APPLIED REMOTE SENSING TRAINING (ARSET) PROGRAM

National Aeronautics andSpace AdministrationAPPLIED REMOTE SENSING TRAINING(ARSET) PROGRAMOnline Resource GuideThe Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) program empowers the globalcommunity through remote sensing training. Participants learn how to useNASA Earth data and models for environmental management and decisionsupport through online and in person training. Trainings are intendedprimarily for policymakers, NGOs, and other applied science professionalsseeking to incorporate NASA remote sensing into their daily activities.ARSET hosts both introductory and advanced webinars each delivered ina series consisting of multiple parts. Check the individual webinar page forits level and more information. Most webinars have materials available inEnglish and Spanish.Introductory Webinars: Trainings are appropriate for applied professionalswith no remote sensing experience.Advanced Webinars: Trainings are appropriate for professionals withexperience in remote sensing or NASA data and resources. Advanced topicswill detail specific data or applications by region or discipline. These advancedtrainings have case studies and hands-on exercises for participants on dataaccess and processing.Materials associated with any of the ARSET In-Person trainings can beconsidered Advanced in scope and content.ARSET empowers the globalcommunity through remotesensing v

Suggested Sequence of Online ResourcesFundamentals of Remote Sensing: These sessions provide a basic overviewof remote sensing, common applications, data portals and data formats.Some ARSET courses use them as prerequisites.Learning Objectives: Participants will become familiar with satelliteorbits, types, resolutions, sensors and processing levels. In addition to aconceptual understanding of remote sensing, attendees will also be ableto articulate its advantages and disadvantages. Participants will also havea basic understanding of NASA satellites, sensors, data, tools, portals andapplications to environmental monitoring and management.Audience: These trainings are appropriate for professionals with no previousexperience in remote sensing.Registration Information: These webinar sessions are open and afterregistering you will be taken to the training content.[Start with the following two courses.]Fundamentals Session 1 is a general overview of the Basics of RemoteSensing, applicable for all thematic areas.Fundamentals NASA’s Earth Observing Fleet: Get familiar with Earthobserving satellites in NASA’s fleet, sensors that collect data you can use inARSET trainings, and potential applications.[Then take the path depending on the thematic area of interest.]ARSET empowers the globalcommunity through remotesensing training. Land Applications Water Resource Management Disaster Management Health & Air QualityEach Training webpage will contain all materials associated with the series(e.g. presentations, exercises, assignments, data, and a link to View theRecordings »appliedsciences.nasa.gov/arsetwww.nasa.gov

Remote Sensing Training for Land ApplicationsTrainings focus on accessing, interpreting, and processing NASA EarthObservation data for a variety of terrestrial applications and natural resourcesmanagement. Topics include land cover mapping, conducting change detection,processing vegetation indices, degradation, deforestation, desertification,fire monitoring, and fire management. Trainings aid participants in the areasof conservation, animal movement, phenology, carbon monitoring, wildfiremonitoring, and near-shore land and ocean processes.After Land Fundamentals, any Introductory and Advanced series can betaken dependent upon topic and interest.1. Fundamentals Session 2A: Satellites, Sensors, Data and Tools for LandManagement and Wildfire Applications2. Fundamentals Session 2C: Fundamentals of Aquatic Remote Sensing3. IntroductoryRemote Sensing of Forest Cover and Change Assessment for CarbonMonitoringRemote Sensing for Conservation & BiodiversityIntroduction to Remote Sensing for Scenario-Based EcoforecastingIntroduction to Remote Sensing for Coastal and Ocean ApplicationsEarth Observations for Indigenous-Led Land ManagementRemote Sensing for Freshwater HabitatsIntroduction to Synthetic Aperture RadarUsing the UN Biodiversity Lab to Support National Conservation andSustainable Development Goalsappliedsciences.nasa.gov/arsetNew Sensor Highlight: ECOSTRESSwww.nasa.gov

Remote Sensing Training for Land ApplicationsSatellite Remote Sensing for Agricultural ApplicationsUnderstanding Phenology with Remote SensingRemote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems4. AdvancedAdvanced Webinar: Land Cover Classification with Satellite ImageryAdvanced Webinar: Accuracy Assessment of a Land Cover ClassificationAdvanced Webinar: Change Detection for Land Cover MappingAdvanced Webinar: Investigating Time Series of Satellite ImageryAdvanced Webinar: Remote Sensing for Monitoring Land Degradation andSustainable Cities SDGsAdvanced Webinar: Techniques for Wildfire Detection and MonitoringAdvanced Webinar: SAR for Landcover ApplicationsAdvanced Webinar: Forest Mapping and Monitoring with SAR Dataappliedsciences.nasa.gov/arsetwww.nasa.gov

