FAO DIGITAL FOR IMPACT 2022

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Digital transformation in action

“Linking nuclear and digital techniques for improving the use and conservation of soil and water resources is key to enhance agricultural productivity, resilience to climate change and remediation of environmental pollution.”

Gerd Dercon

Further collaboration is underway with the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre to: 1) make real-time soil moisture and relevant observation data of FAO/IAEA benchmark sites available on FAO’s HiH Geospatial Platform; 2) integrate such in-situ soil moisture data, with remote sensing and process-based crop water productivity models; and 3) join efforts with regard to the ITU GEO-AI challenge or UN Open GIS initiative (through its GEO-AI working group), which provide platforms for collaboratively addressing real-world geospatial problems, for instance with regard to soil moisture monitoring. Further, it is proposed to analyse how nuclear techniques, such as cosmic ray neutron sensors, can be part of FAO’s 1 000 Digital Villages Initiative, by providing, in combination with satellite imagery data, baseline information for farmer organizations and decision-makers to conduct trend analysis and predictions at local and larger regional scale, useful for mitigating harvest failure and initiating aid when needed.

Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS): from cosmic rays to soil moisture

VIDEO Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS): From cosmic rays to soil moisture!

The Geospatial World Forum: an international recognition

Thanks to the advanced information it provides, including food security indicators and agricultural statistics, the HiH Geospatial Platform was recognized this year as the best collaborative platform towards data-driven agriculture at the Geospatial World Forum (GWF) 2022 in Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Geospatial World Excellence Award 2022 was presented at the Geospatial World Forum 2022.

Zhongxin Chen, Dejan Jakovjlevic, Karl Morteo in Amsterdam at the Geospatial World Forum 2022 ©FAO

The theme of this year's forum was "Geography and Humanity". During the 3- day event, a series of meetings and debates was held with the aim of tracing the historical relevance of the geospatial profession, highlighting its current value and the future direction in ways that benefit society's progress.

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