This document discusses the role of geospatial science, technology, and applications (GeSTA) in agro-ecosystems and dryland systems. It addresses how GeSTA can be used to map land use/cover, characterize vulnerable areas, delineate suitable agricultural areas, and assess risks like drought. The document also outlines plans for a centralized data warehouse and geospatial data portals to store, process, and disseminate spatial data for use in research projects and by stakeholders.

1. a quick overview with spatial focus
Chandrashekhar Biradar, PhD

2. Gender
Health
Youth & Capacity Dev.
Address social inequities, greater roles and priorities
Engaging and empowering young gen. by creating opportunities
Changing diet patterns, nutrition and health
$
Total 122.7m
Startup 35.47m
156
Remote sensing
missions in orbit
Sensors potential in CRPs/IRPs, etc.
41%
Drylands
Earth‘s land area
2.5b
Live in Drylands
People
1) The West African Sahel and dry savannas , 2) East and Southern Africa , 3) North Africa and West Asia
4) Central Asia , and 5) South Asia.
Regions
Food Security
Livelihoods
Improved
Ensuring
increased
Livestock
5
Depend on Drylands
1.5b
Red. Vul.
Sus. Int.
A/Ss
TAs
A/Ss
TAs
Spatial enrichment and its role in food security, risk mitigation, & sustainability

Food production
potential sources
Agricultural Intensification
Cropping Intensity
Increase in Arable Land
72%
21%
7%
>12
>6 are free
Biodiversity
Efficiency
Productivity
Role of Geospatial Science, Technology and Applications (GeSTA) in Agro-Ecosystems
Integrated agro- ecosystems: innovative approaches and methods for sustainable agriculture, while safeguarding the environment
Cooperative Research and
Partnerships
Specific
mutual-interaction & synergies between plant and animal species and management practices
Quantification of existing agricultural production systems
Characterization of vulnerable areas for increasing resilience and assist in identifying mitigation pathways with biophysical, socioeconomic and stakeholder feedback as well as specific needs & constraints
Mapping present,
emerging & future
land use /land cover dynamics, cropping patterns, forage, intensities, water use, pest & diseases, climate change &
impacts
Characteristics of agricultural and livestock production in small holder farming systems and rural livelihoods
Delineation of potential, suitable areas for sustainable intensification, and diversification of ag. Innovation production
systems
Status &
trends of existing production systems
Assessment of present, emerging & future droughts, floods, pests & diseases, extreme events, infrastructure, migration
Mapping the extent
of existing & traditional practices, indigenous knowledge, diversity, potential areas for modern & improved, productive, profitable, and diversified dryland agriculture, & linkages to markets
Assessing the impact of outcomes in Action Sites, post-project implementation, & M&E
Measuring the
impact at spatial scales, rate, magnitude, synergy among the systems, CRPs, cross-regional synthesis
Geospatial commons ,
KM sharing, stakeholder feedback
Farmers, stakeholders, policymakers, mobilization, &
marketing
Dryland
Systems

3. Getting Started
Where We Are Today
Where We Want To Be
Plan To The Future

4. Getting Started
Where We Are Today
Where We Want To Be
Plan To The Future
DATA
GIS
REMOTE SENSING
GISU
CODIS
CDU
COLLECT
SHARE
IMPACT
ICARDA
ICRAF
CCAFS

5. Getting Started
Where We Are Today
Where We Want To Be
Plan To The Future
DATA
GIS
REMOTE SENSING
GISU
CODIS
CDU
COLLECT
SHARE
IMPACT
ICARDA
ICRAF
CCAFS

6. Find/Gather
External, Internal
Original, Derived
Regenerated, …
Get Data
Organized
Use
Data and Other Resources
In Research Projects
Find
Internal Data
and
Information
(Archive and
Reuse)
Display and Delivery
Data and Knowledge to
Projects and the Public
Maintain
(Upgrades and
Documentation)
Indiv. or Team Data
Project Archive
Build
Metadata
Data Processing
Utilities
Design and DSS
Intranet
Resources
Data
Life-Cycle
Data (Management) Life Cycle
Streamlining
Adopted from USGS
Time Bound

7. When we publish the paper, submit the publication to center or CRPs publication repository inline with annual appraisal process…
Does authors can submit the data used for publishing that particular paper(s)?
will this address?
-authorship
-citation
-quality
Getting data? incentive driven but what?
what encourages them?
icarda-gu1bss (internal data repository for BSS)
icarda-gu1ddg-r (internal data repository for DDG-R)

