July Public Lecture Flyer, 2022

Mapping the World from Satellites — Helping us understand Global Food & Water Security in the 21st Century

by USGS Research Geographer Prasad Thenkabail

• Global food and water security challenges are real in a changing climate & ballooning populations and further exasperated by pandemics & wars.
• How did the World feed itself in the past? How will it feed itself in the future?
• Earth Observing (EO) satellites are ideal platforms to observe and study the Planet over time and space.
• Planet-scale big-data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing are leveraged to answer critical questions on World’s food & water security.

July 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM (PT)

Resource Links: 

• https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/news/release-of-gfsad-30-meter-cropland-extent-products/
• www.usgs.gov/wgsc/gfsad30
• www.croplands.org 
• https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/gfsad1kcdv001/
• https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/gfsad1kcmv001/