GLOBE News Brief – August 2025 | | |
Dear GLOBE community,
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting! We were inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall and her colleagues, engaged by scientists incorporating citizen science into their research, and energized by the amazing work shared by the GLOBE community. We left the meeting with so much hope for the future, which was captured wonderfully by the GLOBE community poem.
Congratulations to our members who were recognized at the Annual Meeting! These are just a few of the dedicated individuals who help make GLOBE successful. The Annual Meeting will continue with a series of virtual events in the coming months. Please see below for more information.
In July, we released two new GLOBE reports! The public-facing 2024–25 GLOBE Annual Review highlights GLOBE’s major accomplishments between May 2024 and April 2025. Please share this report with your friends and colleagues. We also released the 2024–25 State of GLOBE: A Report to the GLOBE Community. This report takes a deeper look into our collective activities, offering an opportunity for the GLOBE community to learn from each other’s strategies and successes.
We are thrilled to be working with the Disasters Response Coordination System team, part of NASA’s Disasters program, on a data request for the southeastern United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. GLOBE land cover data from 1 August to 31 October will be shared with emergency responders in the event of a serious storm. Learn more about NASA Response Mappers and how to participate.
In addition, we are happy to report that the NASA-ISRO’s NISAR Mission launched successfully on 30 July! Learn more about the NISAR satellite’s sophisticated radar systems and capabilities in this NASA Science article. Stay tuned on how the GLOBE community can contribute to the many research applications that NISAR data will support.
In case you missed it, GLOBE data are also being shared with the meteorological community through MADIS, the Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System. Explore MADIS's NGLO/NASA GLOBE data viewer to see if data from your area are included!
Read on to learn more details on these exciting initiatives, find upcoming opportunities, and hear what others GLOBE community members have been working on.
As always, thank you for your continued efforts to bring GLOBE experiences to participants and to enrich the program. If you have any questions or need support, please contact us at help@nasaglobe.org.
| Rebecca Lewis and Becky Boger, GIO Co-Directors | | 2025 Annual Meeting a Great Success | | |
At the 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting, held on 14–15 July, hundreds of attendees listened to speakers from all GLOBE regions discuss the implementation, successes, and impact of GLOBE. View all available session materials and recordings.
Highlights
Keynote by Jane Goodall and Institute Staff
We were honored to hear from Dr. Jane Goodall, who with her staff, gave the Keynote Address. Watch her message to the GLOBE community, learn about the Jane Goodall Institute’s citizen science and conservation efforts in Tanzania from Dr. Lilian Pintea, and hear about their youth-led program, Roots & Shoots, from Mary Ford.
Community Poem
Written by many and performed by several volunteers near the close of the meeting, this community poem shares the emotional connection many GLOBE members feel about their experiences with the GLOBE Program. If you feel inspired, you can still add your voice to the community poem gallery.
NASA Citizen Science Panel
We heard from four research projects funded by or affiliated with NASA that are engaging citizen scientists in their work. The panelists shared their research and its current and potential connections to GLOBE.
Member Recognition
The GLOBE Program would not be possible without the dedication of its community members. At the 2025 meeting, we recognized individuals nominated by the community for their commitment to science and learning, and for engaging and inspiring youth through GLOBE. Read more about this year’s recipients as we continue to celebrate our community’s extraordinary members.
What's Next?! The Annual Meeting Continues in a Series of Upcoming Events
We are keeping the momentum going from our recent Annual Meeting with a series of upcoming virtual learning events for the GLOBE community. These 60–90-minute sessions will take place twice per month and will feature engaging discussions tailored to the needs and interests of our community.
The sessions are designed to foster continued collaboration, deepen scientific knowledge, and explore innovative strategies for building lasting partnerships and engagement across the GLOBE community. Upcoming topics include GLOBE member recognition, GLOBE alumni engagement, and the NASA Scientific Data Visualization Studio. Stay tuned for details on topics, dates, and times.
Group Photo
It was lovely to see so many faces from the GLOBE community at the meeting! Here are a few of them:
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Student Experience
Ten International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) and Student Research Symposia (SRS) project teams were invited to attend the virtual Student Experience and presented their IVSS and SRS research projects at the GLOBE Annual Meeting. The invited teams represented six countries—Argentina, Croatia, Mauritius, Oman, Thailand, and the United States—including students from Alaska, California, Michigan, and Texas.
From 4 June to 11 July 2025, during a series of five interactive Student Experience workshops, students collaborated to analyze satellite data, develop research questions, and communicate their science stories using ArcGIS StoryMaps. Learn more about the virtual Student Experience in this article, which includes links to students' StoryMaps, and visit the Student Experience YouTube playlist to watch their research presentation videos.
| Two New Reports Celebrate GLOBE's Accomplishments | | |
Congratulations to our GLOBE community on all their accomplishments in 2024–25. The recently released 2024–25 Annual Review highlights key achievements from the GLOBE Program between May 2024 and April 2025, and is written for a broad public audience.
