Users apply GIS technology to build a modern platform that streamlines analysis and prediction workflows, increasing analysts' time to make decisions and authoritative customer products.
2022 Proceedings
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Build a Modern Weather Platform
, Student, Clark Magnet High School
, Student, Clark Magnet High School
, Student, Clark Magnet High School
, Student, Clark Magnet High School
, Student, Clark Magnet High School
, Student, Clark Magnet High School
, Student, Clark Magnet High School
, Scientific Programmer, NASA GES DISC
, Data Scientist, NASA
, Chief Scientist/Oceanographer, United States Coast Guard International Ice Patrol
Session Type: User Presentations
Session Level: All Attendees
Presentation 1 Title: Modernizing Coast Guard Iceberg Hazard Analysis and Prediction with ArcGIS Pro
Presentation 1 Speaker 1: Alexis Denton
Presentation 1 Abstract:
In 1913, the International Ice Patrol (IIP) was formed to monitor icebergs and warn mariners in response to the collision of RMS TITANIC with an iceberg near the Grand Banks. IIP relies on a self-contained Geographic Information System (GIS) called the Iceberg Analysis and Prediction System (BAPS) to predict and assess iceberg locations and produce a daily charted limit of known icebergs in the region. However, BAPS is a decades-old system accessed within the soon-obsolete ArcMap and is run in a highly-manual, complicated workflow. In addition, IIP is transitioning to primarily sighting icebergs using satellite imagery, which BAPS is not designed to handle. To improve its iceberg modeling and analysis, IIP partnered with Esri to redevelop BAPS through automation and conversion to ArcGIS Pro. In initial testing, IIP finds a streamlined workflow which will increase time for analysts to scrutinize ocean and ice conditions. In the future, IIP plans to improving public access to the daily Iceberg Limit by incorporating it into web-based applications. Modernizing iceberg hazard analysis and prediction by leveraging contemporary GIS is instrumental to preventing another TITANIC.
Presentation 2 Title: Leveraging NASA’s Earth Observations in GIS to Understand Climate Data
Presentation 2 Speaker 1: Ariana Louise
Presentation 2 Speaker 2: Genevieve Studer-Ellis
Presentation 2 Abstract:
Humans are working together to understand the interconnected location-based systems of our planet. NASA’s Earth Science Division furthers global connectedness and cooperation by deploying fleets of satellites to record and monitor Earth observations. These satellites record petabytes of data every year and allow researchers to integrate and harmonize data from multiple sources, spatial scales, and instruments to reach new insights. These observations are reaching broader audiences, including the general public, who desire to understand the impact of climate change around the globe and in their communities. GIS provides an effective way to visualize, analyze and communicate this information. While these data are freely and openly available, they are not always innately operable in common GIS tools. Join us to see how NASA Earth Science is overcoming this challenge through services, applications, StoryMaps, and Notebooks, and distributing content through online platforms. Learn about our collaborative effort to bring the best of NASA data to the ArcGIS suite of technology and our implementation of ArcGIS Enterprise in the cloud.
Presentation 3 Title: NASA TechRise Challenge: Monitoring Methane & VOC Emissions
Presentation 3 Speaker 1: Nathan Scherrer
Presentation 3 Speaker 2: Emily Mardirousi
Presentation 3 Speaker 3: Sean Canlas
Presentation 3 Speaker 4: Yuzuna Kudo
Presentation 3 Speaker 5: Nicole Narinyants
Presentation 3 Speaker 6: Ani Hadjinian
Presentation 3 Speaker 7: David Agekyan
Presentation 3 Abstract:
In the GIS & Remote Sensing class at Clark Magnet High School, students design and build mini satellites to carry out the missions they have planned. In 2021, students won a coveted spot on the Raven Aerostar high altitude balloon with their project to measure and visualize methane and volatile organic compounds using Arduino sensors through the NASA TechRise Challenge. The project, inspired by the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak, takes place in two parts. The Aliso Canyon phase involves flying a weather balloon carrying a CubeSat over gas storage wells, transmitting live data to a ground station they have built. Students projected their flight path using a Balloon Trajectory Forecasts modeling program. They did a site suitability analysis for the launch and recovery sites over Aliso Canyon using ArcGIS Online. Students took into account airspace, burst altitude, wind direction and speed, accessibility and proximity to roads and freeways. The Raven Aerostar phase flies sensors over gas and oil wells in South Dakota, October 2022. Students visualize data collected on their balloon flights using ArcGIS Pro with Full Motion Video and document their project in StoryMaps.
