The fourth Applied Sciences Team

SERVIR Applied Sciences Team (AST)

About the AST Program

The SERVIR Applied Sciences Team (AST) supports the NASA Earth Science Division’s Applied Sciences Program in developing science applications and services for international development through the use of Earth observations. Developed in collaboration with SERVIR regional hubs, these projects are also designed to build regional capacity for using these cutting edge tools and data.

AST members have collaborated with colleagues at SERVIR's hubs across the globe: Amazonia, Hindu Kush Himalaya, Southeast Asia, and West Africa, as well as Mesoamerica and Eastern & Southern Africa (which are no longer active hubs). The projects bring the latest in Earth observation and geospatial focus on regional issues in the following Service Areas: Agriculture and Food Security, Water Security, Ecosystem and Carbon Management, Weather and Climate Resilience, and Air Quality and Health.

The first solicitation SERVIR’s Applied Sciences Team (AST) was issued in 2011. After a competitive process, eleven proposals were selected as four-year funded efforts to address identified end-user needs in SERVIR hub regions. A second cohort was selected in 2015, followed by a third in 2019. The most recent cohort was announced in February 2023.

Banner photo: The fourth Applied Sciences Team poses at a gathering in February 2023.