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NASA Learning: Satellite Remote Sensing for Agricultural Applications

NASA Learning: Satellite Remote Sensing for Agricultural Applications
"How remote sensing data can be used for decision-making among the agriculture and food security communities?" Since the launch of NASA’s first Landsat mission in 1972, satellite imagery has been used for global agricultural monitoring, providing one of the longest operational applications for the Landsat program. Although satellite observations of land began with agricultural monitoring, only in recent years has agricultural remote sensing seen reinvigoration among space agencies, national ministries of agriculture, and global initiatives. To monitor agricultural systems, NASA utilizes satellite observations to assess a wide variety of geophysical and biophysical parameters, including precipitation, temperature, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and vegetation health. These 4-part introductory webinar sessions will focus on data products, data access, and case-studies demonstrating how remote sensing data can be used for decision-making among the agriculture and food security communities. This training was created by NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET). ARSET is a part of NASA's Applied Science's Capacity Building Program. Learn more about ARSET HERE. In case of any questions regarding the session, please feel free to reach out to Ana I. Prados, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET), University of Maryland Baltimore County at aprados@umbc.edu.
  • Learning Mode: 
    Series
  • Topics: Agriculture, Drought, Drought Risk Reduction, Crop Production, Crops and Food Security, Earth Observation of Water, Data, Water Information and Metrics, Early Warning Systems, Managing Droughts
  • Keywords: 
    NASA, remote sensing, Satellite Remote Sensing, Earth observations, EO, Earth observations for agriculture, Remote Sensors, satellite sensors, Satellite Data, EO Applications, Satellite Imagery, EO satellite, Satellite Images, Satellite EO Products, Satellites & Sensors, Agricultural Applications, Agriculture Data, Crops and Food Security, crop monitoring, Crop Forecasting, Precipitation, soil moisture, Vegetation, Cropland, Crop Condition, Crop Assessment agricultural statistics, Famine, Droughts, Agriculture Water Management, Soil Texture, rainfall, Evapotranspiration, crop yield, Food Security, Early Warning Systems
  • Language: 
    English

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