(SAR) to Support Agricultural Monitoring 2 - Group on Earth ...

International GEO Workshop on <strong>SAR</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Agricultural</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>ring
Challenge Solution(s) Action/ Next Steps Owner/ Lead
Training and
Acquiring
Knowledge <strong>to</strong> Use the
Data and
Understanding the
Application of the
Data
• Demo of utility of data
application.
• Online training.
• Multi-lingual regionally
appropriate training.
• Thematically relevant training.
• Use programs similar <strong>to</strong> Canadian
EO Application Development
Program.
• Enhance cooperation among the
data providers, researchers and
user community.
• Invest in universities <strong>to</strong> provide
sustainable training.
• Assessment of training needs.
• Inven<strong>to</strong>ry of training resources and
gaps.
• Development of regional strategies.
• Keep programs such as SOAR open on
an on-going basis, for example
Terra<strong>SAR</strong>.
• International Symposium on Remote
Sensing in Agriculture.
• Identify available funding projects
through international development
agencies.
• Develop and implement public outreach
programs in schools and universities.
• Initiate ‘<strong>SAR</strong> Day’ as an educational
outreach opportunity.
• Multi-media outreach products and
video clips.
• Network of networks.
• Technical & educational exchange
programs on GEO portal.
• Annual forums.
• ‘Train the trainer’ program – use the
International Space University (ISU)
infrastructure.
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• GEO.
• Universities and research
institutions.
• Space Agencies.
• Development Agencies.
• Universities.
• User communities.