2013 Presentations
2013 Annual Meeting Presentations
Sunday, 11 August
Science Advisory Committee presentations Notes from the meeting
Status of Ozone Measurement Instrumentation
Potential SMAP Partnership with GLOBE
Potential Aerosol Measurement Instrumentation
Potential iPhotometer instrument
Education Advisory Committee presentations Notes from the Meeting
Day One - Monday 12 August
Keynote Address: From Eyes on Earth to Hands on GLOBE
Michael H. Freilich, NASA Earth Science Division Director
GLOBE International Advisory Committee (GIAC) Reports:
GLOBE Africa - Mr. Mark Brettenny
GLOBE Asia and the Pacific - Mr. Binod Shrestha
GLOBE Europe and Eurasia - Mr. Karl Torstein Hetland
GLOBE Latin American and the Caribbean - Mr. Godfrey Burnside
GLOBE Near East and North Africa - Mrs. Norah Ibrahim Al Nasser
GLOBE North America - Ms. Lynne Hehr
Small Group Discussions:
Country Coordinators
U.S. Partners
Day Two - Tuesday 13 August
Computer Labs:
D1: GLOBE Website for Partners and Trainers
D2: GLOBE Website for Social Media Capabilities
D3: GLOBE Website Use in Teaching
D5: GLOBE Website: Student Zone
D7: Accessing Landsat Data
Accessing Landsat Data (Part A) Accessing Landsat Data (Part B) GLOVIS Tutorial
Landsat Websites, Movies and Tools Landsat Resources for Educators Band Combinations
Movies (MP4):
Landsat Orbit Swath Landsat data layers (Onion Skin) Landsat - Continuous Data Record
Field Training Sessions:
A1: Aeronet and Measurements of Aerosols
GLOBE Aerosol Importance GLOBE-Aeronet
A2: Air, Surface, Soil Temperature Measurements
A3: GPM and the Outdoor Environmental Education Program GLOBE Project
A4: Cloudsat & Atmosphere Observations
A5: EOS Aura, Discover AQ, SAGE and GLOBE Ozone Measurements
Ozone: Good Up High, Bad Nearby
B1/B2: SMAP Mission and Soil Moisture & Characterization
What is SMAP? Soils Intro/Field Soils Lab
C3: Hydrology – Fresh Water Macroinvertebrates
E1: Investigating the Impact of Urban Development through GLOBE
E2: Landsat 8 and Land Cover Measurements
Day Three - Wednesday 14 August
Keynote Address: What Does it Take to Launch and Operate an Earth Observing Satellite?
Piers Sellers, NASA/GSFC Deputy Director for Science and Exploration
TIRS Testing TIRS Packing - timelapse Landsat 8 launch Landsat Orbit Swath Landsat separation Landsat Tower rollback - timelapse Landsat vehicle Las Vegas Landsat images
Education Strands:
Earth System Science Poster Update
International Scientist Involvement (GISN)
GLOBE/US Science Standards Alignment
NASA Viz/iPad app and GLOBE
Science Strands:
Global Precipitation Mission (GPM)
SERVIR Global by USAID and NASA
Landsat, Terra and Aqua Ecosystem Research
Soil Moisture Active and Passive (SMAP) SMAP on Youtube
Discussion Sessions:
Customizing Your GLOBE Account
Administering GLOBE Workshops on your Partnership Pages
How to evaluate inquiry-based learning
GLOBE and Curriculum Integration
Croatia Germany Thailand USA (Michigan)
Running GLOBE International Partnerships
Day Four - Thursday 15 August
D4: Website Use in Data Access and Visualization
D6: Data Entry