History

1994: Earth Day, U.S. Government announces the GLOBE Program as a multi-agency effort. Six US federal agencies are involved with the program’s development:

• The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the lead agency
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Department of State (DoS)
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• The Department of Education (DoE)

1995: Earth Day, the GLOBE Program launches with 11 protocols. 33 countries join the program.

1998: Finland hosts the first GLOBE Learning Expedition in Helsinki.

1999: Dr. Ming Ying Wei (NASA) becomes the first Program Manager for the GLOBE Program.

2011: GLOBE launches Student Research Campaigns.

2014: India hosts the fifth GLOBE Learning Expedition in New Delhi. The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is formed.

2015: GLOBE celebrates its 20th birthday on Earth Day. GLOBE launches its mobile data entry app, offering the capability to enter measurements for 51 protocols. GLOBE data reaches 128 million measurements.

2016: GLOBE launches its online eTraining modules. GLOBE hosts the International Virtual Science Fair (IVSS), six regional U.S. science fairs and various student scientific campaigns. The GLOBE Program's app, GLOBE Observer, is launched, expanding GLOBE's reach to citizen scientists and increasing the total number of measurements and participants in the program.

2017: Data reaches 140 million measurements. Dr. Allison Leidner (NASA) becomes the Program Manager for the GLOBE Program. IVSS participation increases and  garners more worldwide representation. GLOBE's new mosquito protocol launched.

2018: Ireland hosts the sixth GLOBE Learning Expedition in Killarney. GLOBE data reaches 150 million measurements. The U.S. Department of State initiative on mosquito education launched. By this time, all six GLOBE regions had entered over one million measurements into the GLOBE database.

2019: GLOBE, through the GLOBE Zika Education and Prevention Project, connects with Google Voyager to highlight GLOBE’s story, “Stopping the Spread of Zika.” The GLOBE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force is established.