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Science For a Hungry World: Introduction

As the first of six episodes, Science for a Hungry World: Part 1 sets the groundwork for explaining why NASA data is critical to ensure a stable global food system. This video reveals how satellite remote sensing data provide the world with essential information like the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, or NDVI, which allows scientists and governments to see the health of crops on a global scale. This video reinforces the idea that a unique perspective from space is essential for continuous global agricultural monitoring and accurate forecasting.For complete transcript, click here.    As the first of six episodes, Science for a Hungry World: Part 1 sets the groundwork for explaining why NASA data is critical to ensure a stable global food system. This video reveals how satellite remote sensing data provide the world with essential information like the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, or NDVI, which allows scientists and governments to see the health of crops on a global scale. This video reinforces the idea that a unique perspective from space is essential for continuous global agricultural monitoring and accurate forecasting.

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Duration: 4.8 minutes
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Animation Number:10490
Completed:2009-09-21
Animators:Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC) (Lead)
 Ivy Flores (IRC/UMBC)
Video Editor:Stefanie Misztal (UMBC)
Interviewees:Compton Tucker (NASA/GSFC)
 Brad Doorn (NASA/HQ)
 Molly Brown (NASA/GSFC)
Narrator:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Producers:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
 Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC)
Scientists:Compton Tucker (NASA/GSFC)
 Molly Brown (NASA/GSFC)
 Brad Doorn (NASA/HQ)
Videographers:Jamal Smith (HTSI)
 Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC)
 Jefferson Beck (UMBC)
Writer:Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC)
Platform/Sensor/Data Set:Terra/MODIS (NDVI)
Series:Narrated Movies
 NASA and Agriculture - Edited Features
Keywords:
DLESE >> Agricultural science
SVS >> Earth Science
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> NDVI
SVS >> Remote Sensing
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Agriculture
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Agriculture >> Agricultural Plant Science
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Agriculture >> Food Science
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Agriculture >> Agricultural Plant Science >> Crop/Plant Yields
SVS >> Edited Feature
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Additional footage and images courtesy of: Adam Jones (adamjones.freeservers.com); IRIN, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; Micov via Wikimedia; NASA Ames; NASA Scientific Visualization Studio; UMBC IRC Lab


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