NASA

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NASAs SERVIR Gulf of Mexico Project
An Overview Dr. Gary Jedlovec, NASA/MSFC Earth
Science Office Mission To provide a cross
cutting solution network and rapid prototyping
capability for the Gulf of Mexico region, in
order to demonstrate substantial, collaborative,
multi-agency research and transitional
capabilities using unique NASA resources to
address regional problems in societal benefit
areas.
Presentation at Joint NASA / NWS SPoRT SOO
Workshop -- July 11-13, 2006
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Harvesting, Integration, and Demonstration

• Integrated solution network
• harvest science results to identify potential
  solutions to Earth science problems
• Rapid prototype capability
• link existing data, proven products, and models
• to address specific end user problem and
  decision
• support tools
• SPoRT-like capability
• Selected USGEO societal benefit areas -
• weather forecasting natural disasters
• agriculture/forestry human
  health ecological forecasts
• water resources energy resources ocean
  resources
• climate variability / change

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SERVIR Ecological / Disaster Forecasting in
Mesoamerica
Integration of observational and GIS data bases
Historical and real-time data available to end
users
Links a variety of end users / problems
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Overview / Interactions
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Relevance to WFOs?

• Broadened responsibly of WFOs into additional
  societal benefit areas (e.g., coastal and marine
  forecasts, natural disasters, water/energy
  impacts)
• Access to additional data and resources
• unique high resolution data sets (e.g.,
  vegetation health, coastal datasets land and
  ocean)
• land and ocean models (evaporation, ocean
  wind/waves)
• Enhanced partner base with common problems
• Opportunity for partnering / collaboration