1. Geoinformatics application in an integrated
agro-ecosystem research in Jordan
multi-sensor/multi-scale observations to understand ever changing landscape for
better intervention towards improving livelihoods in drylands
Layal Atassi, Prashant Patil, Jalal Omari, Fawaz Tulaymat, Mounir Louhaichi, Feras Ziadat, Rana
Jawarneh, Zeyad Makhamreh, Muna Saba, Mariana Yazbek, Aden Aw-Hassan, Mourad Rekik and
Chandrashekhar Biradar
ICARDA – NCARE Technical Meeting, September 21-22, 2014
Ayass Hotel, Amman, Jordan
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3. Atlas of Action Sites
North Africa and West Asia
Jordan

5. Jordan-Syria Action Site
Field Sites
(Innovation Platforms)
Action Sites: Syria-Jordan
Syria
Jordan
Erak
Al-Kresha
N A W A
Action Site
Syria-Jordan

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9. Agro-Ecological Zones

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24. Mapping Agro-Ecosystems at Farm Scale
Action Site
Syria-Jordan
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Kilometers
Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP,
swisstopo, and the GIS User Community
North Africa and West Asia
Target Areas
IDO1 (SRT2)
IDO2 (SRT3)
Action Sites
IDO1 (SRT2)
IDO2 (SRT3)
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At 60cm Spatial Resolution

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Kilometers
Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP,
swisstopo, and the GIS User Community
North Africa and West Asia
Target Areas
IDO1 (SRT2)
IDO2 (SRT3)
Action Sites
IDO1 (SRT2)
IDO2 (SRT3)
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Field Sites: Erak Community
March- 2014

26. Field Sites: El Kreshan Community

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s
Cropland
s-Fallow
Barrenla
nds
Olive
orchards
Rangelan
ds
Rockyout
crops
Builtup
area
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Series1 527.17 274.09 181.87 26.50 102.19 5.45 13.23
Area in hectares (ha)
47%
2% 9%
24%
16%
1% 1%
Croplands
Croplands-Fallow
Barrenlands
Olive orchards
Rangelands
Rockyout crops
Builtup area

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Field Sites: Erak Community
March- 2014

29. Characterization of Action Sites at Farm scale
Erak Community
Grasslands
Olives Orchards
Mixed Systems
Croplands
Settlements
with Home Gardens
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ds
Croplan
ds-
Fallow
Barrenl
ands
Olive
orchard
s
Rangela
nds
Rockyo
ut crops
Builtup
area
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Series1 181.42 72.38 326.04 74.52 389.20 51.94 24.04
Area in hectares (ha)
16%
6%
29%
7%
35%
5% 2%
Croplands
Croplands-Fallow
Barrenlands
Olive orchards
Rangelands
Rockyout crops
Builtup area

31. Decadal Analysis of Land Use Change in Jordan
Quantification of Land
Use and Land Cover
Dynamics in Jordan over
the last 3 decades.
Study area covering CRP DS
Action Site in Jordan and its
associated Governorates.
Study will help us understand
dynamics of ever changing
landscape, land degradation,
agricultural productivity,
climate change as well as
interventions of various
projects and its impact.
Derived from Landsat
Pathfinder Satellite
Remote Sensing Images
from 1900s to 2014
ICARDA GU©2014
Its impact on Livelihoods
and Ecosystem Services

32. Open Data Field Kit Electronic Field Data
Collection and Sharing
On the fly data
collection, visualization
and sharing
Grassland
degradation
Crop Types
Spatial distribution

33. Open Data Field Kit

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

35. Thanks you
ICARDA Geoinformatics
Send your additional queries to
c.biradar@cgiar.org
http://geoagro.icarda.org