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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 | 2018
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…
BLM | 2018
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…
BLM | 2018
Across vast areas of BLM-managed western lands, prehistoric surficial rock features such as tipi rings, medicine wheels, cairns, and other ambiguous rock arrangements have lain in situ, undisturbed…
BLM | 2018
The Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas is a leading source of oil production for the United States and is experiencing rapid energy development. The BLM holds millions of acres of mineral estate—…
BLM | 2018
The BLM National Operations Center (NOC) provides remotely sensed geospatial data products to support fire management officials conducting Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation (ESR) activities…
BLM | 2012
RS2477 Litigation refers to right-of-way issues on routes that cross public lands and determine whether the Federal, state, county, or local governments have legal jurisdiction. Some of the…
BLM | 2012
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is studying the impacts of agriculture development on water resources in a remote region along the Nevada/Utah border. BLM utilized historical Landsat imagery to…