Programmer/Tech
Support Dan Deneau email:ddeneau@iagt.org tel: +1 (802) 369-0231
SERVIR Project Overview
For the last 17 months, IAGT has been an active
participant in the NASA-sponsored SERVIR project. SERVIR is a Regional
Visualization and Monitoring System ("servir" means "to
serve" in Spanish) for Mesoamerica that intensively utilizes
satellite imagery and other data sources for environmental management,
monitoring, and natural disaster support in the region. SERVIR is
being implemented by NASA and other partners such as CATHALAC, USAID,
the World Bank, CCAD, the Environmental Ministries of the Mesoamerican
Countries, and many others. Through this project, NASA strives to
enable expanded use of Earth science observations and predictive
capabilities for managing the important resources of our planet.
IAGT’s role in this project is to provide enhanced
mapping and 3D visualization capacity in support of SERVIR. It is
anticipated that this enhanced visualization and mapping capacity
will assist policy makers, scientists, educators, international
organizations, and the general public in better understanding and
addressing the complex and dynamic environmental and ecological
issues in Mesoamerica. The end result of IAGT’s efforts will help
foster data analysis and information exchange throughout Mesoamerica
in ways previously unavailable.
View an introductory SERVIR Viz demo video below:
Project Highlights
SERVIR Viz:
As part of ongoing efforts to support SERVIR, IAGT has developed
SERVIR Viz; a customized version of NASA’s free, open-source, web-enabled,
3D earth exploration tool known as WorldWind. SERVIR Viz allows
users to employ custom tools and view remotely-hosted data layers,
maps, real-time satellite images, and other specialty SERVIR products
relevant to the Mesoamerica region in an interactive, 3D globe environment.
As the SERVIR project continues to evolve, and as the volume of
users grows, IAGT plans to expand the tools, data, and images available
through SERVIR Viz to best address the needs of the user community.
SERVIR Viz is currently released as Version 2.0, and can be downloaded
here.
Panama Workshop:
IAGT sponsored and delivered the "Mesoamerican Workshop
on Emerging 3D Environmental Visualization Technologies and Geospatial
Internet Mapping" in the City of Knowledge, Panama,
January 18th – 20th, 2006. The purpose of the workshop was to review
and discuss current internet mapping capabilities and challenges
as experienced by each of the 8 countries in Mesoamerica, and to
present, discuss, and provide hands-on usage and training of emerging
3D visualization tools that may be utilized in support of SERVIR.
Results of the workshop have helped guide IAGT in the development
of web-based, end-user applications that can be used for viewing
and interacting with data and visualizations that support environmental
management and stewardship efforts in the region.
SERVIR 2.0 Summit:
IAGT sponsored and hosted the first SERVIR
Summit in the winter
of 2006. The SERVIR Summit focused on bringing the SERVIR
partners together for the first time. This two-day workshop provided
a unique opportunity for SERVIR partners to showcase existing
work, discuss short term goals and strategize for long term SERVIR
development and sustainability. Given the distributed nature
of the SERVIR project team, the SERVIR summit allowed project
team members to meet with one another in order to enhance collaboration
between partners, provided a venue for technology transfer discussions,
and encouraged future collaboration for the benefit of SERVIR.
Read much more about the Summit here.
Future Collaboration:
IAGT looks forward to continued partnership in this important project
and will be supporting SERVIR for the foreseeable future. This partnership
exemplifies IAGT’s ongoing mission to promote and foster the use
of cutting-edge geospatial technologies for broad societal benefit.
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