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BLM | 2017
The BLM National Operations Center (NOC) has partnered with the BLM Arizona State Office and the Safford Field Office to document and measure the impacts of the HX Dam failure, which occurred in June…
BLM | 2017
The BLM is employing high-resolution commercial satellite imagery as a pilot effort to map saguaro locations within Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona. Saguaro are a distinctive cactus species…
BLM | 2017
Hillshades are useful in depicting additional details in terrain and emphasizing variation in topography, which contributes to effective cartographic interpretation. However, digital hillshade…
BLM | 2017
The BLM National Operations Center (NOC) regularly assists field offices with photogrammetric and remote sensing projects involving Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in a variety of natural resource…
BLM | 2017
Located 15 mi east of Rock Springs, Wyoming (41.6641°, -108.9526°) the Pierotto irrigation diversion on Bitter Creek is threatened by stream erosion and undercutting. The diversion was constructed in…
BLM | 2017
The BLM uses Google Earth Engine (GEE) to leverage remote sensing data for resource management across multiple geographic scales. GEE provides a cloud computing architecture for accessing, processing…
BLM | 2017
The BLM has instituted field-based Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) methods to characterize ecosystem condition and trends for public lands. AIM provides a statistically valid sampling…
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-…