In-season crop mapping and damage assessment using open-access Earth observation data

About the training

We are collaborating with national agriculture agencies in ICIMOD’s Regional Member Countries and beyond to enhance their ability to use Earth observation (EO) technologies for food security assessment and planning. We are collaborating with these agencies to codevelop locally appropriate tools and methods. To ensure that the technology is customised for each country, we are aligning the crop mapping and monitoring platform to align with institutional functions and practices in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan.

As part of the pilot study implementation in Bangladesh, we are organising a comprehensive training and field orientation for the implementation team and relevant stakeholders, which will include the following:

• Engaging key stakeholders and providing briefings on the remote sensing-based crop area mapping and damage assessment
• Training Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) staff on the SERVIR-HKH approach to in-season crop mapping
• Conducting practical exercises on field data collection using the Geofairy mobile applicaton