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FWS | 2016
Repeated collection of high spatial resolution satellite imagery over the entire Great Lakes coastal zone will allow resource managers to better understand, manage, and preserve the region’s…
FWS | 2016
High resolution multispectral imagery will be used for wetland delineation within 275,000 acres of wetlands in the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. There are important benefits of collecting…
FWS | 2016
At roughly 50,000 mi2, the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta forms a vast, flat expanse in western Alaska that is a critical northern breeding and staging habitat for migrating waterbirds and hosts more…
FWS | 2016
Two-dimensional imagery from satellites and airborne sensors has been an invaluable resource to the scientific understanding of ecosystems. With technologies such as lidar and Interferometric…
FWS | 2016
To facilitate the location of abandoned oil wells, orthomosaic images were created from historical aerial photos acquired in 1972 and 1969. Agisoft Photoscan was used to create camera calibration…
FWS | 2012
The golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo were listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFS) as endangered in 1990 and 1987, respectively. In 1992 the 10,000 hectare Balcones…
FWS | 2012
In an attempt to assess the viability of using legacy lidar data of varying collection density to characterize avian nesting habitat by species at a landscape scale, the existing lidar data from the…
FWS | 2012
Vegetation mapping of the public access side of Desert National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) began in fiscal year 2011 and will be completed at the end of fiscal year 2012. The vegetation mapping is…
FWS | 2012
St. Matthew and Hall Islands are located within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge led a research cruise to these islands for the first time in over 5 years. While there,…
FWS | 2012
As part of a soils survey for the Rose Atoll, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Photo Science to collect lidar data for…
FWS | 2012
The Eastern Population (EP) of Sandhill cranes is rapidly expanding in size and geographic range. The core of their breeding range is in Wisconsin, Michigan, and southern Ontario; however, the…
FWS | 2012
The Migratory Bird Program within USFWS is currently undertaking multiple research projects to evaluate the effects of climate change on migratory bird populations in North America. The goal is…