Remote Sensing Training for Water Resource ManagementIn person and online trainings focus on accessing, interpreting, and processingNASA Earth Observation data for a variety of water availability and qualityparameters. Topics include rainfall, soil moisture, evapotranspiration,groundwater, harmful algal blooms, and water temperature.After Water Resources Fundamentals, any Introductory and Advanced Seriescan be taken dependent upon topic and interest.1. Fundamentals Session 2B: Satellites, Sensors, and Earth Systems Modelsfor Water Resources Management2. IntroductoryWater Resource Management Using NASA Earth Science DataIntroduction to Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Data andApplicationsApplications of Remote Sensing to Soil Moisture and EvapotranspirationIntroduction to Remote Sensing of Harmful Algal BloomsIntroduction to Using the VIC Hydrologic Model with NASA EarthObservationsIntroductory Webinar: Using Earth Observations to Monitor Water Budgetsfor River Basin ManagementIntroductory Webinar: River Basin Delineation Based on NASA DigitalElevation DataIntroductory Webinar: Satellite Remote Sensing for Agricultural ApplicationsGroundwater Monitoring using Observations from NASA’s Gravity Recoveryand Climate Experiment (GRACE) Missionsappliedsciences.nasa.gov/arsetwww.nasa.gov

Remote Sensing Training for Water Resource Management3. AdvancedAdvanced Webinar: Remote Sensing of DroughtAdvanced Webinar: Processing Satellite Imagery for Monitoring WaterQualityAdvanced Webinar: Integrating Remote Sensing into a Water QualityMonitoring ProgramAdvanced Webinar: Applications of GPM IMERG Reanalysis for AssessingExtreme Dry and Wet PeriodsAdvanced Webinar: Using Earth Observations to Monitor Water Budgets forRiver Basin Management IIappliedsciences.nasa.gov/arsetwww.nasa.gov

Remote Sensing Training for Disaster ManagementIn person and online trainings focus on accessing, interpreting, and processingNASA Earth Observation data for disaster management. The trainings areaimed at facilitating disaster monitoring, preparedness, and relief activities byusing remote sensing observations. Topics include extreme rainfall, drought,floods, landslides, hurricanes, storm surge, earthquakes, and oil slicks.Any Introductory and Advanced Series can be taken dependent upon topicand interest.1. IntroductoryOverview of the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)Introduction to Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Data andApplicationsIntroduction to Remote Sensing for Wildfire ApplicationsUsing NASA Remote Sensing for Disaster ManagementNASA Remote Sensing Observations for Flood ManagementIntroduction to Synthetic Aperture RadarMonitoring Tropical Storms for Emergency PreparednessMonitoring Urban Floods Using Remote SensingEarth Observations for Disaster Risk Assessment & ResilienceRemote Sensing for Disasters v

Remote Sensing Training for Disaster Management2. AdvancedAdvanced Webinar: Using NASA Remote Sensing for Flood Monitoring andManagementAdvanced Webinar: Remote Sensing of DroughtAdvanced Webinar: Radar Remote Sensing for Land, Water, & DisasterApplicationsAdvanced Webinar: SAR for Landcover ApplicationsAdvanced Webinar: SAR for Disasters and Hydrological .gov

Remote Sensing Training for Health & Air QualityIn-person and online trainings focus on assessing, interpreting, andprocessing NASA Earth observation data for a variety of health and airquality applications. Topics include observations of aerosols and trace gases;data access and applications; smoke and dust detection and monitoring;satellite-based surface particulate matter data sets; long range transportof atmospheric aerosols and trace gases; surface and satellite data intercomparisons; comparisons between regional and global air quality modelsand satellite data; and long term air quality trends.Any Introductory and Advanced Series can be taken dependent upon topicand interest.1. IntroductoryFundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing for Health MonitoringIntroduction to Satellite Remote Sensing for Air Quality ApplicationsSatellite Derived Annual PM2.5 Datasets in Support of United NationsSustainable Development GoalsHigh Temporal Resolution Air Quality Observations from SpaceAn Inside Look at how NASA Measures Air Pollution2. AdvancedAdvanced Webinar: Satellite Remote Sensing of Particulate Matter Air QualityAdvanced Webinar: Methods in Using NASA Remote Sensing for HealthApplicationsAdvanced Webinar: Data Analysis Tools for High Resolution Air QualitySatellite DatasetsAdvanced Webinar: High Resolution NO2 Monitoring from Space gov

The Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) program empowers the global community through remote sensing training. Participants learn how to use NASA Earth data and models for environmental management and decision support through online and in person training. Trainings a