AAG Remote Sensing Specialty Group The RSSG Newsletter
Volume MMI, Issue 1 January 2001 Inside this issue: “Ruminations” from the Chair: The Chair Speaks 1 Thoughts on remote sensing outside of remote sensing...
New Editor 1 In my “inaugural” pontifica- implications on air quality, Hydrology and Climate tion in the last issue of the particularly in exacerbating Center where I work, has RSSG Newsletter, I sug- the production of ground been using remote sensing WVU Remote Sensing 2 gested that one of the things level ozone, the people at data on a continental scale, Program I would like to see is more the NCEH wanted to know to evaluate landscape char- interaction between the more about the research that acteristics that may be pre- Meet Jim Merchant 3 RSSG and other AAG Spe- my colleagues and I have cursors for vector-borne dis- cialty Groups that we as re- been doing in the Atlanta eases, such as dengue fever. Tom Farr to Address the 3 mote sensing types don’t metropolitan area for the I had never really thought Business Meeting usually associate with last several years. Much to much, however, about how much. I was recently made my surprise, I found the remote sensing data could What is LaRSEA? 4 more aware of the possible, people whom I talked with be used at a local scale for and even significant, bene- at the NCEH were not re- human health applications. Remote Sensing E-mail 4 fits that can be realized in mote sensing “neophytes” at For example, one of the Lists working with people in all; they knew about remote things that the NCEH is in- these other Groups, when I sensing and were aware of terested in is identifying any EROS A1 Launched 5 had the opportunity to give the important role of remote underlying factors that have a talk on the thermal remote sensing data and analysis in contributed to the alarming sensing and urban heat is- geographic information sys- increase in asthma cases in Online Tutorials 5 land research I’ve been en- tems. Moreover, they really the U.S. They were won- gaged in, to the National opened my eyes to the great dering if the thermal infra- RSSG Sessions at AAG 6 Center for Environmental possibilities of using remote red remote sensing data Health (NCEH) at the Cen- sensing and GIS for human we’ve collected and ana- ters for Disease Control and health applications. This is lyzed for Atlanta could be Other Remote Sensing 8 Prevention (CDC) in At- an idea that I wanted to ex- used in conjunction with air Sessions at AAG lanta, Georgia. Because the plore further, since one of quality data and information urban heat island effect has the researchers at the Global EO-1 Update 10 (Continued on page 2)
RADARSAT-2 in 2003 10 Greetings from the New Editor: NIMA presents Earth-info 11 John D. Althausen, Jr. I welcome all of you to my as Jim has done a terrific best to keep the newslet- AAG Workshops 11 first issue as Editor of the job in making the news- ter in the same format RSSG Newsletter. I as- letter a significant part of that Jim provided, and sumed these responsibili- the specialty group. I can over time I will try to add RSSG Website & 11 Discussion List ties from Jim Merchant, only hope that everyone new features that I feel who has served as editor will show me patience will benefit the reader- for two terms (1984 to and provide me with as- ship. With that said, AAG 2001 Annual Meeting New York, New York 1986 and 1990 to 2000). I sistance as I mature in here is Issue MMI, Num- February 27 to March 3 feel I have big shoes to fill this role. I will do my ber 1. Enjoy! PAGE 2 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1
“Ruminations” from the Chair: Thoughts on remote sensing outside of remote sensing...
