The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Health Community of Practice is pleased to host the sixth annual CoP/AmeriGEO Special Edition on Tuesday, August 11 and 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.
Tentative Topics (as of July 29, 2026):
Scaling Data Fusion Tools to Support Local Air Quality Managers in Latin America (Carl Malings, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center & Morgan State Univ., USA)
Satellite-derived Air Quality Data Can Effectively Support Health Needs When Use Cases, Earth Observing Capabilities, and Capacities Align (Nathan Pavlovic, Spheros Environmental, USA)
Health Impacts of Sub-daily Air Pollution Mixtures in Mexico City (Aaron Naeger, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, 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)
TITLE (Kathryn Phung, NASA Langley EarthRISE Developers Academy / Chicago Health and Quality Summer 2026 project)
Ecological Niche Modeling and One Health: Using Earth Observations to Identify Drivers of Zoonotic Spillover (Paige Van de Vuurst, The George Washington University, USA)
ArboMAP: Implementing Arbovirus Forecasts to Support Public Health Action (Michael Wimberly, University of Oklahoma, USA)