Agclimate telecon 2014-08-12
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Back to Ag & Climate Workspace
Re-scheduled from Aug. 5, 3 pm to Aug. 12, 2 pm
Agenda:
- Feedback on Summer Meeting and Cluster session (Session description and notes; pdfs of talks attached)
- Follow-ups with ARS, aiming for ESIP 2015 Winter Meeting
- NASA satellite data for LTAR and Climate Hubs
- Use case(s)
- Visioneers and 2015 Winter Mtg
Minutes:
* Feedback on Summer Meeting and Cluster session (Session description and notes; pdfs of talks attached)
- * positive interest during summer meeting
- * Bill had chat with Mark and Justin about what's next
- * interest in collaboration - potential membership USDA
- * membership cycle extended - Erin will circle back
- * Presentations are uploaded to the commons meeting notes
* Follow-ups with ARS, aiming for ESIP 2015 Winter Meeting
1. NASA satellite data for LTAR and Climate Hubs
- Google docs spreadsheet with data products and characteristics
- what needs to be done to make data that is on our side more useful and useable
- Feel free to add products and to make changes
- Nancy - Tool match directory - noticing different kinds of data that might match up (can include model data too)
2. Use case(s)
* study on specific situations * Bill is planning to talk with LTAR about specific scenarios - speak with Justin and Mark * Potential to do talk during monthly telecon - Bill will follow up about meeting invitation to attend * Nancy - article in Nature Conservancy - conservation org in California (Point Blue) also with Cornell ornithology labs Rice farmers - water data - pulling data that allows them to work with the farmers to keep wanter on their land longer, benefits bird migratory patterns (crowdsourcing with eBird) and economic incentives to farmers - A good opportunity to bring them into the conversation
* Visioneers and 2015 Winter Mtg
- Food Resiliency - energy and water aspects
- take a look at wording of the discussion on the theme - on the wiki
- Looking for ideas for speakers
- Activities and sessions that carry through the meeting is a good way to reinforce the theme - door is open for demos, creative ideas
- Adding in the economic aspect
- Erin - multidisciplinary aspect of speakers in plenary choosing - multiple perspectives surrounding the data aspects we address - supporting applied sciences
- Following up with Barry Weiss and use cases for data he is working with
- Potential to watch the launch
- Thinking about how to word what we are talking about - importance of discussing with Mark and Justin
- Food security homeland security as part of the discussion
- Effect of drought and food disparity on global conflict
- Calls for sessions once theme is in focus - open for about 2 months
Next call is September 2nd at usual time 3pm est.
Attendees: Nancy Hoebelheinrich, Bill Teng, Erin Robinson, Reid Boehm