(Continued from page 1) In short, I found my trip to the NCEH that will enrich the overall focus of obtained from hospital admissions, to to be absolutely fascinating and it remote sensing and enormously expand help identify any spatial patterns of really brought home the fact that we as its horizon of science and applications asthma cases. After hearing what they geographers doing remote sensing re- opportunities. had to say about the desperate need for search, have a truly interdisciplinary spatial information to help them iden- tool that has vast applications outside See you in New York! tify any correlations between asthma of the “dominion” that we’ve all been and possible environmental factors, I working in for many years. I encour- Dale Quattrochi became really excited about the possi- age all of us to think “outside of the NASA bilities of using remote sensing data in box” and begin to visualize how remote Global Hydrology and Climate Center working with these people. As it turns sensing can be used for discovering SD60 out, we identified a host of possible new research opportunities by interact- Marshall Space Flight Center applications for remote sensing to local ing with other areas of geographical Huntsville, AL 35812 scale human health problems, and research, for example, medical geogra- (256) 961-7887 we’re now in the process of formaliz- phy and cultural ecology, that we have [email protected] ing a closer working relationship with not really taken full advantage of to each other so we can further explore date. In doing so as I learned, we will these areas of mutual interest. find intriguing possibilities for research
Program in the Spotlight: Remote Sensing at West Virginia University Remote sensing is growing rapidly at an investigation of object-based classi- dergraduates and graduate students to West Virginia University (WVU). The fication of high spatial resolution im- France for remote sensing courses. Geography program has recently ex- agery. Seven students have been Three additional students will be at- panded to three faculty members spe- awarded Masters tending the 2001 course in cializing in remote sensing, and four in degrees in the last “The WVU remote sensing Greece. In addition, GIS. Duane Nellis, a recipient of the two years, and cur- WVU has hosted seven RSSG Outstanding Contributions rently there are educational program is students from the Euro- Award, and nominee for the Vice- three PhD students enriched by strong pean Union in 1999, with Presidency of the AAG, is Dean of the and one MA stu- a second group of students Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, dent. Graduates of international links through the due to arrive in June of and leader of the remote sensing group. the remote sensing Earth Imaging Consortium.” 2001. Tomas Brandtberg, a recently hired re- program have ob- search assistant professor, is a recent tained employment with Federal agen- Current research projects focus on the winner of the prestigious Linne´ Prize cies, private corporations, educational spatial aspects of imagery. In a project from the Swedish Royal Society of Sci- institutions and foreign research agen- sponsored by the NSF and NASA ence for his dissertation on forest map- cies. EPSCoR, with assistance from Kam ping with high spatial resolution im- Lulla (NASA JSC), the WVU remote agery. Tim Warner is a recipient of a The WVU remote sensing educational sensing group is assembling a high spa- College Outstanding Teacher Award. program is enriched by strong interna- tial resolution, multitemporal (ADAR, The Geography remote sensing pro- tional links through the Earth Imaging IKONOS, Landsat and Shuttle photog- gram also has strong links to the forest Consortium (www.earth.wvu.edu), raphy), and hyperspectral (AVIRIS and ecology program in the Department of funded by a grant from the US Depart- HyMAP) archive of imagery of a WVU Biology. ment of Education and the European Forest test site. The combined data set Union. Under the auspices of this pro- will allow us to investigate fundamen- The remote sensing program recently gram, WVU is developing an interna- tal questions about the relative value of graduated its first PhD student, Jong tional remote sensing curriculum, and spatial, temporal and hyperspectral Yeol Lee. Dr. Lee’s dissertation was in the last two years has sent five un- (Continued on page 3) VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER PAGE 3
