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OSM | 2018
Geographers and remote sensing specialists at OSMRE use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS; drones) to capture images and create mathematically correct 2D and 3D models of active and abandoned coal…
OSM | 2018
The OSMRE Western Region worked with the State of Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining to monitor reclamation efforts at Cottonwood-Wilberg Mine in Emery County, Utah, using remote sensing change…
FWS | 2018
FWS National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) that contain impoundments used to provide shorebird and waterbird habitat are required to report on the available habitat area by depth class as the water levels…
FWS | 2018
A key vegetation parameter important to maintaining Golden-cheeked Warbler (hereafter warbler) breeding habitat is the amount of broadleaf versus Ashe juniper tree cover on a site. Mixed composition…
FWS | 2018
The North American semiarid sagebrush biome exhibits considerable climatic complexity driving dynamic spatiotemporal shifts in primary productivity. Greater and Gunnison sage-grouse are adapted to…
FWS | 2018
Documenting bird and bat migration is challenging because migration activity is sporadic, and nocturnal migrants (most aerial vertebrate migrants) are difficult to observe. FWS uses mobile avian…
FWS | 2018
FWS scientists used multitemporal Landsat imagery in Google Earth Engine to construct seasonal averages of temperature and turbidity along the entire length of the Lower Mississippi River. In…
FWS | 2018
Current and accurate wetland maps are required for a variety of uses. Individual land owners, non-profit organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, local governments, and state and Federal…
FWS | 2018
In the Great Lakes Basin, wetlands are considered to be the most vulnerable landscape feature subject to human actions and climate change. The wetlands are part of the water infrastructure and…
FWS | 2018
The FWS Division of Migratory Bird Management is integrating remote sensing technology to enhance the safety, data quality, and cost-efficiency of migratory bird surveys that inform management…
FWS | 2018
The Comprehensive Invasive Phragmites Management Planning project was completed to create an adaptive management plan for invasive phragmites control in the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron, Michigan.…