Join Resources for the Future (RFF) for the VALUABLES Consortium’s 2019 workshop, an annual gathering of economists, NASA experts, Earth scientists, decisionmakers, and thought leaders working to estimate and communicate how satellite data benefits society when we use it to make decisions.
Workshop program highlights will include:
New results from case studies that quantify how using satellite data in decisions about managing health and air quality, water quality, flooding, endangered species, and wildfires improves socioeconomically-meaningful outcomes for people and the environment.
Discussions with NASA experts about collaborating with economists to measure the socioeconomic benefits of using satellite data applications in decisionmaking and using the consortium’s microeconomic framework to guide this process.
When: Wednesday, October 30, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET
Where: Virtual
VALUABLES is a cooperative agreement between RFF and NASA.
Welcome & Introduction
9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Breakfast
10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Welcome remarks from Ann M. Bartuska and Lawrence Friedl
10:15 a.m.–10:25 a.m. Introduction to the VALUABLES Consortium by Bethany Mabee
Presentations & Panels
10:25 a.m.–10:45 a.m. VALUABLES Framework for Measuring Socioeconomic Benefits
Presenter: Yusuke Kuwayama
10:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. VALUABLES Impact Assessment Presentations and Discussion
Presenters: Yusuke Kuwayama, Alan Krupnick, Richard Bernknopf, Bethany Mabee, Andrew Steinkruger, and Molly Robertson
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. How to Build a Culture of Impact Assessment
Panelists: Savannah Cooley, Blake Schaeffer, and Carl Shapiro
2:30 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Grants for Assessing the Benefits of Satellites (GABS)
Presenter: Alan Krupnick
2:50 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Coffee Break
3:20 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Impact Assessments from the Broader Community
Presenters: Abhishek Nagaraj, and other TBD
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. A Look Ahead: What's Next for VALUABLES?
Please join us after the workshop on our livestream for RFF Live's "Taking the Pulse of a Changing Planet," where a panel of experts will discuss past, present, and future opportunities in applications of satellite data.
