(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
Table of Contents
Executive Summary................................................................................................................. i
Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………………...…iii
List of Figures ………………………………………………………………...……………iv
List of Tables …………………………………………………………………..…………..iv
1. Background ......................................................................................................................1
2. Summary of Meeting Sessions ........................................................................................3
2.1 Plenary and Keynote Addresses.................................................................................3
2.2 <strong>SAR</strong> Data Providers...................................................................................................7
2.3 <strong>Agricultural</strong> Productivity ...........................................................................................9
2.4 Soil and Water Availability .......................................................................................9
2.5 Land Cover and Land Management.........................................................................10
2.6 Capacity Building Activities and Opportunities......................................................11
3. Breakout Sessions...........................................................................................................15
3.1 Findings of Pre-workshop Survey ...........................................................................15
3.2 Scientific and Operational Requirements, Challenges and Strategies .....................17
3.3 Transitioning from Research <strong>to</strong> Operational Use and Capacity Building ...............22
4. Panel Discussion.............................................................................................................26
4.1 Space Agency Summary..........................................................................................26
4.2 Value Added Community Summary........................................................................26
4.3 Operational <strong>Agricultural</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>ring Community Summary ..................................26
4.4 University Researcher Community Summary .........................................................27
4.5 Developing Country Scientists / Users Summary....................................................27
4.6 Overall Workshop Summary ...................................................................................27
5. Recommendations..........................................................................................................32
6. Actions & Next Steps .....................................................................................................33
Appendix A – Acknowledgements, Sponsors and Partners ............................................. 34
Appendix B – Agenda .......................................................................................................... 36
Appendix C – Findings of Breakout Sessions …………………………………………… 42
Appendix D – Alaska Satellite Facility: Data Portal, <strong>SAR</strong> Tools, and <strong>SAR</strong> Training ...43
Appendix E – Workshop Organizing Committee ............................................................. 44
Appendix F – International Technical Committee …………………………………...… 45
Appendix G – List of Poster Presentations ……………………………………………… 46
Appendix H – List of Participants ……………………………………………………..… 48
Annex 1 – Report on Results: Survey on <strong>SAR</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Agricultural</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>ring … 49
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