1. U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey GFSAD30 Monthly Meeting Project Updates and Action items Prasad GFSAD30 monthly meeting, Feb. 19, 2015, Webex\Telecon

2. New co-Is: 1. Dr. Terry Slonecker, USGS A. Supports new very high resolution data acquisition from non civilian sources B. Will be an additional contact (along with Jim Tilton) on VHRI WARP data; C. Will conduct hyperspectral remote sensing of agricultural research that will support future funding 2. Dr. Mahesh Rao, Humboldt State University A. Will support Dr. Murali Gumma in South Asia work; B. Help review documents; 2. Others? (e.g., Barry Haack) A. Data dissemination through SERVIER nodes? B. USDA FAS data for validation?; C. Review of our products?; D. Education materials from our products? See their profile (we will add Barry soon…): http://geography.wr.usgs.gov/science/croplands/team.html GFSAD30 Monthly Meeting (Feb. 19, 2015) Project Updates and Action Items: Additional co-Is U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of Interior

3. 1. South America A. Dr. Chandra Giri will lead the GFSAD30 project for South America; B. Giri is looking for a student to hire @ Duke University; C. Student will work 20 hrs per week all year (probably 40 hrs per week during summer) 2. South Asia A. Dr. Murali Gumma has started working on South Asia; B. He plans to attend the next workshop and present the same. GFSAD30 Monthly Meeting (Feb. 19, 2015) Project Updates and Action Items: New Assignments U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of Interior

4. 1. FAO A. Larry Gaffney and myself are working on agreement with FAO; B. FAO will support Jun Xiong’s validation efforts in Africa; C. Justin and Jun are working on a croplands.org to set up a easy validation efforts; D. I have invited FAO for the workshop in July; GFSAD30 Monthly Meeting (Feb. 19, 2015) Project Updates and Action Items: Partnerships U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of Interior

5. 1. LP DAAC data and documentations How to prepare datasets and documentations for LP DAAC A. http://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/GFSAD/GFSADCD1KM/ http://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/GFSAD/GFSADCD1KM/ B. http://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/GFSAD/GFSADCM1KM/ http://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/GFSAD/GFSADCM1KM/ GFSAD30 Monthly Meeting (Feb. 19, 2015) Project Updates and Action Items: LP DAAC documentions U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of Interior

6. 1. I suggest we all attend this global food security conference 2nd International Conference on Global Food Security 11-14 October 2015 | Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA Hosted by Cornell University and Columbia University http://www.globalfoodsecurityconference.com/index.html A. Abstract submission deadline: 8 May 2015; B. Please prepare abstract by May, 2015 and each group can submit their own; C. I suggest:Global and local analyses of food security and its drivers D. Please run abstracts through me E. I will find out whether we can have a special session GFSAD30 Monthly Meeting (Feb. 19, 2015) Project Updates and Action Items: Conference U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of Interior