AUGMENTING NATIONAL POLICY-MAKING THROUGH EARTH OBSERVATION AND AI TECHNOLOGIES: A GEOSPATIAL CROP MONITORING AND FORECASTING SYSTEM FOR PAKISTAN

Speaker: Obaid ur Rehman, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphare Research Commission,SUPARCO, Islamabad, PakistanSmallholder farming systems like Pakistan necessitates innovative, precise, and scalable technologies to monitor crop production for evidence-based national policymaking. In recent years, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), the National Space Agency of Pakistan, made advances in incorporating satellite imagery, advanced remote sensing techniques, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to revolutionize the Pakistan agriculture monitoring and assessment capabilities.