A virtual consultation on the use of Global Agro-Ecological Zoning version 4 (GAEZ v4) information for different applications, will take place on September 19 from 15:00 – 16:30 (CET).

The consultation will also present functions and tools of the GAEZ Data Portal and discuss future development, in relation to other platforms, programmes and requirements. 

The consultation is organized by FAO, in collaboration with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

AGENDA

•Welcoming remarks (Douglas Muchoney, Geospatial Unit, FAO NSL)

•Introduction (Matieu Henry, Geospatial Unit, FAO NSL)

•Use of GAEZ data for China and South America (Günther Fischer and Sylvia Tramberend, IIASA) 

•GAEZ Country profiles and crop profiles (Gianluca Franceschini, Geospatial Unit, FAO NSL)

•Country applications using PyAEZ (Kavinda Gunasekara, Kittiphon Boonma and Swun Wunna Htet, AIT)

•The GAEZ v4 Data Portal, main functions and tools. Recent enhancements to meet users’ needs (Sam Libby, ESRI)

•Open discussion (Federica Chiozza and Matieu Henry, Geospatial Unit, FAO NSL)

•Closing remarks (Lifeng Li, Director of Land and Water Division FAO)

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