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OSM | 2022
Time-series remote sensing with high-resolution imagery has allowed many industries and users the ability to detect changes in land use and land cover over time. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation…
OSM | 2022
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) monitors two mine sites in the State of Washington where it is difficult to obtain cloud-free multispectral imagery. OSMRE worked with…
OSM | 2022
Commercial high-resolution multispectral imagery is available in resolutions down to 25 centimeters but can be obscured by clouds. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)…
NPS | 2022
Glaciers are an iconic part of the landscape in south-central Alaska and cover approximately half of Kenai Fjords National Park. Glaciers play a role in local terrestrial, freshwater, and marine…
NPS | 2022
The Northeast Archeological Resources Program (NARP) supports archeological resource planning, research, and baseline inventory and evaluation of archeological resources in the Interior Region 1…
NPS | 2022
Glaciers are important sentinels of a changing climate, crucial components of the global cryosphere, and integral to ecosystem functioning in the surrounding landscape. Until now, commonly used…
NPS | 2022
Ice wedges are a common feature of permafrost regions that form when cracks in frozen ground are filled by ice. Because they are located near the ground surface and have little covering insulation,…
NPS | 2022
National Park Service (NPS) scientists had been monitoring water quality in a small lake in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve since 2005 when they noticed a sudden and persistent increase…
NPS | 2021
The Yukon River basin encompasses 832,000 square-kilometers and is one of Earth's largest boreal-Arctic rivers. Characterized by a long, frozen winter season, the river demonstrates an abrupt…
NPS | 2021
Twenty years ago, ecological studies were often limited by the number of times biologists could find (relocate) their study animals. With the advent and now widespread use of Global Positioning…
NPS | 2021
The snow season has become shorter and the growing season longer over the past 20 years in Alaska's Arctic National Parks. The NPS Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN) uses MODIS (Moderate…
OSM | 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of OSMRE employees have easily transitioned into a maximum telework schedule as much work can be done remotely. With technology in place to stay in contact…