Agclimate telecon 2014-02-03

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Agenda

• SMAP launched!
• 2015 Winter Meeting - postscript (overall and Cluster session)
  • Our session, Bridging the resolution gap between satellite data and agricultural applications.
• ESIP Winter Meeting key findings and related actions
• Preparation for July ESIP

Minutes:

• Winter Meeting: Briefly looked at session notes and the corresponding google sheet with our Key Findings and Actionable Items
• Mission Statement (still in draft form) - think about how we can tap into the experiences and expertise of ESIP.
• How can we more clearly define our Cluster’s role - there are similar efforts out there, so how can we define our role and avoid duplication. *Where do we uniquely stand and what can we contribute?
• What key document or resource can we develop for the community in the near term (Summer meeting in July)

Key findings and Actions:

• Expand the google sheet of resources - this is good deliverable to work on/expand for July.
• Address connections between researchers/tool makers who may be having specific issues with data, and link them to people who generate or work with the data -- potential “test bed”
  • potential use-case (AIP8, Liping Di) -- AIP8 kickoff in March
  • small amount of funding available
  • linking people to datasets/tools - example: SAR
    • Nancy will follow up with AIP8/Liping
• Bring in people from conservation efforts - landuse, farming and conservation to broaden the base - as ESIP members or potential collaborators
  • CRP - Conservation Reserve Program - potential involvement with ESIP, interest in Ag, Water and Climate and may be a good collaborator. **Possible intersection with South Central Climate Center.
    • Bill will send information in a brief write up to Justin for CRP connection.
• The cluster could explore the question and pull information together for guidelines and recommendations for practices on data ownership - public vs private data.
  • Possible google doc could be created for developing information about guidelines.
• Citizen Science thoughts: An interesting conversation to continue.
  • Many people get enthusiastic, but lots of potential error.
  • Citizen Science workshop in Boise, Idaho - possibly follow up with that
  • Quality of information vs. having more information
  • Recording observations (and is that even “science”)
  • Natural disaster related use of citizen science
  • How social media/tweets might be used to augment the validation of satellite data
  • Steve Kelling - Ebird, network of bird observers. Establishing authority of people doing the observations, internal ranking/rating system.
  • Also working with tool developers - data inputs into tools that farmers might be using, where does that input information go and could it be useful for research?
• Thoughts on questions of resolution:
  • Wade Crow
  • Bring more narrow/focused/technical aspects of resolving resolution issues
  • Potential speaker or short guest talk or potential collaborator
• Follow up with Molly Jahn

• More of an FYI - SWAT hydrological model has (new) capabilities for easy integration of climate data - good for agricultural use. Long Term Crop Management Processes.
• July ESIP page is already up - think about the theme and what this cluster can focus on for the upcoming session

Attendees: Bill Teng, Nancy Hoebelheinrich, Lindsay Barbieri, Justin Goldstein