SCOPE OF WORK THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND WILL PARTICIPATE IN COORDINATION WITH PARTNER AGENCIES AND COUNTRIES TO REVIEW METHODOLOGIES RELATED TO ESTIMATING SDG PERFORMANCE PREPARE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS REGARDING SDG INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT PERFORM REMOTE SENSING DATA ANALYSIS TO DEMONSTRATE USE OF METHODS TO ESTIMATE SDG ACHIEVEMENT TRAVEL AS NEEDED TO MEET WITH PARTNER AGENCIES AND COUNTRIES AND ATTEND AND PRESENT AS NEEDED IN CONFERENCES REGARDING THE WORK. 1. DEMONSTRATION OF SATELLITE BASED ESTIMATES FOR FOREST RELATED INDICATORS (15.2.1 AND 15.1.1) A. OBJECTIVE: WORK WITH ONE OR MORE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS ON ADOPTION OF A METHOD TO ALLOW SDG INDICATORS 15.1.1 AND 15.2.1 TO BE ESTIMATED USING EARTH OBSERVATION DATA B. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PERSONNEL (HANSEN SEXTON AND HUANG) WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT BY CONSULTING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARTNER NATIONS PERFORMING SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS TO CONFIRM THE METHODOLOGY PARTICIPATING IN MEETINGS WITH THE PARTNER NATIONS GENERATING AND REVIEWING DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THE METHODOLOGY TO ESTIMATE THE FOREST COVER INDICATOR; PREPARING AND REVIEWING COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL SUCH AS REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS. C. DR. DANIELLE WOOD WILL PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS WITH THE NASA/UMD TEAM AND THE STAKEHOLDER NATIONS AS NEEDED; PROVIDE OVERSIGHT TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PERSONNEL; IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE ADDITIONAL GSFC SCIENCE SUPPORT AS NEEDED; ASSIST WITH PREPARING AND REVIEWING COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL SUCH AS REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS. D. SCOPE: THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH WE EXPECT TO WORK IN FY17 INCLUDE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA AND THE UNITED STATES. E. TIMELINE: THE AIM IS TO COMPLETE THIS TASK GEO PLENARY (OCT 25-26 2017). 2. GODDARD/UMD SUPPORTING THE NASA HQ APPLIED SCIENCES PROGRAM TO PREPARE FOR MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES. A. THE NASA/UMD PERSONNEL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPING PRESENTATION AND REPORT MATERIALS TO COMMUNICATE THE AFOREMENTIONED WORK. THE CONFERENCES OF INTEREST MAY INCLUDE: I. GEO PLENARY OCTOBER 25-26 2017 II. OTHER CONFERENCES TO BE IDENTIFIED BY THE GODDARD AND APPLIED SCIENCES TEAM.