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Welcome! NASA/USDA Interagency Workshop on Decision Support Tools. Purpose of Workshop.
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Welcome!NASA/USDAInteragency Workshop on Decision Support Tools
Purpose of Workshop Develop a basis for cooperative projects between USDA and NASA that takes full advantage of NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) detection, monitoring, mapping, modeling, and systems engineering capabilities and helps USDA respond to its national mandates.
Focus Areas • Carbon Management • Agricultural Competitiveness • Air Quality • Water Management • Invasive Species
Questions to be Answered • What are USDA’s policy and program needs that might be fulfilled with remotely sensed information? • What is the state-of-the-research (USDA and NASA current research and capabilities) pertaining to these needs?
Questions to be Answered • What are the gaps in existing knowledge and research? • What are the opportunities for collaborative/cooperative research and development efforts between USDA and NASA to develop products and solutions that serve decision makers?
Format for NASA/USDA Workshop Carbon Mgmt. Carbon Mgmt. Breakout 1-1 Breakout 1-2 Breakout 1-3 Breakout 1-4 Invasive Spec. Invasive Spec. Opening Session Breakout 2-1 Closing Session Breakout 2-2 Breakout 2-3 Breakout 2-4 Water Mgmt. Water Mgmt. Breakout 3-1 Breakout 3-2 Breakout 3-3 Breakout 3-4 Ag Comp Ag Comp Breakout 4-1 Breakout 4-2 Breakout 4-3 Breakout 4-4 Air Quality Air Quality Breakout 5-1 Breakout 5-2 Breakout 5-3 Breakout 5-4 FOCUS AREAS Breakout Sessions FOCUS AREAS • Report of Findings from Focus Areas • Panel Discussion • Closing Remarks • Overviews from • NASA & USDA on • issues and approach • Workshop logistics Breakout Reports & Synthesis into Final presentation • USDA Requirements • Ongoing Research • NASA/ESE Output Discussion of needs and potential development efforts 8:30 a.m. Noon. 1:30 p.m. Day 1 Day 2
Focus Area Sessions • Agricultural Competitiveness—Crystal I • Air Quality—Crystal II • Carbon Management—Colorado Ballroom I • Invasive Species—Colorado Ballroom II • Water Management—Colorado Ballroom III
Focus Area Sessions • Agricultural Competitiveness—Green • Air Quality—Yellow • Carbon Management—Black • Invasive Species—Red • Water Management—Blue
Format for NASA/USDA Workshop Carbon Mgmt. Carbon Mgmt. Breakout 1-1 Breakout 1-2 Breakout 1-3 Breakout 1-4 Invasive Spec. Invasive Spec. Opening Session Breakout 2-1 Closing Session Breakout 2-2 Breakout 2-3 Breakout 2-4 Water Mgmt. Water Mgmt. Breakout 3-1 Breakout 3-2 Breakout 3-3 Breakout 3-4 Ag Comp Ag Comp Breakout 4-1 Breakout 4-2 Breakout 4-3 Breakout 4-4 Air Quality Air Quality Breakout 5-1 Breakout 5-2 Breakout 5-3 Breakout 5-4 FOCUS AREAS Breakout Sessions FOCUS AREAS • Report of Findings from Focus Areas • Panel Discussion • Closing Remarks • Overviews from • NASA & USDA on • issues and approach • Workshop logistics Breakout Reports & Synthesis into Final presentation • USDA Requirements • Ongoing Research • NASA/ESE Output Discussion of needs and potential development efforts 8:30 a.m. Noon. 1:30 p.m. Day 1 Day 2