Member in the Spotlight: Dr. James W. Merchant
Jim Merchant is Pro- Department of Agricultural Meteorol- digital multispectral satellite data, (2) ogy. Jim received a B.A. in Geography spatial and contextual analysis of digi- fessor and Associate Director of the Center from Towson State University and both tal images, and (3) the design of spatial for Advanced Land his M.A. and Ph.D. in Geography from models that can be employed in geo- Management Informa- the University of Kansas. graphic information systems to aid in management of natural resources. tion Technologies He has been engaged in basic and ap- (CALMIT) at the Uni- plied research in remote sensing and Jim was been a recipient of many hon- Dr. Jim Merchant versity of Nebraska- Director of CALMIT GIS since 1971. Through his research, ors. In 1999, he received the Univ. of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL). Jim's Jim has become well known in the re- "Outstanding Contributions Award" academic homes at mote sensing field. He is well pub- from the Nebraska GIS/LIS Associa- UNL include the School of Natural Re- lished and, with his collaborators, has tion. This followed on the heels of his sources, Conservation and Survey Divi- received over two million dollars in receiving the RSSG's "Outstanding sion, and Institute of Agriculture and grant monies over the last five years. Contributions Award" in 1998. In Natural Resources. In addition, he His research, funded by NSF, NASA, 1997, Jim received the prestigious holds adjunct faculty appointments in USBR, USDA, EPA, USGS, and vari- "John Wesley Powell Award" that rec- UNL's Department of Forestry, Fisher- ous state agencies, is currently focused ognizes significant achievements in ies, & Wildlife, Department of Geogra- upon (1) development of strategies for (Continued on page 4) phy, Department of Agronomy, and large-area land cover classification of
Guest Speaker at AAG-NY Business Meeting: Tom Farr of NASA-JPL Dr. Tom Farr, JPL-SRTM Deputy Pro- data. His primary role is as NASA’s ing. His research interests center on ject Scientist, will address the RSSG civilian point of contact for SRTM, en- understanding the weathering and membership at the AAG-NY Business suring the data meet the needs of scien- modification of geologic surfaces and Meeting (Friday, March 2 at 7:00 PM). tists and commercial interests. how those processes affect remotely Tom will talk to the group about the sensed and digital topographic data. SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topographic Tom earned his Bachelors and Masters Mission) project and the types of data degrees in geology from Caltech, and We are quite fortunate to have a person that will be made available. his Ph.D. in Geology from the Univer- of Tom’s standing at NASA come sity of Washington. He has been in speak to the group and we hope this Tom has an extensive background in radar science at JPL for over 23 years, will provide you with even more impe- radar and the use of digital topographic specializing in geologic remote sens- tus to attend the Business Meeting.
Program in the Spotlight: Remote Sensing at West Virginia University (Continued from page 2) is developing methods Laboratory project, orchards are being data. Furthermore, we are de- for automated feature mapped by exploiting the spatial autocor- veloping algorithms for the extraction for incorpora- relation characteristics of planted trees. identification and classification tion in an object- of individual trees. oriented GIS. Roads Additional information about remote and rivers are the main sensing at WVU can be obtained at In research projects sponsored features of interest. In a http://www.geo.wvu.edu. by the National Imagery and related NIMA and Pa- Mapping Agency, Tim Warner cific Northwest National Submitted by Tim Warner, WVU PAGE 4 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1
Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Environmental Analysis Old Dominion University
