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Envoys
The NISAR Envoy Program defines a volunteer-based community of committed SAR users working within the applications community.
NISAR Envoys are experts in their field and are cognizant of opportunities NISAR will bring to their field. They share this knowledge within their communities to encourage use of NISAR data for meeting agencies’ information needs.
Envoys are kept informed by the NISAR Program of mission status and opportunities. They provide feedback on the mission’s utility to their communities.
Envoys may have current or previous SAR application experience that they can present at major application-specific workshops and meetings and through NASA’s capacity building programs.
Envoy community engagement activities:
- Envoys discuss potential benefits of NISAR as an upcoming available source of openly available public data at meetings where they are presenting.
- Envoys help to identify active and willing partners for further potential engagement with the NISAR community.
- Envoys help respond to inquiries from the applications community about how to use SAR for decision support or information product systems.
- Envoys will have the opportunity to join NISAR-lead Education and Training programs.
Science Team Leadership
Brian Conway
Hydrologist and Geophysics/Surveying Unit Supervisor
Arizona Department of Water Resources
Leadership Category: Envoys
Christopher Cole
Remote Sensing Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management
Leadership Category: Envoys
Hannah Dietterich
United States Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory
Leadership Category: Envoys
Heather McNairn
Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Leadership Category: Envoys
Shawn Carter
Senior Physical Scientist
National Water Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Leadership Category: Envoys
Ramesh Singh
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Chapman University
Leadership Category: Envoys
