Latest News and Impact
Read the news, blogs, and stories that highlight the impact of our innovative work to address critical development challenges.
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Youth Climate Leadership in Central America: Projects from Jóvenes Geoespaciales
At the Jóvenes Geoespaciales training in El Salvador, 45 talented young students worked in groups to use NASA satellite data and Google Earth Engine to develop projects for local climate resilience. Each group learned how to develop their own ArcGIS StoryMaps web page for displaying their data, which they can use to advocate for climate action.
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Expanding the Orbit of Climate Action: Youth Geospatial Leadership in Central America
SERVIR recently collaborated with the Central American Aerospace Network to lead the Jóvenes Geoespaciales (“Geospatial Youth”) workshop for 45 young students in San Miguel, El Salvador. The students used NASA Earth data and open access tools to create their own projects for local climate resilience, including maps for monitoring crop health, wildfires, and deforestation.
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Webinar: Floods, Droughts, and Water Security: How Is Water Data Critical to Climate Resilience?
We're partnering with ResilienceLinks to host a webinar highlighting how USAID and NASA are strengthening access to critical water data to promote climate resilience. Join us Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 9:00AM - 10:15AM, GMT -4. Register online to attend.
Where We Work
SERVIR works in more than 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America. Learn how we work with our partners to make a difference in each region
What We Do
SERVIR integrates NASA’s world class science and data with USAID’s development expertise and network of partners and relationships around the world. SERVIR harnesses the power of satellite data and science collaboration to support healthy, sustainable communities, livelihoods, and environments.
Service Catalog
The SERVIR Global Service Catalog is a searchable collection of our demand-driven geospatial services that use Earth observations and climate data to support decision making and climate resilient development
Explore the Service CatalogService Areas
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Agriculture & Food Security
SERVIR works with partner countries to strengthen food security and economic growth through sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture. This includes services that estimate crop yields, map field conditions, and analyze potential risks like drought and locust invasions.
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Air Quality and Health
SERVIR’s services help users track environmental conditions that affect public health. This service area tracks sources of air pollution and affected areas, both for healthier populations and to mitigate climate change.
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Ecosystem & Carbon Management
SERVIR supports partners in monitoring and sustainable management of forests and other natural resources. SERVIR services provide actionable information to track fires, deforestation, restoration, biodiversity, and report on greenhouse gas inventories.
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Water Security
SERVIR supports reliable access to water for all. SERVIR services help partner countries monitor water quantity and quality, and promote the sustainable use of surface and groundwater.
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Weather & Climate Resilience
SERVIR helps partner countries and communities prepare for and manage the impacts from extreme weather, floods, droughts, and landslides. SERVIR provides accessible information in support of early warning systems and management of climate hazards.
Resource Library
Explore our growing collection of use cases, training, guidance, and reports on SERVIR services in our Resource Library.
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