The Laboratory for Remote Sensing Ecological Research (LTER) station, “Coastal Remote Sensing Applica- and Environmental Analysis (LaRSEA) the southern Chesapeake Bay, Outer tions” is offered through the lab to both at Old Dominion University is a cross- Banks of North Carolina, and other hin- undergraduate and graduate students or disciplinary center cooperatively terlands of the Norfolk/Hampton Roads professionals in the region. A four- funded by the Geography and Ocean- metropolitan region. course sequence, the certificate pro- ography programs of the university. gram is attractive to a variety of GIS- Initially funded by NASA Mission to The mission of LaRSEA is to foster technical or physical geography stu- Planet Earth, the lab provides a focus remote sensing applications and their dents, planners, and environmental sci- for remote sensing research, instruc- use in social and environmental re- ences students, particularly graduate tion, and outreach activities. Located search. The program offers an integra- students in ecology, geology, and in Norfolk, Virginia, the lab and uni- tive educational curriculum for students oceanography. versity are uniquely poised for coastal in the field of remote sensing and terrestrial and oceanographic education coastal systems, and a training program The lab includes two dedicated spaces, and research. The emphasis of the lab for professionals and practitioners in an instructional lab with ten NT work- has been to sponsor student and faculty software and practical use of remotely stations and a research lab with four research projects in coastal locations, sensed data. workstations. Recently, the lab has such as the Eastern Shore of Virginia, participated in testing software on Win- the Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term A popular certificate program in (Continued on page 5)
Online Remote Sensing Discussion Lists
The Internet provides several remote NASA's Earth Observatory: send e-mail to [email protected] - sensing e-mail lists that provide a fo- in the message’s body put “subscribe eo-announce
Member in the Spotlight: Dr. James W. Merchant (Continued from page 3) Jim has been an Associate Editor (for MidAmerica GIS Consortium. contributing to the research of the U.S. GIS) of Photogrammetric Engineering Geological Survey. He has also re- and Remote Sensing since 1986, and in Before he made Nebraska home in June ceived numerous awards from the 1996 was elected a Fellow of the 1989, Jim was affiliated with the Uni- American Society for Photogrammetry ASPRS. He serves on the USGS versity of Kansas Applied Remote and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) to rec- EROS Data Center DAAC Science Re- Sensing Program (15 years) and was a ognize his career achievements in re- view Panel. He was Chairman of the faculty member in the Department of mote sensing and GIS. recent Nebraska GIS symposium and a Geography at Kansas (3 years). member of the Executive Board of the VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER PAGE 5
EROS A1 Satellite Launched December 5, 2000 December 5, 2000 - ImageSat Interna- cial high resolution imaging satellite at different earth latitudes. The unique tional, N.V. announced today the suc- and is designed to provide imagery in- ISI multiple satellite system, when cessful launch of the EROS A1 satellite formation for a wide range of commer- fully deployed, will enable users to im- by a Start-1 launcher, from the Russian cial applications. EROS A1's low- age any location on earth several times Cosmodrome in Svobodni, Siberia. The weight ensures maximum agility and daily. satellite was launched into a sun- stability for optimum imaging capacity synchronous (polar) orbit at 480 km and quality at very competitive prices. Source: Gitam Porter Novelli above the earth. EROS A1, a 250-kg Sun synchronous orbiting satellites are satellite, is the world's lightest commer- optimal for applications that involve EROS satellites are high performance, detecting changes at the earth's surface low cost, light, agile, and designed for since they always pass within imaging low earth orbit (LEO). They embody range of any given location at the same the creative use of many state-of-the-art time of day. EROS A1 will cross the technologies, going beyond what con- equatorial plane at 9:45AM. Future ventional wisdom said could be EROS satellite orbits will be staggered, achieved. For more information and i.e. "crossing times" will vary from mid early looks at imagery, see: morning to mid afternoon, to compen- sate for variable cloud cover conditions http://www.imagesatintl.com Satellite Tracking System.
Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Environmental Analysis Old Dominion University (Continued from page 4) USFWS. Results have been published level. Graduate degree programs, lend- dows 2000 Server and for Internet- in journals such as Remote Sensing of ing to study in the lab, include Masters delivery of GIS software to remote stu- Environment, and Journal of Coastal (in ecology, geology, oceanography, dents. A variety of boat and field Research, and a recent award for best and civil/environmental engineering) equipment also support the lab. paper-in-session at the ERIM Confer- and Doctoral (in the multidisciplinary ence for Marine and Coastal Remote Ecological Sciences program). Addi- Numerous research projects have been Sensing. tional information about LaRSEA can undertaken in the lab focusing on re- be obtained at http://web.odu.edu/al/ mote sensing applications and integra- Opportunities for students to study and larsea/larsea_home.html. tion. The funding sources for these work in the laboratory are available at projects include the NSF, NASA, and both the undergraduate and graduate Submitted by Tom Allen, ODU
Online Tutorials
There are numerous tutorials available The Remote Sensing Tutorial (NASA): http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/ on the WWW that can be utilized for brushing up your knowledge or for The Remote Sensing Core Curriculum (ASPRS): http://research.umbc.edu/ sending students to for additional infor- ~tbenja1/ mation. To the right are just a few of Geomorphology From Space (NASA): http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/DAAC_DOCS/ the online tutorials that might be help- geomorphology/GEO_HOME_PAGE.html ful. A more detailed listing is available at the RSSG website. Introduction to Digital Images and Digital Analysis Techniques (CCRS): http:// www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/eduref/exercise/digexece.html PAGE 6 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1
RSSG Sponsored or Affiliated Sessions @ AAG-NY, 2001 Wednesday, February 28 Digital Benthic Landscape Analysis in Two Vir- Relationship Between Rangeland Health and ginia Coast Preserves. Patterns of Bare Soil as Detected Using High Session 3.1.07: RSSG Student Paper Competi- Spatial Resolution Image Data. tion Session 3.3.23: Remote Sensing of Urban Organizer: Joseph P. Messina, University of Sprawl I Session 3.5.23: Pyrogeography: The Geogra- North Carolina at Chapel Hill Organizer: Xiaojun Yang, University of West phy of Fire Chair: Joseph P. Messina, University of North Florida Organizers: Stephen R. Yool, University of Ari- Carolina at Chapel Hill Chair: Xiaojun Yang, University of West Florida zona, Michael J. Medler, Rutgers University 1:00 - Charles Laymon, USRA- Global Hydrol- Chair: Stephen R. Yool, University of Arizona, 8:00 - Soe W. Myint, Louisiana State University, ogy and Climate Center, Remote Sensing of At- Michael Medler, Rutgers University Comparisons Between Wavelet Transforms and lanta's Urban Sprawl and the Distribution of Land Fractal Analysis Methods for discriminating Cover and Surface Temperatures. 5:00 - Calvin Farris, University of Arizona, A classes of Urban Land Cover From High Resolu- 1:20 - Carol S. Mladinich, United States Geologi- Comparison of Grid-based GIS Modeling Ap- tion Image Data. cal Survey, Hyperspectral Signature Develop- proaches for Predicting Potential Fire Occur- 8:20 - Tarek Rashed, San Diego State University, ment for Urban Land Use and Land Cover Along rence. Spectral Mixture Analysis of Urban Environ- the Colorado Front Range. 5:20 - Dar A. Roberts, University of California- mental Attributes in Central Cairo, Egypt. 