View source for Agclimate telecon 2014-03-04

[[Agriculture_and_Climate | Back to Ag & Climate Workspace]]<br>
'''''Please note special time 10 am ET (for this telecon only).'''''<br>
Agenda:

* RDA (Research Data Alliance) presentations (Johannes Keizer, UN FAO, et al.)
** [https://www.rd-alliance.org/internal-groups/agricultural-data-interoperability-ig.html Agricultural Data Interoperability IG]
** [https://www.rd-alliance.org/case-statement-wheat-data-interoperability-wg.html Wheat Data Interoperability WG]
* Cluster session at ESIP Summer 2014 Meeting, Copper Mtn, CO
** Session proposal and title
** Other possible speaker(s): USDA Regional Climate Hub (Northern Plains)
* [[Review of past and ongoing work on climate effects on agriculture]]

Attendees:<br>
* RDA: Johannes Keizer ([http://www.fao.org/home/en/ U.N. FAO]), Esther Dzale Yenmo and Odile Hologne ([http://institut.inra.fr/en French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)])
* ESIP: Arif Albayrak, Brian Wee, Carol Meyer, Chung-lin Shie, Erin Robinson, Josh Lieberman, Nancy Hoebelheinrich, Susan Heinz, Bill Teng

Minutes:<br>
* Johannes presented on [https://www.rd-alliance.org/internal-groups/agricultural-data-interoperability-ig.html Agricultural Data Interoperability IG]
** RDA is supported by European Commission, U.S. (NSF), and Australia.
** Agricultural Data Interoperability IG should more appropriately be called Agricultural Data IG (i.e., not just interoperability). (From its Web page:) It encompasses all issues related to data important for the development of global agriculture and promotes good practices in data sharing, management, and interoperability.
** [https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-third-plenary-meeting.html RDA Third Plenary Meeting] is coming up in Dublin, March 26-28, 2014.
** [http://godan.info Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN)]
* Esther presented on [https://www.rd-alliance.org/case-statement-wheat-data-interoperability-wg.html Wheat Data Interoperability WG]
** Why wheat? Because it's one of the main global stable crops, and there's an existing effort, [http://www.wheatinitiative.org/ Wheat Initiative], one main objective of which is to contribute to global food security. Wheat Initiative has a [http://www.wheatinitiative.org/research/wis Wheat Information System]. Wheat Data Interoperability WG is working with the Wheat Initiative.
** What kinds of data? In [http://www.wheatinitiative.org/sites/default/files/docs/wheat-info-system-report.pdf Towards the construction of an integrated Wheat Information System] report, Fig. 4 shows the average rank of importance of wheat data types in the coming five years.
** So far, no remote sensing data are involved. Possible in the future. Main issue is how to make such data comparable with non-remote sensing data.
* Bill briefly summarized what Ag & Climate Cluster is trying to do, specifically with USDA LTAR.
* Everyone expressed interest in staying in touch and exploring potential collaborations. '''Thanks to Johannes and Esther''' for very interesting and informative presentations!
* Brian mentioned [https://www.iplantcollaborative.org/ iPlant Collaborative (NSF-funded)], which is of interest to FAO and INRA.
** Brian will initiate connections between all interested parties (FAO, INRA, iPlant, and ESIP). '''''DONE'''''
** Possibility of iPlant demo in future Ag & Climate telecon.
* Group discussed upcoming Summer meeting
** Need a session title to propose.
'''==&gt; ACTION:''' Bill to send a draft title to group for comments.
** Possibility of session speaker from [http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/hubs/NorthernPlainsFactSheet.pdf USDA Regional Climate Hubs, Northern Plains region]? Brian knows the Hub Leader, Justin Derner, who's also involved in LTAR.
'''==&gt; ACTION:''' Brian to contact Derner as a possible speaker for Summer meeting.