(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
Acknowledgements............................................................................................................. ii
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................1
2. Methodology............................................................................................................... 2
3. The Respondents......................................................................................................... 3
4. Current and Planned Use of <strong>Agricultural</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>ring Data........................................ 5
4.1 Current Needs for <strong>Agricultural</strong> Information....................................................... 5
4.2 Current and Planned Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data............................................................. 12
4.3 Current and Planned Use of Optical Data......................................................... 14
4.4 Current and Planned Use of In-situ Data .......................................................... 16
4.5 Information Requirements and Application Status........................................... 19
5. Views on How <strong>to</strong> Encourage Greater Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data .......................................... 25
5.1 Encouraging Greater Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data for <strong>Agricultural</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>ring............... 25
5.2 Encouraging Greater Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data through Science ................................. 26
5.3 Encouraging Greater Operational Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data ........................................ 27
5.4 Encouraging Greater Capacity <strong>to</strong> Use <strong>SAR</strong> Data ............................................. 29
5.5 Other Suggestions <strong>to</strong> Encourage Greater Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data............................. 30
5.6 Other Views ...................................................................................................... 31
6. Conclusions............................................................................................................... 33
Annex A – Questionnaire
Annex B – Acronyms
List of Tables
Table 1 Number of Survey Responses from Each Region or Continent and Country ..... 3
Table 2 Research/Operational Mix for Each Moni<strong>to</strong>ring Application ............................. 6
Table 3 Current and Planned Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data.............................................................. 13
Table 4 Current and Planned Use of Optical Data.......................................................... 15
Table 5 Current and Planned Use of In-situ Data........................................................... 16
Table 6 Information Requirements for Specific Moni<strong>to</strong>ring Applications..................... 19
Table 7 Fac<strong>to</strong>rs that Encourage Greater Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data............................................. 25
Table 8 Fac<strong>to</strong>rs that Encourage Greater Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data Through Science ................ 27
Table 9 Fac<strong>to</strong>rs that Encourage Greater Operational Use of <strong>SAR</strong> Data......................... 28
Table 10 Fac<strong>to</strong>rs that Encourage Greater Capacity <strong>to</strong> Use <strong>SAR</strong> Data............................ 29
List of Figures
Figure 1 Types of Organizations Represented.................................................................. 4
Figure 2 Major Applications of <strong>Agricultural</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>ring Data ........................................ 5
Figure 3 Spatial Scales of Crop Production Applications ................................................ 7
Figure 4 Temporal Scales of Crop Production Applications............................................ 7
Figure 5 Spatial Scales of Water Availability Applications ............................................. 8
Report on Results: Survey on <strong>SAR</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Agricultural</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>ring – Annex 1 iii