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BOEM | 2021
Monitoring whales and seals is of broad interest to BOEM, academic institutions, commercial operations and other Federal entities. Advancements in very high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery, cloud…
BOEM | 2021
BOEM is required to analyze the air quality impacts from Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas activities as mandated by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the National…
BLM | 2021
Landslides are a major geologic hazard in Oregon. Landslide inventory mapping helps resource managers understand the spatial pattern of existing landslides and provides information to…
BLM | 2021
Coastal erosion, exacerbated by sea-level rise, threatens both infrastructure and natural areas around the world. The King Range National Conservation Area (NCA) is vulnerable to such erosion effects…
BLM | 2021
The emergent proliferation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging systems, related advancements in image processing and exploitation capabilities, and the increasing availability of analysis-ready…
BLM | 2021
Public lands across the West contain myriad Native American cultural sites that often include surficial stone features such as rings, alignments, and cairns. In 2018, BLM archaeologists from Wyoming’…
BLM | 2021
The invasion of exotic annual grasses is a widespread problem across the western United States. Of particular concern is cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), which produces continuous mats of fine, highly…
BLM | 2016
Assessment Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) methods are used to monitor landscape condition and trends across many BLM-managed lands. However, the derived fractional cover estimates, which are used to…
BLM | 2016
The Cascades Field Office in the Salem District BLM in Oregon has embraced the the power of light detection and ranging (lidar) data for creating 3D visualizations of timber, recreation, and other…
BLM | 2016
The national-scale BLM Forest Vegetation Information System (FORVIS) provides data about forest attributes and associated land management activities to inform vegetation inventory and monitoring…
BLM | 2016
Native woody juniper shrubs (Juniperus spp.) are expanding beyond their normal historical ranges as a result of wildfire suppression, prolonged drought, and reduced demand for juniper products such…
BLM | 2016
The BLM uses an array of remote sensing technologies to support resource management. The BLM National Operations Center (NOC) is currently employing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and spaceborne high-…