NASA’s Western Water Action Office (WWAO) Partners with Hazen and Sawyer to Improve Western Water Decision-Making Using NASA Earth Data
The exciting collaboration enhances existing decision-making tools by leveraging state of the art NASA Earth observation data and NASA’s 65 years of expertise to improve water quality and supply.
NASA’s Western Water Action Office (WWAO) is harnessing the power of NASA Earth observation data to improve water decision-making across the West through its newest private sector collaboration with Hazen and Sawyer (Hazen, a leading engineering consulting firm providing technical solutions for water quality and supply challenges.
NASA WWAO drives innovative solutions to Western water challenges by putting NASA Earth observation technologies and data to work. Based out of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, NASA WWAO has partnered with the private sector to incorporate NASA data and services since NASA WWAO was established in 2017. Through NASA WWAO’s unique needs driven project implementation processes, it helps solve water challenges across the West using NASA data, tools, and services benefiting over 80 million residents through improved water management.
"With NASA Earth observation innovation comes huge opportunities to leverage data for the American people, especially those in the water stressed West. NASA WWAO is excited to work with Hazen to realize that potential.” said Mark Davidson, NASA WWAO’s Water Alliance lead and head of private sector partnerships.
Hazen is an engineering consulting firm specializing in water, wastewater, and infrastructure with a diverse client base across the US. Together with NASA WWAO, Hazen will explore the options for the best way to integrate NASA Earth observation data including data from NASA’s SWOT mission or its upcoming NISAR mission, expected to launch later this year. Data from these satellites, among others, will be examined for integration into Hazen client offerings, such as its unique water resource system model OASIS. This could provide a clearer picture of the overall state of water in their clients' geographies.
