The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Health Community of Practice is pleased to host the sixth annual CoP/AmeriGEO Special Edition on Tuesday, August 25 from 8:30-10:30AM EDT (GMT-4). This teleconference will highlight 4-minute flash talks on using Earth observations for public health applications in the Americas Region.
AGENDA
Opening Words (8:30–8:40am EDT/GMT-4)
Welcome Words from CoP Co-Chairs (John Haynes, NASA; Didier Davignon, ECCC) & AmeriGEO Leadership (Elliott Matthews, NOAA)
Category 1: Air Quality (8:40–9:10am EDT/GMT-4)
Scaling Data Fusion Tools to Support Local Air Quality Managers in Latin America (Carl Malings, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center & Morgan State Univ., USA)
Health Impacts of Sub-daily Air Pollution Mixtures in Mexico City (Aaron Naeger, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, USA)
Integrating TEMPO Geostationary Satellite Observations, Open Air Chicago Ground Monitors, and Interactive GIS Dashboards to Characterize Urban NO₂ Patterns in Chicago (September 2025 - June 2026) (Kathryn Phung, NASA Langley EarthRISE Developers Academy 2026, USA)
Validating Satellite PM2.5 and Black Carbon Products for Health Risk Assessments in Central Mexico (Angelica Neria, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Mexico)
Territory Vulnerability to Biomass Burning in Bogotá, Colombia (Natalia Caita Sotaquirá, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Colombia)
Satellite-derived Air Quality Data Can Effectively Support Health Needs When Use Cases, Earth Observing Capabilities, and Capacities Align (Nathan Pavlovic, Spheros Environmental, USA)
NASA’s PACE Mission: Opportunities for Extending and Advancing Air Quality Support (Morgaine McKibben, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center & Science Systems and Applications, Inc., USA)
Q&A Discussion (9:10–9:30am EDT/GMT-4)
Category 2: Infectious Diseases (9:30–9:40am EDT/GMT-4)
ArboMAP: Implementing Arbovirus Forecasts to Support Public Health Action (Michael Wimberly, University of Oklahoma, USA)
Ecological Niche Modeling and One Health: Using Earth Observations to Identify Drivers of Zoonotic Spillover (Paige Van de Vuurst, The George Washington University, USA)
Category 3: Environmental Health Collaborations (9:40–10:00am EDT/GMT-4)
EOTEC DevNet: Five Years of Connecting New and Existing Users to Earth Observation Training and Professional Development Opportunities (Yakov Moz, NASA HQ/Booz Allen Hamilton, USA)
Environmental Change along Northern Virginia’s Critical Infrastructure Corridor (Saisha Doma, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, NASA SEES 2026 Internship, USA)
NWS-CDC HeatRisk: A Next-Generation Framework for Actionable Heat-Health Information (Paul Iñiguez (NOAA/NWS/NCEP/WPC/Lynker, USA)
Q&A Discussion (10:00–10:20am EDT/GMT-4)
Summary & Closing Remarks (10:20–10:30am EDT/GMT-4)
Summary & Closing Remarks from CoP Co-Chairs (John Haynes, NASA; Didier Davignon, ECCC) & AmeriGEO Leadership (Elliott Matthews, NOAA)