SERVIR Global: Science & Technology Connecting Space to Village

This fact sheet provides an overview of SERVIR - a joint initiative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that connects space to village through partnerships with leading regional organizations around the world. SERVIR helps developing countries use information provided by Earth observing satellites and geospatial technologies to manage critical development issues, empowering decision-makers with tools, products, and services to act locally on issues related to disasters, agriculture, water, and ecosystems and land use.

With activities in more than 45 countries, SERVIR has developed over 70 custom decision-support tools, collaborated with over 250 institutions, and trained more than 3,500 individuals, improving the capacity of regional and national experts to access the data, science and technology to develop their own solutions to development challenges.