COIVD-19 Impact Monitoring for Agriculutre

Measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 are affecting the food supply chain in many ways including the availability of inputs, labor, transport, and cross-border trade. Earth Observation (EO) from satellites can provide timely and transparent evidence on the extent and impact these measures have on the agricultural activities and related food systems. EO capabilities required to address information needs related to global food supply, national harvesting statistics, national relief programs and labor-intensive crop production were made available over the trilateral COVID-19 Earth Observing Dashboard. The presented use cases make full use of the combined satellites fleet of NASA, ESA and JAXA as well as the expertise of the EO community.