The FAO/NASA/NLR Artemis system - An integrated concept for environmental monitoring by satellite in support of food/feed security and desert locust surveillanceThe African real time environmental monitoring using imaging satellites (Artemis) system, which should monitor precipitation and vegetation conditions on a continental scale, is presented. The hardware and software characteristics of the system are illustrated and the Artemis databases are outlined. Plans for the system include the use of hourly digital Meteosat data and daily NOAA/AVHRR data to study environmental conditions. Planned mapping activities include monthly rainfall anomaly maps, normalized difference vegetation index maps for ten day and monthly periods with a spatial resolution of 7.6 km, ten day crop/rangeland moisture availability maps, and desert locust potential breeding activity factor maps for a plague prevention program.
Document ID
19880065206
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hielkema, J. U. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, Italy)
Howard, J. A. (UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy)
Tucker, C. J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Van Ingen Schenau, H. A. (Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Computer Systems
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment