The $15 million Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment (I-GUIDE) will receive the funding over five years as part of the National Science Foundation’s Harnessing the Data Revolution, which establishes five institutes across the United States to explore questions at the frontiers of science and engineering. I-GUIDE will enable geospatial data-driven scientific discovery at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the resulting research will lead to better understanding of the risks and impacts of climate change and disasters.
CEOS Co-Director Amy Ando is a Senior Personnel researcher on the grant and will largely contribute to two tasks:
1. Assess sustainability of water management infrastructure.