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In response to inquiries regarding data not showing up on the GLOBE Visualization Map under the SMAP Block Pattern layer, The GLOBE Program would like to get the word out that participating schools/teams must be inputting the data via the SMAP Block Pattern Soil Moisture Protocol. If another protocol is used, the data will not show up in the SMAP layer on the map. In addition, a revised data report has been issued.  >>

December 2015 was a busy month for soil moisture data collection. Many new schools joined the SMAP Soil Moisture Measurement Field Campaign, almost doubling the data collection for November 2015. The GLOBE Program would like to congratulate all particpants for their excellent work and dedication to this campaign.  >>

How does knowing our planet’s soil moisture help us in understanding agriculture’s reaction to it? Read Brian Campbell’s latest blog and find out!  >>

A GLOBE Program/SMAP Soil Moisture Field Campaign Webinar, entitled “1 Year of the SMAP Mission and Global Shout-Outs to all the GLOBE schools/teams collecting SMAP soil moisture data." will be held Tuesday, 02 February 2016 at 4 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (9 p.m. UTC). The webinar link is: https://gsfc610.adobeconnect.com/globesmap/  >>

The next webinar in the Wayne RESA ICCARS Professional Learning Network for the 2015-2016 School Year series, hosted by David Bydlowski and Andy Henry, will be held on 11 January 2016. It is entitled “Long-Term Climate Effects on Human Settlements and Habitation” and is presented by Dr. Andrea C. Simonelli.  >>