Satellite Remote Sensing Data for Decision Support in Emerging Agricultural Economies: How Satellite Data Can Transform Agricultural Decision Making [Perspectives]

This article considers the tremendous potential for satellite remote sensing information delivered via mobile digital applications to improve decision making in emerging agricultural economies. Earth observations have been available for use in weather and other models to support decision making sinc...

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Published in:IEEE geoscience and remote sensing magazine 2020-12, Vol.8 (4), p.117-133
Main Authors: Jewiss, Jennifer L., Brown, Molly E., Escobar, Vanessa M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Cloud computing
Decision making
Digital agriculture
Meterology
Remote sensing
Satellites
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Summary:This article considers the tremendous potential for satellite remote sensing information delivered via mobile digital applications to improve decision making in emerging agricultural economies. Earth observations have been available for use in weather and other models to support decision making since the late 1970s, with the launch of the advanced very-high-resolution radiometer and the Landsat sensors. Despite early recognition of the potential for satellite remote sensing to transform farm-level decision making, information from satellite data is still not widely used by farmers day to day except in highly mechanized precision agricultural systems that represent a very small minority of farmers globally.
ISSN:2473-2397
2168-6831
DOI:10.1109/MGRS.2020.3023343