1:40 - Xiaojun Yang, University of West Florida, Santa Barbara, Integrated Assessment of Fire 8:40 - Genong Yu, Indiana State University, Satellite Monitoring of Urban Spatial Growth in Hazard in Southern California Using Remote Land Cover Classification in the Amazon Using a the Atlanta Metropolitan Region. Sensing, GIS, and Wind Models. Neural Network Classifier with Auxiliary GIS 5:40 - Michael J. Medler, Rutgers University, A Data. Session 3.3.39: Remote Sensing: Image Classi- Remote Sensing Approach Using Historical Ana- 9:00 - Kin M. Ma, Michigan State University, fication & Accuracy logue Fires to Model Spatial Patterns of Future Geospatial Analysis of Tropical Rainforest Re- Chair: Michael E. Hodgson, University of South Wildfire Severity. motely Sensed Images in Acre, Brazil and Effects Carolina 6:00 - John Rogan and Janet Franklin, San Diego on Biodiversity. State University, Mapping Fire Severity in south- 1:00 - Goubin Zhu, Ben-Gurion University of the ern California Using Spectral Mixture Analysis Session 3.1.33: GIS and Image Processing Negev, A Data Fusion Method for Remote Sens- Techniques. Convergence ing Classification Based on Neural Networks. 6:20 - Stephen R. Yool, University of Arizona, Organizers: Qihao Weng, University of Alabama, 1:20 - Dongmei Chen, San Diego State Univer- Mapping the Cerro Grande (Los Alamos) Fire. Daniel G. Brown, University of Michigan sity, A Multi-Resolution Classification Frame- Chair: Daniel G. Brown, University of Michigan work for Improving Land Use/Land Cover Map- Session 3.5.36: Illustrated Paper Session: ping Using High Resolution Images. Gateway to the Earth: OhioView Pilot 8:00 - Victor Mesev, University of Ulster, Urban 1:40 - Jonathan H. Smith, U.S. Environmental Organizer: Kevin Czajkowski, University of GIS Data for Urban Remote Sensing Classifica- Protection Agency, Impacts of Patch Size and Toledo tion. Landscape Heterogeneity on Thematic Image Chair: Kevin Czajkowski, University of Toledo 8:20 - Josef Strobl, Salzburg University, Object- Classification Accuracy. based Image Classification in a GIS Context. 2:00 - Daniel Getman, Purdue University, En- 5:00 - Richard Beck, University of Cincinnati, 8:40 - Goubin Zhu, Ben-Gurion University of the hancing Precision and Accuracy in the Classifica- Gateway to the Earth: OhioView Pilot, Can Re- Negev, Dan G. Blumberg, Ben-Gurion Univer- tion of Historic Satellite Data. mote Sensing Parallel the Growth of GIS? sity of the Negev, A Data Fusion Method for 2:20 - Michael E. Hodgson, University of South 5:03 - John L. Faundeen, U.S. Geological Sur- Remote Sensing Classification Based on Neural Carolina, The Order of Image Classification: A vey, OhioView Data Access Requirements: An Networks. Cognitive Perspective. Interface We Can All Benefit From. Discussant: Qihao Weng, University of Alabama 5:06 - Robert C. Frohn, University of Cincinnati, Session 3.4.23: Remote Sensing of Urban Native American Remote Sensing Outreach Pro- Session 3.2.32: GIS in Support of Marine Pro- Sprawl II ject. tected Areas, Reserves, and Sanctuaries Organizer: Xiaojung Yang, University of West 5:09 - Aziza Parveen, University of Akron, Inte- Organizer: Dawn J. Wright, Oregon State Uni- Florida grating Land Cover Mapping and Urban Growth versity Chair: Xiaojung Yang, University of West Flor- Modeling in Northeast Ohio. Chair: Dawn J. Wright, Oregon State University ida 5:12 - James K. Lein, Ohio University, Applying Remote Sensing Technology in Appalachian 10:00 - Dawn J. Wright, Oregon State University, 3:00 - Yushuang Zhou, Monitoring and Modeling Ohio. GIS Coordination at America's Remotest Marine of Land Use/ Land Cover Change in Shanghai, 5:15 - Kevin P. Czajkowski, University of Sanctuary (American Samoa). China. Toledo, Dissemination of Remote Sensing Tech- 10:20 - Darcee Killpack, National Oceanic and 3:20 - Virginia L. Harris, University of Illinois nology in Northwest Ohio. Atmospheric Administration, The Channel Is- Urbana-Champaign, Using Remote Sensing Data 5:18 - Stephen V. Mather, University of Toledo, lands - Spatial Support and Analysis Tool. to Estimate the Value of Open Space in the Chi- OhioView: Near Real-time Acquisition and Use 10:40 - Cindy Fowler, National Oceanic and cago Metropolitan Area. of Satellite Imagery. Atmospheric Administration, The Creation of 3:40 - W. B. Clapham Jr., Cleveland State Uni- 5:21 - Teresa M. Benko, University of Toledo, Digital Spatial Boundaries of Marine Protected versity, A Remote-sensed-based Model for Urban Educational Outreach at the University of Areas: Issues and Implications. Sprawl on a Watershed Scale. Toledo: Global Change and Remote Sensing 11:00 - Ron Stephenson, Southwest Texas State 4:00 - R. Douglas Ramsey, Utah State Univer- Summer Teacher Workshop. University, Visualization of the Underwater En- sity, A Historical Remote Sensing-based Envi- 5:24 - James Coss, University of Toledo, Using vironment - GIS and Other Media: Impediments ronmental Monitoring Protocol for Military Sites. Landsat 7 Imagery to Remotely Measure the to Data Gathering. 4:20 - Martin A. Lowenfish, San Diego State Percentage of Impervious Surface. 11:20 - Tom Allen, Old Dominion University, University, An Exploratory Investigation into the (Continued on page 7) VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER PAGE 7
