Proceedings of the Workshop on Remote Sensing for Agriculture in the 21st Century

October 23-25th, 1996

Agenda

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Friday, October 23, 1996
8:00 -11:00	I. Opening Session Moot Court Room, King Hall, School of Law Building
	^8:00	Introduction and Welcome Welcome from Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, Vice Provost Academic Planning Workshop Introduction and Overview Susan Ustin, UC Davis Alex Tuyahov, NASA Mission to Planet Earth Jack Estes, UC Santa Barbara
	8:30	Invited Speakers William Stoney, "Land Satellites in the Next Decade" Michael C. MacDonald and Kevin Spry Daniel Lustian, "Understanding the Agricultural Market"
^11:00-1:00	Break
	11:00	Lunch at the Alumni Center
	12:00	Tours of Agricultural Facilities at UCD or Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing (CSTARS Lab) if interest and time permits.
^1:00-5:30	II. Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	1:00	Session 1: Who are the End Users and What Information Do They Really Want (and are Willing to Pay For)? Moderator: John LeBoeuf Founders Room Alumni Center	Session 2: What remote sensing capabilities will be available for agricultural research and commercial applications in the next ten years? Moderator: Jack Estes Allewelt Room Alumni Center	Session 3: How will the data be analyzed and what are the priority science issues for the next decade? Moderator: Susan Moran West Room Alumni Center	Session 4: How will the data be analyzed and what are the priority science issues for the next decade? Moderator: Larry Biehl Temp. Classroom 1
	^3:30	Break Attendees may change sessions if they choose to do so
	^4:00	Session 1 Continued	Session 2 Continued	*Session 4 Joins Session 3; Larry Biehl* leads remainder of session**
	^5:00	End Session, Wrap-Up Discussions
6:30	Dinner "Hings Restaurant"
^After ^Dinner	Informal Discussions at Hotel

Saturday, October 24, 1996
8:00 -11:00	I. Opening Session Moot Court Room, King Hall, School of Law Building
	8:00	Invited Speakers Chris Johannsen, "Information Requirements for Agriculture: The Next Decade" Wesley W. Wallender, "Remote Sensing Data, Agricultural and Ecological Models, and the Balance between Profitability and the Environment" David Zilberman, "Comments on Precision Agriculture"
^11:00-1:00	Break
	11:00	Lunch at the Alumni Center
	12:00	Demonstration of variable rate tractor technology, GPS systems, and field spectrometers in the alfalfa field behind the Alumni Center
^1:00-5:30	II. Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	1:00	Session 5&6: How can agricultural and/or ecological models be combined with remote sensing datasets to develop new sustainable agriculture or other environmental resource monitoring programs? Moderator: Minghua Zhang and Edward Sheffner Founders Room Alumni Center		Session 7: What are potential impediments to technology transfer to the agricultural/rural sector? Moderator: Wayne Mooneyhan West Room Alumni Center
	^3:30	Break Attendees may change sessions if they choose to do so
	^4:00	Session 5&6 Continued		Session 7 Continued
	^5:00	End Session, Wrap-Up Discussions
6:30	Dinner "Cafe California"
^After ^Dinner	Informal Discussions Preparations of Summaries for each Breakout Group Breakout Session Moderators Prepare Report Chapters

Sunday, October 25, 1996
8:00 -12:30	I. Opening Session Community Church
	8:00	Presentation of each groups summary Session 1: John LeBoeuf, "Who are the End Users and What Information Do They Really Want (and are Willing to Pay For)?" Session 2: Jack Estes, "What remote sensing capabilities will be available for agricultural research and commercial applications in the next ten years?" Session 3&4: Larry Biehl, "How will the Data be Analyzed and What are the Priority Science Issues for the Next Decade?" Session 5&6: Edward Sheffner, "How can Agricultural and/or Ecological Models be Combined with Remote Sensing Datasets to Develop New Sustainable Agriculture or other Environmental Resource Monitoring Programs?" Session 7: Wayne Mooneyhan, "What are Potential Impediments to Technology Transfer to the Agricultural/Rural Sector?"
^12:30	Meeting Concludes