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Joining forces for food security – Linking earth observation and crowd-sourcing

Joining forces for food security – Linking earth observation and crowd-sourcing. Markus Enenkel Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation Vienna University of Technology Email: markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at.

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Joining forces for food security – Linking earth observation and crowd-sourcing

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  1. Joining forces for food security – Linking earth observation and crowd-sourcing Markus EnenkelDepartment of Geodesy and Geoinformation Vienna University of Technology Email: markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at SatelliteSoilMoisture Validation andApplication Workshop, Amsterdam, 10-11 July 2014

  2. Outline • The User Perspective • Soil Moisture vs. Droughts/Food Insecurity • POETS (Python Earth Observation Tools) • The Role of Mobile Applications • Conclusion markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  3. Outline • The User Perspective • Soil Moisture vs. Droughts/Food Insecurity • POETS (Python Earth Observation Tools) • The Role of Mobile Applications • Conclusion markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  4. Biophysicalparameterretrieval, dataassimilation, modelling, etc. Exosphere Microwave Remote Sensing (ofSoilMoisture) Thermosphere Mesosphere Remote Sensing Stratosphere ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Trophosphere Google Maps, etc. Traditional Decision-Making ofAidOrganizations

  5. Outline • The User Perspective • Soil Moisture vs. Droughts/Food Insecurity • POETS (Python Earth Observation Tools) • The Role of Mobile Applications • Conclusion markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  6. Droughts vs. Food Security • Most complex of all natural disasters; Slow-onset • No general definition of drought • No physically measurable variable • Two different fields of research (no “IPCC” for food security) • Large gap between scientific findings and decision-making • Satellite technologies (soil moisture)far from complete exploitation

  7. The Issue of Drought Management ? Past Future Future

  8. SATIDA (Satellite Technologies for Improved Drought Risk Assessment) In a nutshell: • 18 months; Funded by Austria Research Promotion Agency • Collaboration of researchers from different disciplines • Main objective: Test and visualize the added-value of satellite-derived datasets and seasonal forecasts • Link drought risk to socio-economic vulnerability via mobile applications (smart phones, tablets) • www.satida.net

  9. markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  10. Outline • The User Perspective • Soil Moisture vs. Droughts/Food Insecurity • POETS (Python Earth Observation Tools) • The Role of Mobile Applications • Conclusion markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  11. POETS (Python Open Earth Observation Tools)

  12. Outline • The User Perspective • Soil Moisture vs. Droughts/Food Insecurity • POETS (Python Earth Observation Tools) • The Role of Mobile Applications • Conclusion markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  13. The Role of Mobile Applications • Access to monitoring and forecasting datasets • Collection of socio-economic information • Full exploitation of smart phone features • Questions focus on level of malnutrition, food basket, access to resources, etc. • Field test in Ethiopia and the Central African Republic with Doctors without Borders in 2015 markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  14. Mobile Applications

  15. Outline • The User Perspective • Soil Moisture vs. Droughts/Food Insecurity • POETS (Python Earth Observation Tools) • The Role of Mobile Applications • Conclusion markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  16. Conclusion (I) • Simple data access and clear visualization are vital • Added-value: Increased lead time for logistics, HR, pro-active operational planning • Decision-makers need information about environmental AND socio-economic conditions • Mobile apps help to relate index-outputs to conditions on the ground (validation) • Smart phones create a feeling of ownership markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  17. Arrowspointingupindicateworsedroughtconditions in thefuture

  18. Conclusion (I) • Vital: Simple data access and clear visualization • Added-value: Increased lead time for logistics, HR, pro-active operational planning • Decision-makers need information about environmental AND socio-economic conditions • Mobile apps help to relate index-outputs to conditions on the ground (validation) • Smart phones create a feeling of ownership markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  19. Conclusion (II) • Mobile applications need a robust back-end • They must as well work online/offline • EO can be powerful when capacities and limitations are identified and explained to the user (non-generic approach) • Solutions need to be developed with, not for users • Approaches like the EODC are promising, if they manage to create a network markus.enenkel@geo.tuwien.ac.at

  20. History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme. Mark Twain

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