SERVIR is a joint initiative of USAID and NASA. It is working in partnership with leading regional organizations around the globe. SERVIR connects space to village by making geospatial information, including earth observation data from satellites, geographic information systems (GIS) and predictive models useful for evidence based planning and decision making in developing countries.

The data, products, tools and information derived from SERVIR’s work is making a difference in agriculture and food security, water and water related disasters, land cover land use change and ecosystems, and weather and climate. The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) hosts SERVIR-Eastern Africa hub which joined the SERVIR Network in 2008. The project’s goal is to increase the ability of African institutions to apply geospatial technologies to improve the region’s resilience to the impacts of climate change and ensure land use management reduces greenhouse gas emissions.