Remote Sensing of Agriculture and Land Cover/Land Use Changes in South and Southeast Asian Countries

Abstract

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Agricultural Information Needs and Research Priorities for Remote Sensing in South and Southeast Asian Countries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Food Production and Security in South/Southeast Asia (S/SEA): Remote Sensing Needs and Priorities -- 2.1 Need for Operational Mapping of Land Use/Cover Changes (LCLUC) Focusing on Agriculture -- 2.2 Need for Long-Term Agricultural Research Site Data to Aid in Developing Operational Mapping and Monitoring of Cropping Systems -- 2.3 Crop Mapping and Monitoring in S/SEA Need to Move Beyond Rice and Focus on Additional Crops -- 2.4 Need for Characterizing Agricultural Field Size, Land Parcel Identification -- 2.5 Crop Masks, Cropping Systems and Rotations Characterization -- 2.6 Need for Crop Production, Acreage and Yield Estimates at a Much Higher Resolution -- 2.7 SAR Data Potential is Yet to Be Fully Explored for Agricultural Research and Applications in S/SEA Countries -- 2.8 Need for Locally Calibrated and Validated Robust Forecasting Tools on Crop Condition, Growth and Yield, Including Food security Indicators -- 2.9 Need for Robust Weather and Climate Datasets -- 2.10 Need for Microwave Soil Moisture Products and Evaluation -- 2.11 More Studies on Irrigation and Water Management Needed -- 2.12 Need for Operational Flood and Drought Early Warning and Monitoring Systems -- 2.13 Need for the Development of Geospatial Web Service Technologies for Data Access, Sharing, and Management -- 3 Smallholder Farmer Information Needs and Priorities -- 4 Capacity Building Needs and Priorities -- 5 Regional Space Agencies and Need for Stronger Cooperation on Agriculture -- 6 Obstacles to Progress -- References -- Part I: International, Regional and National Programs in Agriculture.