NASA ESSR

About the program

The WISE-AIR (Wildfire and Integrated Systems for Environmental AI Research) Institute is a collaboration between Howard University, Fayetteville State University’s Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL), and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The project aims to make NASA’s wildfire and air quality data more accessible to the public, students, and emergency responders by developing AI-powered tools that translate complex scientific data into clear, actionable information. By integrating large language models and retrieval-augmented search with NASA’s Air Quality Analytic Collaborative Framework (AQ ACF), WISE-AIR will support real-time air quality awareness, environmental education, and data-driven community resilience efforts in the face of climate-driven pollution and wildfire events.