[Esip-agclimate] June 3rd meeting notes

Reid Boehm via Esip-agclimate esip-agclimate at lists.esipfed.org
Tue Jun 3 16:08:14 EDT 2014


Hello All,
Thanks for a great meeting today. I am looking forward to speaking with you
all next month at the summer meeting.
I am writing to send along the meeting minutes from today. They have also
been posted to the Commons and the Wiki page.
Please let me know if you have any questions about the content.
Thanks!
-- Reid
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Minutes:
(Erin) Debrief on LTAR meeting in Nunn, CO (end of May)
Meeting took place at a research station
People:

   - M. McGuire - big data challenges - collecting more data a lot of the
   same challenges from other domains across earth sciences
   - Sally Snyder - the need for ag and climate resource
   - Justin Derner  hosting site that is in the northern plains
   experimental group (how people are doing applied research within the
   communities)
   - connection with NEON (Brian Wee was also there)


Brian speaks about-

   -  struggle to decide what the science questions are that the network
   wants to address
   -  important fundamental questions that need to be addressed before data
   issues are discussed formally
   - mentions David Rugg - Forest service / National Ag Library
   - Importance of geographical scaling with data
   - LifeCycle Assessment

Programatic meeting - but it was remarkable how many times they brought up
data
-Interoperability
August meeting will be more devoted to data

NOAA and USGS have hubs around the country that interested in connecting
with these efforts

Bill - talk with Randy Johnson - Regional Hub efforts - early stages
Finalizing preparation for Cluster session at ESIP Summer 2014 Meeting,
Copper Mtn/Frisco, CO (*Session proposal and title*)
speakers are coming together - both Mark and Justin should be able to attend

   - Invited speaker Mark Walbridge (USDA ARS LTAR) (~confirmed)
   - Justin Derner (~confirmed) on *USDA Regional Climate Hubs*, with focus
   on Northern Plains Region

Short presentations on relevant NASA data

   - Barry Weiss on SMAP and other data products
   - 30 minutes at the end: identifying satellite resources that may be
   useful from these missions - with Mark and Justin


   - SMAP - early adopter program participants will be there - may be able
   to talk about making connections (Barry and Justin)

Summer Meeting session will start at 3:15


   - Erin mentions Climate Data initiative is going to have a Agricultural
   /Food Sustainability focus


   - Nancy mentions contact: Brian Duggan who has worked with Curt Tilmes

Visioneers and ESIP 2015 Winter Meeting
Draft title: Data and services for mitigating and adapting to climate
effects in agriculture

   - Bill asks for any other suggestions on title for the Winter Meeting
   - Erin reminds that there is a call this Monday at 2pm EST


Concurrent Initiatives at different levels: Climate Data Initiative - USDA
- LTAR - goal to provide single entry for users

Attendees: Erin Robinson, ..., Reid Boehm, ..., Bill Teng, Boksoon Myoung,
Nancy Hoebelheinrich, (1 other call in users unidentified) Brian Wee

Next meeting will be the summer meeting session in July in Colorado

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Reid Isaac Boehm
Doctoral Student and Graduate Research/Teaching Associate

School of Information Science
College of Communication and Information
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1345 Circle Park Drive  * 451 Communications Bldg * Knoxville,  TN  *
 37996-0341 USA
email: mboehm at utk.edu * phone:  865-202-6534
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