RSSG Sponsored or Affiliated Sessions @ AAG-NY, 2001 (Continued from page 6) Michigan. 1:40 - Jesslyn F. Brown, U.S. Geological Survey, 5:27 - William A. Wetherholt, Kent State Univer- 8:40 - Darcia Little, Central Michigan University, Monitoring Regional Drought with Satellite Data. sity, Land Use Change in Streetsboro, Portage Orthorectified Base Map Mosaic of Union Town- 2:00 - Abigail Amissah-Arthur, Columbia Uni- County Ohio Over a 30-year Time Span. ship, Michigan. versity, Reliability of ENSO Based NDVI Signa- 5:30 - Chaoqing Yu, Kent State University, 8:45 - Paul Delamater, Central Michigan Univer- tures. Farmland Loss and Accuracy Evaluation Using sity, Development of a Bathymetric Model for 2:20 - Tamara G. Creech, National Oceanic and Satellite Images in Portage County, Ohio. the Khor Al Bazam, United Arab Emirates. Atmospheric Administration, Precipitation vs. 5:33 - J. Raul Ramirez, Ohio State University, NDVI Relation for Global Applications. OhioView Research at the Ohio State University Session 5.2.36: Student Illustrated Paper Com- Center for Mapping. petition II Saturday, March 3 5:36 - Elaine A. Moebius, University of Toledo, Organizer: Joseph P. Messina, University of Monitoring of the Scioto Marsh Organic Soils North Carolina-Chapel Hill Session 6.2.02: Bambi Meets Godzilla: Human Using Remotely Sensed Data. Chair: Joseph P. Messina, University of North Environment Concerns and Remote Sensing/ Carolina at Chapel Hill GIS Thursday, March 1 Organizer: B.L. Turner II, Clark University 10:00 - Justin A. Saarinen, University of Florida, Chair: B.L. Turner II, Clark University Session 4.3.04: Remote Sensing/GIS Integra- Lake Fringe Wetland Restoration: Simulating tion and Environmental Applications Active and Passive Management Scenarios in the 10:00 - Paul Laris, Clark University, Missing Organizers: Qihao Weng, University of Alabama, Lake Griffin Flow-way. Good Fires and Detecting Bad Ones: The Prob- Daniel G. Brown, University of Michigan 10:05 - Theresa Burcsu, Indiana University, Us- lems and Promises for Using Coarse-Resolution Chair: Qihao Weng, University of Alabama ing Semivariance and Sub-pixel Classification of Imagery to Map Fires in the West African Sa- Landsat TM Imagery to Identify Edge Effects vanna-Woodlands. 1:00 - Sharolyn Anderson, Arizona State Univer- Penetration Distance. 10:20 - Davison Gumbo, Clark University, Re- sity, Land Cover Identification Through Dis- 10:10 - Michael Cooper, University of Oregon, source Allocation and the Changing Miombo criminant Analysis. Interface Development for Geographic Visualiza- Woodlands of Zimbabwe. 1:20 - Byong-Woon Jun, University of Georgia, tion of Large Spatio-temporal Data Sets. 10:40 - Emma R.M. Archer, The Pennsylvania Effects of Alternative Areal Interpolations on 10:15 - Cynthia Croissant, Indiana University, State University, Towards Critical Integration: Environmental Equity Analysis. Spatial Analysis of Forest Cover in Urban, Sub- Use of Remote Sensing and GIS in Community 1:40 - Qihao Weng, University of Alabama, Spa- urban, and Rural Southern Indiana. Research/Dialogue Regarding Climate Variabil- tial Analysis of Urban Growth Impacts on Bio- 10:20 - Pey-Yi Lee, University of California- ity and Rangeland Farming in the Karoo, South mass With Landsat TM Data. Riverside, Identifying Hotspots and Coldspots for Africa. Multiple Species Conservation Plan of Western 11:00 - Nicholas Haan, Clark University, The Friday, March 2 Riverside County. Role of Increasing Market Production in Defores- 10:25 - Jennifer A. Miller, San Diego State Uni- tation of Miombo Woodlands. Session 5.1.36: Student Illustrated Paper Com- versity, Mapping