In the State of GLOBE: A Report for the GLOBE Community, we take a deeper look at the goals, activities, and accomplishments of the GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO), GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN), Data and Information System (DIS), Working Groups, and all six GLOBE regions between May 2024 and April 2025. In addition, the report outlines the GIO’s plans for 2025–26 and beyond.
| Become a NASA Response Mapper | |
Do you live in the southeastern United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands? If yes, you can become a NASA Response Mapper this hurricane season (1 August–31 October)! Land cover photos submitted through the GLOBE Observer app before and after a storm can help disaster response teams track conditions on the ground. This data request comes from the Disasters Response Coordination System team, part of NASA’s Disasters program. Learn more.
Explore the GLOBE U.S. Office's list of related educational resources for background information on hurricanes and suggested reading.
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At the GLOBE Annual Meeting, the Data and Information Systems (DIS) team discussed recent exciting updates to the GLOBE Observer app and the GLOBE website—with more to come. Learn more and watch the session recording.
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30 Years of GLOBE: Comparing GLOBE Data Past and Present
The 30 Years of GLOBE Campaign has been extended as we continue to celebrate GLOBE’s 30th Anniversary! Start participating today by collecting and submitting GLOBE data, incorporating data from the GLOBE database into a project, or watching a past campaign webinar. Be sure to fill out the Campaign Participation Form to receive your official 30 Years of GLOBE Campaign badge.
View the 30 Years of GLOBE Campaign YouTube playlist for an archive of the campaign's webinars.
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Trees Around the GLOBE
Upcoming Webinar
Webinar Recording
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Upcoming Event and Webinar Recording
Cadet Stories from the GLOBE and Civil Air Patrol Aviation Weather Mission | August GLOBE Observer Connect
Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior members participated in the 2025 Aviation Weather Mission (April–July 2025) tracking airplanes and collecting atmospheric observations—including clouds and contrails—using the GLOBE Observer app. On 14 August at 7 pm ET (23:00 UTC), cadets from across the United States will share their experiences and stories of being part of this unique mission. Learn more and register.
AI and GLOBE | July GLOBE Observer Connect
Learn about a few ways AI is being used in GLOBE or with GLOBE data. Watch the webinar.
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GLOBE Observer News
NASA in the Snow
NASA intern Julia White, a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, noticed a strange anomaly in her data while doing research as part of NASA’s SnowEx experiment. Read how GLOBE data were critical to White's research in this GLOBE Observer news article.
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Asia and Pacific
The 2025 Asia Pacific Mission Mosquito Campaign
The campaign kicked off with a webinar on 8 July and will continue through 20 August. Over 50 participants joined the kickoff webinar from Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Nepal. Read more.
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Europe and Eurasia
Upcoming Event
Stars Stories
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Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)
Trees Within LAC Campaign
The next monthly webinar of the Trees Within LAC campaign will focus on Urban Heat Islands and will be led by the campaign’s specialized subcommittee on the topic. Register to join LAC on 21 August at 19:00 AST (23:00 UTC).
If you missed the last webinar on mosquito monitoring from the ground and from space, a summary and the session recording are now available.
Upcoming Event
Don’t miss this exciting four-part virtual Mangrove Workshop! Learn how to apply GLOBE and non-GLOBE protocols to explore this essential ecosystem and contribute scientific data through citizen science. Webinars will be held weekly starting 20 August at 18:00 AST (22:00 UTC) and are open to anyone interested.
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Near East and North Africa
News
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North America
North American Phenology Campaign
The North American Phenology Campaign will be active again this fall. Visit the campaign webpage for updates and more information.
News
Upcoming Event
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Session 5 of the North America Partner Onboarding and Sustainability Series, 28 August, 4:30 pm ET
Alumni and Stars Stories
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Find more events and opportunities on the Events and Calendar pages of the GLOBE website. Read more Stars Stories under News and Events.
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Recent GLOBE-related NASA Science Articles
NASA Science released two articles this past week featuring the work of Science Activation projects working with GLOBE:
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Upcoming My NASA Data Events
If you are interested in using authentic NASA Earth and/or environmental data to engage students with scientific practices and enhance their data literacy, consider registering for these upcoming My NASA Data webinars.
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Recent GLOBE Publication
Have you written a GLOBE-related paper? Submit your publication(s) and browse the collection of recent and past submissions.
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Reminders
Invitation to Propose a Book Chapter
You are invited to submit a chapter proposal for an upcoming publication about the impacts of the GLOBE Program. Learn more.
GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN)
The GISN welcomes scientists and STEM professionals to increase participation across all six GLOBE regions. Visit the GISN webpage to learn more and apply for membership.
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