Teacher's Guide:
MIDDLE: 6-8
SECONDARY: 9-12
Audience
Middle school and high school
Time
Approximately 2 class periods: one for reading the Natural Inquirer
inquiry and reviewing images and charts, and one for using the GLOBE resources.
Day 1 : Dive into The World’s Forests 2 inquiry, exploring
images and data.
Day 2 : Apply your learning with GLOBE resources for hands-on discovery.
Materials
The
World’s Forests 2 (pdf), Inquiry 1
Earth
System Poster learning activities (pdf)
Analyzing
Global Patterns with the Earth System Satellite Images (see ...
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Curriculum:
SCIENCE AND MATH
GLOBE Science Topics:
CLIMATE
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
PRECIPITATION
BIOMETRY (INCLUDING TREE HEIGHT)
LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS
Teacher's Guide:
MIDDLE: 6-8
SECONDARY: 9-12
Audience
Middle school and high school
Time
Approximately 2 class periods:
Day 1 : Dive into the fascinating world of biodiversity
through reading, exploring images, and analyzing charts.
Day 2 : Apply what you've learned by engaging with GLOBE
resources and interactive tools.
Materials
The
World’s Forests 2 (pdf), Inquiry 2
Earth
System Poster learning activities (pdf)
Analyzing
Global Patterns with the Earth System Satellite Images (see
text for instructions)
Optional: GLOBE Protocols ...
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Curriculum:
SCIENCE AND MATH
GLOBE Science Topics:
CLIMATE
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
BIOMETRY (INCLUDING TREE HEIGHT)
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS
Teacher's Guide:
MIDDLE: 6-8
SECONDARY: 9-12
Exploring the Benefits of Forests: A Dynamic Learning Experience for Middle and High School Students
Audience
Middle school and high school
Time
Approximately 2 class periods:
Day 1 : Dive into readings and analyze charts and images from
The World’s Forests 2.
Day 2 : Use GLOBE resources to bring learning to life through
hands-on exploration.
Materials
The
World’s Forests 2 (pdf), Inquiry 3
Earth
System Poster learning activities (pdf)
Analyzing
Global Patterns with the Earth System Satellite Images (see
text for instructions)
Optional: GLOBE Protocols
Surface ...
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Curriculum:
SCIENCE AND MATH
GLOBE Science Topics:
CLIMATE
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
Investigation Areas:
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS
Teacher's Guide:
MIDDLE: 6-8
SECONDARY: 9-12
Audience
Middle school and high school
Time
Approximately 2 class periods:
Day 1 : Explore the role of forests in the carbon cycle
through reading and analyzing charts and images.
Day 2 : Engage with GLOBE resources and interactive learning
tools for hands-on discovery.
Materials
The
World’s Forests 2 (pdf), Inquiry 4
Carbon
Travels Game (pdf)
Optional: GLOBE Carbon
Cycle protocols
Optional: My NASA Data pacing guide Trees
and the Carbon Cycle (pdf)
What do the world’s forests have to ...
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Curriculum:
SCIENCE AND MATH
GLOBE Science Topics:
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
CARBON CYCLE
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS
Teacher's Guide:
MIDDLE: 6-8
SECONDARY: 9-12
Audience
Middle school and high school
Time
Approximately 2 class periods:
Day 1 : Analyze the Natural Inquirer inquiry, focusing on
charts and text.
Day 2 : Use GLOBE tools to explore real-world data and trends.
Materials
The
World’s Forests 2 (pdf), Inquiry 5
Data
Visualization System
Advanced
Data Access Tool
Steps
in the Scientific Process
How well are we managing our forests worldwide?
Forest managers take many factors into consideration when making
decisions. In recent ...
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Curriculum:
SCIENCE AND MATH
GLOBE Science Topics:
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS
Teacher's Guide:
MIDDLE: 6-8
SECONDARY: 9-12
Our project for SEES 2024 was "Creating a Model to Identify
High-Risk Areas for Flash Flooding in Houston, Texas." In this
blog, I will discuss how we calculated which areas are "high-risk."
There are many ways to identify the most at-risk points of flooding
in a given region. Such points are commonly identified in a flood map,
such as the one here:
For our project, we decided to look at elevation data, which is
perhaps the most intuitive: water flows downhill and will accumulate
in the lowest regions. To get our elevation data, we used ...
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GLOBE Science Topics:
CLIMATE CHANGE
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
Investigation Areas:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
BIOSPHERE
LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
Primary Audience:
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Student Research Reports:
MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT
SEES 2024 Experience
Getting the opportunity to participate in the NASA SEES Earth System
Explorers program has positively impacted my educational and career
journey in more ways than I could've imagined. Throughout this
internship, I gained an immense amount of knowledge in Earth science,
utilizing the GLOBE Observer app, ArcGIS, Collect Earth Online,
Python, and many other tools to better understand the environment
around us. During the last few weeks of the program, a team of seven
other interns and I completed our own research project called
"Harnessing ...
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GLOBE Science Topics:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
MOSQUITOES
Primary Audience:
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Student Research Reports:
MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT
If you had asked me what “citizen science” was before this internship
with the NASA SEES ( STEM Enhancement in Earth Science ) Earth System
Explorers, I most likely would have conjured a description that
involved studying the human body. Now, however, I feel confident in
saying that citizen science is a dynamic, extraordinary meaningful
process by which everyday citizens contribute to real-world scientific
research. This internship allowed me to take on the roles of both a
citizen scientist and a researcher, deeply engaging with my local
community and environment while ...
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GLOBE Science Topics:
DATA INCLUDED
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Student Research Reports:
MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT
The wildfire data analysis journey began with a dataset comprising
over 1200 points located in the California region. To uncover the
correlation between land cover types and wildfire risk, we first
needed to determine the wildfire risk for each point using the FEMA
Wildfire Risk Map. This step involved entering coordinates into the
software to obtain the wildfire risk index for each location. From
this dataset, we categorized approximately 325 points as having a very
low risk, 350 as moderate risk, and 578 as very high risk for
wildfires. These categories served as the ...
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GLOBE Science Topics:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
Primary Audience:
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Student Research Reports:
MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT
My group’s project focused on using land cover data and GLOBE
Observer images to create a machine learning model that can predict
land surface temperature - a measure of how hot the surface of the
Earth feels in a given location. For context, GLOBE is short for
“Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment”. It’s an
app that lets volunteers across the world take observations of their
local community (these could be of cloud cover, land cover, or
mosquito habitats) and these observations help scientists track
changes in the environment. It’s part of a wider ...
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GLOBE Science Topics:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
HYDROSPHERE
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
MOSQUITOES
Learning Activities:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
LAND COVER/BIOLOGY
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Student Research Reports:
MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT
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