NASA and USFS Facebook Live with Zach Tane

Post date: Sep 01, 2016 6:46:13 PM

On August 30 at 11 am, scientists Natasha Stavros from NASA and Zach Tane (VIPER lab PhD candidate) with the U.S. Forest Service were found on NASA Earth's facebook page hosting a facebook live event. They discussed way NASA data and technology are helping the Forest Service understand wildfire behavior and improve wildfire recovery. With Griffith Park as their backdrop, Zach and Natasha explained how remote sensing can aid wildfire prevention, status, and recovery. Zach explained how spectroscopy using AVIRIS is a great tool for forest management. People from around the world logged on and asked questions about wildfires in California. Log on to https://www.facebook.com/nasaearth/ to watch the full video now!