BLM Submissions

Mine Site Production Verification Using UAS Acquired Imagery

Submitted by atripp on

The BLM National Operations Center (NOC), as part of an ongoing pilot project with the Royal Gorge Field Office (RGFO) in Canon City, Colorado, is using remotely sensed imagery from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for mine site production verification (PV).  The current PV process is labor-intensive, includes extensive field work, and is cost prohibitive, which results in a

Monitoring Culturally Important Sites Using UAS Acquired Imagery

Submitted by atripp on

In summer 2017, the BLM National Operations Center (NOC) participated in a BLM Washington, D.C., Office pilot program to use imagery from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to characterize important cultural, archaeological, and paleontological sites on BLM land.  As part of this program, the BLM NOC spent a week in June 2017 at the Farmington Field Office (FFO), Farmington, Ne

Post-fire Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation (ESR) Imagery Support

Submitted by tadamson on

The BLM National Operations Center (NOC) provides remotely sensed geospatial data products to support fire management officials conducting Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation (ESR) activities on wildfire-affected BLM lands. The ESR program is implemented to lessen post-fire effects such as erosion and to restore affected habitats.