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NPS | 2017
Snow wetness and icing can affect ecosystem processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales including hydrology, carbon cycling, wildlife movement, and human transportation. Snow wetness occurs…
NPS | 2017
In 2010, a team of researchers at the University of Washington worked with the NPS to analyze the canopy structure across Crater Lake National Park using lidar data. The data were used to identify…
NPS | 2017
In spring 2017, Denali National Park consulted with the NPS Alaska Regional Office (AKRO) to develop a project for the documentation of the aging Kantishna Roadhouse, a building located near the end…
NPS | 2017
The NPS has partnered with Alaska Biological Research (ABR), Inc., to develop an Alaska-wide map that shows general patterns of snowmelt in the spring at a 30-m (Landsat) scale. This…
NPS | 2017
The NPS, Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN) is using 35-mm aerial photography to monitor the growth of permafrost thaw slumps in the five national parks of northern Alaska. These slumps…
NPS | 2017
The Everglades National Park (EVER) and Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY) vegetation mapping project is a component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). This is a cooperative…
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 | 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
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 | 2014
State of New Mexico Abandoned Mine Land Program This project explores the use of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to map stream channel morphology and monitor re-vegetation efforts in the Dillon and…
NPS | 2014
Intermountain Region Cultural Resources Division, Intermountain Region Geographic Resources Division Second Fort at Fort Union National Monument in Watrous, New Mexico, is a massive star-shaped…
NPS | 2014
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Natural Resource Management, Flagstaff, Arizona Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, located near Flagstaff, Arizona, is composed of many unique and…