GEMS

https://gems.umn.edu/ https://gems.dev.umn.edu/

๐Ÿ“ˆ GEMS agenda 12 June 2024

  • Next wave of videos?
  • Next wave of blogs?
  • new proposal if its ready 
  • Fixing up Exchange API page update on timing etc
  • Fresh vs SalesForce

Comments & Events

Ian Parsons, Head Chef at Matogen Digital
Opportunities
  • Simmet, 1 July start, might do a PR piece on this
  • FAO
  • Gates is confirmed, 1 August start

  • Share blog post via MSI, DSI, and offer cross-posting on GEMS blog as well
  • Phil and Kris still seeing missing blog header
Video
  • Phil and Kevin had planned to work on video. They've started, but they've blocked out time for July 1 onwards
  • Jan is in town
  • Videos
    • MSI, DSI, GEMS
    • Multi-trait predictor
    • Kumbaya, SDGs, why have a big uni involved in this space? Pixels on the brain, pixels on the landscape
  • FAARM funding for more videos - Phil to confirm with Brian Buhr
Content / blog posts
  • Bryan Runck's work on weather, irrigation

Phil's Stellenbosch dates
Laura Hurley, Designer, UX and Engagement Specialist at Matogen Digital
Meeting notes:
  • Gates project starting August 1st
  • Simet has come back giving a bunch of money starting July 1st
    • We might need a PR piece
  • Bioversity joint efforts
    • External projects page on the site for these kinds of work
  • Reach out to Hayley (DSI) and Sarah (MSI) to cross-post the video on their sites
    • DSI could share in their newsletter
    • Is MSI mentioned in the blog and LinkedIn post?
    • Chat with Kevin as well
  • Kris: Phil noticed that the header had disappeared and still can't see it even with cache-busting URL
  • Ian to add timings to costing, Kris said there's about 2 weeks until they need to start looking at this
  • Video: Phil blocked out time on July 1st to tackle the next video โ€“ DSI/MSI/GEMS video.
    • Kumbaya video: comment from Phil, pixels in the landscape vs pixels in the brain. Interoperable, slices. Hit all the buzzwords. 
    • MD to put together some notes for their 1st July video meeting for video one
      • Give some thoughts on the Kumbaya video
    • 2nd video prep to come from GEMS
  • Bryan Runck has promised some blogs on irrigation
    • He's done a paper on the accuracy of the GEMS weather product out of Exchange. The results are very encouraging.
    • Interest from Peanut company in Malawi on the Sensing tools
    • Complex trait targeting
  • Pepsico has now started getting to their modelling point and the data they have access to is crap. They're now chatting with Kevin about the free access on Exchange. They are gonna start using the GEMS Weather grid and will likely continue to do so when the free access ends
  • Possible web page to map out some new content on the APIs with accordions, instead of an additional web page. See Landcover as an example. What is available needs to be clear, if the options are buried in a paragraph it might not be very clear. listing sources under the accordion or in the table, or both. 
    • Add more options for APIs in the table, nested.
    • There are also going to be versions as updates are released
    • Possibly include a product table in the accordion, when there are more than 3 products have a view more button
    • Option: add a column to the "at a glance" table for the number of products
    • Phil and Kevin to chat about the options
  • Phil coming to Stellies 1st of September to 14th.