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NPS | 2020
The Everglades National Park (EVER) and Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY) vegetation mapping project is part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, a cooperative effort between the…
NPS | 2020
Physical scientists at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska have been using remote sensing methods to monitor an unnamed glacial ice-dammed lake (IDL) and the subsequent glacial lake outburst floods…
NPS | 2020
Dramatic warming in the Arctic is accelerating the melting of snow and ice. The NPS Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN) is using Landsat satellite images to monitor the area of lakes and…
NPS | 2020
The NPS Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN) is using high-resolution satellite images and historical color infrared aerial photographs to monitor the abundance of small landslides…
NPS | 2020
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are an iconic species of the north and an integral component of the natural ecosystem and socioeconomic wellbeing of local communities. Alaska is home to 32 different…
NPS | 2020
Many prehistoric sites located throughout Alaska are surface scatters of lithic (rock) debris, either remaining exposed since occupation or re-exposed due to erosion. Due to their open nature, these…
NPS | 2011
The Alaska Land Resources Program Center uses orthoimagery available from the Alaska Region's GIS site. Prior to good high-resolution digital orthoimagery, the location of many parcels were drawn…
NPS | 2011
Many parks depend on surveying for activities ranging from locating boundaries and cultural resources to monitoring geomorphological change. Assateague Island National Seashore and Cape Cod…
NPS | 2011
In recent years, the retreat of Exit Glacier has kept Kenai Fjords National Park’s trail crews busy extending trails as they strive to maintain safe visitor access to the edge of the glacier. …
NPS | 2011
The Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Central Alaska Network stream monitoring program relies heavily on GPS and remote sensing technology. Remotely sensed imagery, particularly IKONOS and…
NPS | 2011
GPS data received by collars on caribou, moose, muskox, and wolves is relayed via communication satellites to the desks of wildlife biologists. This technology allows biologists to track these…
NPS | 2011
The Alaska Region I&M program uses a variety of remote sensing technologies to assist its efforts to inventory vegetation and soils within the region. As with other NPS programs, the…