AMERICAVIEW

AMERICAVIEW (WWW.AMERICAVIEW.ORG) IS A NATIONWIDE NETWORK THAT FOCUSES ON SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING DATA AND TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPPORT OF APPLIED RESEARCH, K-18 EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. AMERICAVIEW'S VISION IS TO EMPOWER AND ADVANCE EARTH OBSERVATION SCIENCE EDUCATION IN EVERY PARTICIPATING STATE, SUCH THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS INFLUENCE THROUGH LOCAL, AND STATE-LEVEL CONSORTIA AND MEMBERS. IN THE CURRENT TAX YEAR, AMERICAVIEW AWARDED SUB-AWARD FUNDING TO 41-MEMBER UNIVERSITIES. EACH STATE MEMBER HAS ESTABLISHED IN-STATE CONSORTIA, TOTALING MORE THAN 300 UNIVERSITIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AMERICAVIEW STATE MEMBERS HAVE LEVERAGED EXISTING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP NEW PROGRAMS FOR K-18 STUDENTS INCLUDING INTRODUCTORY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION THROUGH ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING AND GEOSPATIAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. MEMBERS HAVE EXPANDED THE USE AND UNDERSTANDING OF REMOTE SENSING DATA AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL AND FACILITATED LONG-TERM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.AMERICAVIEW USES MULTIPLE METHODS CONDUCTING NATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE BENEFICIAL USES OF USING REMOTELY SENSED DATA IN A WIDE RANGE OF CIVILIAN APPLICATIONS INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, DISASTER RESPONSE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION. AS PART OF ITS FOUNDING MISSION, AMERICAVIEW, IN COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC DATA PROVIDERS, CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO PUBLIC REMOTE SENSING IMAGERY BY MAKING DATA AVAILABLE IN STANDARD READY-TO-USE FORMATS TO PUBLIC AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, COMMERCIAL ENTITIES, AND THE PUBLIC.