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OSM | 2017
Underground coal mine fires are widespread and pose a threat to both human and environmental health that can result in large economic loss, but they are generally underreported. Traditional mapping…
OSM | 2017
OSMRE has been piloting the use of drone vehicles since 2011 to document and monitor reclamation activities. Applied remote sensing is a priority for the OSMRE Appalachian Region and the use of…
OSM | 2017
OSMRE is using a RIEGL terrestrial lidar scanner to collect highly detailed elevation data for documenting restoration activities on the landscape. The RIEGL unit is mounted onto a tripod and emits…
OSM | 2015
Underground coal fires can burn for years, and are a serious health and environmental hazard. There are four underground coal fires in northern New Mexico: two in close proximity to Gallup, one north…
BIA | 2015
The Penobscot Nation in Maine, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, utilized remote sensing imagery to map forest resources on their reservation. The Tribe hired a contractor to capture aerial color…
OSM | 2013
The OSMRE Alton Field Division (AFD) inspectors have been working with Kamiliah Lograsso, a physical scientist in the OSMRE Mid-Continent Regional (MCR) office Program Technology Support Branch (PTSB…
OSM | 2013
The State of New Mexico Abandoned Mine Land Program (NMAMLP) is exploring remote sensing techniques to monitor change in land cover and stream morphology at reclamation projects. The Program,…
BIA | 2013
LANDFIRE, also known as Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools, is an interagency effort to store more than 20 vegetation, fire, and fuels vegetation geospatial layers for the United…