Contributions of Land Remote Sensing for Decisions About Food Security and Human Health Workshop Report (2007) / Chapter Skim
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Responses of land productivity to land use and climate variability are revealing insights into the vulnerabilities of human populations to food insecurity. As scientific understanding progresses, so does the potential for applying land remote sensing in operational systems to support decision making about human welfare.
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Thecommitteeposedthefollowingquestionstoworkshopparticipants to stimulate discussion of the challenges and opportunities for applying remote sensing to decisions on human health and food security: · What factors can enhance the effectiveness of remotely sensed data of land use and land cover in decision support systems for human welfare? · What are the lessons learned from successful and unsuccessful examples of previous applications?
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· What are important steps for improving coordination between scientists who interpret land remote sensing data and decision makers who potentially benefit from the remote sensing data and derived products? PREvIOuS NRC WORk The workshop built on previous National Research Council studies that resulted in publications encouraging the development and funding of remote sensing applications that benefit human welfare.
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Ocean remote sensing contributes heavily to climate research and El Niño monitoring, and coastal remote sensing has direct applications to fisheries, oil spill mitigation, search and rescue, and coastal recreation. While these applications undoubtedly impact human welfare, the workshop's statement of task limited the discussions to land-based remote sensing technologies, and the absence of such discussion does not indicate its lack of relevance.
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The issues addresses by workshop participants are also applicable to social scientists and policy makers regarding the importance of continual communication between remote sensing scientists and decision makers on human welfare.
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