8. Integrated System Approach
across the scale/domains

9. Baseline- Characteriz- ation
Innovative technologies and algorithms
Integrated use in research and decision
Comprehensive Advanced
Basic Advanced
Discipline
Action/
Satellite
Sites
Data genesis in cross cutting themes
Existing data and readily available resources
Best Scenarios and Top Priorities
Innovative tools
Adoption/Adaptation
Synergistic-workflow
Scale
IDO1
IDO2
IDO7
Outcomes
in Target
Areas
Impact
Pathway of Genesis

10. CRP Dryland System Flagships
West African Sahel & Dry Savannas
North Africa & West Asia
East & Southern Africa
Central Asia & the Caucasus
South Asia
Internal (institutional) level
Data flow in the cross cutting themes

11. Database
Global
Regional
National
Local*
G-name
R-name
N-name
L-name
01-Primary
02-Derived
03-Vectors
04-Maps
05-Groundtruth
06-Staistical
07-Training
Data
Metadata
Quickviews
O-Open Access
Access Level
Metalinks
R-Restricted*
Data and Knowledge Gateways
(Webapps)
* open access –case by case and IPRRs
Structure of Centralized Data Warehouse
Open Access data: These are published, released to public domain as international public goods (IPGs), which has no objection from the creator(s) for redistribution of the data and its derived products. Anyone can access to these data while adhering to IPRs, ensuring proper credits, citations and acknowledgements to use of the data.
Restricted data: These are under imposed of various restriction levels viz., individual scientist, within research group/programs/projects, within CRPDS, within CGIAR, etc based on the restriction imposed by the creator(s) and owner (s) and purchased (licensed). These data will be released to requested end users on case by case. For example, when user request data after looking the metadata (data about data, not actual data) on web applications and centralized knowledge warehouse, after reading its basic info decided to click on the getdata, system will send the request to creator, its creator who decides whether to approve ‘access’ or ‘deny’…
CRPDS
T-name
existing systems
ICARDA
CRPDS
CGIAR GEO Ontology

12. Data Streamlining, Curation and Validation Interface
Primary Data Storage
Processed Data Storage
Processing Cluster
HPC
Data Management
Servers
Public Data Gateway (Open Access)
API
Satellite Data
GIS/GPS Data
Field Survey Data
ODKs/Smart Devices
Spatial Analysts
& Metadata Gen.
Structure of Centralized Data Warehouse
http://geoagro.icarda.org
Internal Data Gateway
example of spatial data

13. Data Storage
Processing
Web Services
Linux (250TB)
Windows (100TB)
150
70
25
50
20
30
Centralized Storage & Dissemination
Map Server
Data Portals
Terminal Devices
Windows
Windows
Linux
12 Cores CPU
48 GB RAM
Win 2012
8 Cores CPU
32 GB RAM
Win 2012
2xCPU (12 Cores)
512 GB RAM
Linux
Hosted in UK
Computing Servers
Printing Services
Large Format HR printing and scanning
A3 HR printing
GU©2014
Field Equipment
[Hyperspectral, HH2, SE-3500, NDVI Camera, Green Seeker, GPS Cameras, HH GPSUs, Field Data Kits, etc.]
Centralized Archiving System
Geospatial Data Gateways
Enterprise level, high fidelity and interoperability
[as of March 13, 2014]
http://geoagro.icarda.org

14. One-stop Gateway for Geospatial data, maps, research tools, services, technical support and outreach activities.

15. http://geoagro.icarda.org
(beta)

16. Atlas of Action Sites
CRP Dryland Systems (1.1)
http://issuu.com/crpds/

17. Grassland degradation
Crop Types
Spatial distribution
Electronic Field Data Collection
ODKs-HH, GT, Livestock, etc.
Use of Electronic Field Data Kits
-CRP DS Action sites (LULC GT)
-HH/Baseline Survey
-Livestock/Small Ruminants

18. Citizen Science and Community RS
Electronic Field Data
Collection & Sharing Tools

19. eMaterials

20. Database
at Various
Level and Scales

21. Global
Level
Database

22. CRP 1.1
Level Database

23. Regional Level Database

24. National Level Database

25. Satellite
Remote Sensing
Database
-select
-inventory
-visualize
-spectral
-indices

26. Climate
Database
Query cell
-select
-see table
-visualize
-download

27. Search Database Spatially

28. Visualize the satellite image and spatial search and query
Landsat Reference Grids
MODIS Reference Grid

29. Field Data and Household Surveys

30. Dynamic Field Data Display

31. Projects
Coming soon
Programs
Database specific to each research programs, and projects

32. Tools, Apps, Models, etc.

33. Technical information, trips, for example what are latest satellite sensors for farm to regional scales >>

34. Database access stats

35. If you have good data, love it
publish it and set it free!
uncc.edu
Thank you