Alexandridis, TK, Ovakoglou, G, Cherif, I et al. (16 more authors) (2021) Designing AfriCultuReS services to support food security in Africa. Transactions in GIS, 25 (2). pp. 692-720. ISSN 1361-1682
Abstract
Earth observation (EO) data are increasingly being used to monitor vegetation and detect plant growth anomalies due to water stress, drought, or pests, as well as to monitor water availability, weather conditions, disaster risks, land use/land cover changes and to evaluate soil degradation. Satellite data are provided regularly by worldwide organizations, covering a wide variety of spatial, temporal and spectral characteristics. In addition, weather, climate and crop growth models provide early estimates of the expected weather and climatic patterns and yield, which can be improved by fusion with EO data. The AfriCultuReS project is capitalizing on the above to contribute towards an integrated agricultural monitoring and early warning system for Africa, supporting decision‐making in the field of food security. The aim of this article is to present the design of EO services within the project, and how they will support food security in Africa. The services designed cover the users’ requirements related to climate, drought, land, livestock, crops, water, and weather. For each category of services, results from one case study are presented. The services will be distributed to the stakeholders and are expected to provide a continuous monitoring framework for early and accurate assessment of factors affecting food security in Africa.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Alexandridis, TK, Ovakoglou, G, Cherif, I, et al. Designing AfriCultuReS services to support food security in Africa. Transactions in GIS. 2020; 00: 1– 29., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12684. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. | ||||
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Institution: | The University of Leeds | ||||
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst for Climate & Atmos Science (ICAS) (Leeds) | ||||
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Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications | ||||
Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2020 14:07 | ||||
Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2022 00:13 | ||||
Status: | Published | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley | ||||
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12684 |