Our first user meeting was held in Montpellier, France, on December 1st-2nd, 2015. This workshop allowed the Consortium members to connect physically for the first time.

De gauche à droite : C. Piou (Cirad), M.J. Escorihuela (isardSAT), O. Merlin (Cesbio), K. Cressman (FAO), M. Lazar (INPV Algérie), F. Diakité (CNLCP Mali), M.A. Ould Babah (CNLA Mauritanie) et P.E. Gay (Cirad). Visioconférence : M. Zribi (Cesbio) et B. Koetz (ESA). Excusé : J. Chihrane (CNLAA Maroc).
Left to right: C. Piou (Cirad), M.J. Escorihuela (isardSAT), O. Merlin (Cesbio), K. Cressman (FAO), M. Lazar (INPV Algeria), F. Diakité (CNLCP Mali), M.A. Ould Babah (CNLA Mauritania) and P.E. Gay (Cirad). Teleconference: M. Zribi (Cesbio) and B. Koetz (ESA). Absent: J. Chihrane (CNLAA Maroc).

Discussions were successful. Here is the program.

Tuesday December 1st, 2015
09:00 09:30 Welcome reception
09:30 10:00 Opening Daniel Barthélémy, Cirad-Bios director
10:00 10:30 Break
10:30 11:00 Desert locust early warning Cyril Piou
11:00 11:30 The SMELLS project Maria José Escorihuela
11:30 12:00 ESA’s Innovators III projects Benjamin Koetz
12:00 13:30 Lunch
13:30 14:00 FAO/DLIS use of other satellite data. MODIS, greenness maps, precipitation: history and actual use Keith Cressman
14:00 14:30 Talk. Use and processing by countries of other satellite data
14:30 15:00 Users requirements Cyril Piou
15:00 17:00 Debate
Wednesday December 2nd, 2015
 09:30 10:00 High resolution soil moisture Maria José Escorihuela
10:00 10:30 First validation results Cyril Piou
10:30 11:00 Break
11:00 12:00 Talk. Production and operation
12:00 12:30 General debate
12:30 14:00 Lunch
14:00 15:00 CBGP presentation and visit of the locust division Flavie Vanlerberghe & Antoine Foucart
15:00 16:00 Talk
16:00 16:30 Closing

 The presentations of this workshop are available in the “Partners corner” section.