the Distribution of Vegetation petition I Alliances in the Mojave Desert Region. Session 6.2.35: Land Use Assessments Using Organizer: Joseph P. Messina, University of 10:30 - Ludmilla Monika Moskal, University of Remote Sensing North Carolina-Chapel Hill Kansas, Applying Image Texture to Geostatisti- Chair: Douglas Stow, San Diego State University Chair: Joseph P. Messina, University of North cally Estimate Forest Inventory Attributes in the Carolina at Chapel Hill Greater Yellowstone Area. 10:00 - John E. Truchan, Western Michigan Uni- 10:35 - Randolph E. Pullen, University of North versity, Assessing Lake Shoreline Residential 8:00 - Michael Stoddard, Middlebury College, Carolina-Chapel Hill, Linkages of Scale in the Landscapes with Aerial Photography. Exploring the Role of Interactive GIS Software in Study of Thai Landuse/Landcover. 10:20 - Rolland Fraser, Western Michigan Uni- Community Planning. 10:40 - Xun Shi, University of Wisconsin- versity, Oblique Photographic Survey of Shore- 8:05 - Dan Lund, Salem State College, The Ap- Madison, Case-based Reasoning Approach to line Residence Landscapes of Michigan Lakes. plication of Remote Sensing as a Management Incorporating Updated Information for Improv- 10:40 - Andrew A. Millward, University of Wa- Tool to Aid in the Protection of Fragile Ecosys- ing Soil Map Quality. terloo, Landscape Analysis Using Remotely tems. 10:45 - Laura Schmidt, University of South Caro- Sensed Data of the Coastal Zone of Sanya, 8:10 - Michael J. DeLuca, Salem State College, lina, Evaluation of the Utility and Accuracy of Hainan Province, China. Temporal Analysis of Vegetation Change in LIDAR and IFSAR Derived DEMs for Flood 11:00 - Jonathan Bascom, Calvin College, Yong North America. Plain Mapping. Wang, East Carolina University, An Analysis of 8:15 - Amber J. Neibarger, Central Michigan Landuse Patterns in War-Torn Sudan. University, GIS Makes Hiking Easier on Isle Session 5.3.04: Climate Applications of Satel- 11:20 - Douglas Stow, San Diego State Univer- Royale. lite-derived Vegetation Indices sity, Land Cover Changes Within Habitat Re- 8:20 - Jaclyn Burke, Central Michigan Univer- Organizer: Jimmy O. Adegoke, U.S. Geological serves Observed With High Spatial Resolution sity, Students Mapping Students. Survey Image Data. 8:25 - Danielle Davis-Madsen, University of Chair: Bradley C. Reed, U.S. Geological Survey Idaho, Interactive Mapping in Applied Meteorol- Session 6.3.24: Remote Sensing Methods ogy. 1:00 - Jimmy O. Adegoke, U.S. Geological Sur- Chair: Barry Haack, George Mason University 8:30 - Paul Delamater, Central Michigan Univer- vey, Relations Between Soil Moisture and Satel- sity, Design Guidelines for Authoring Dynamic lite Vegetation Indices Under Varying Land 2:00 - Timothy Warner, West Virginia Univer- Atlases. Cover Conditions, for the U.S. "Corn Belt." sity, Delineation of Individual Deciduous Trees 8:35 - Douglas Wespiser, Central Michigan Uni- 1:20 - David J. Travis, University of Wisconsin- in High Resolution Imagery. versity, Developing a Cost-effective Remote Whitewater, A Satellite-based Identification of 2:20 - Doug Goodin, Kansas State University, Sensing System to Map Vegetation in mid- Vegetation Boundaries in the Midwest U.S. (Continued on page 8) PAGE 8 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1
RSSG Sponsored or Affiliated Sessions @ AAG-NY, 2001 (Continued from page 7) 2:00 - Paula Ann Dzuroff, The Ohio State Uni- Mapping Patterns of Urbanization Using Multi- Spatial Dynamics of Fine-Scale Images Under versity, Eyewall Convection Characteristics of Temporal Remotely Sensed Imagery, Change Rescaling: Analysis Using Simulated Scene Hurricane Lenny. Detection Techniques and Sub-pixel Classifica- Models and Real Digital Images. 2:05 - Akira Hirano, The University of Georgia, tion. 2:40 - Mark D. Schwartz, University of Wiscon- Empirical Approach to Using Standard Hand- 2:30 - Jennifer Jeffus, Hunter College, Using sin Milwaukee, Satellite-Surface Phenology: held Global Positioning System Measurements Remote Sensing to Detect Land Use Changes Development of Comparative Measurement for Controlling Satellite Stereo Models. Near the Urban Fringe: The New York City Met- Guidelines. 2:10 - Christopher C. Hennon, The Ohio State ropolitan Area. 3:00 - Barry Haack, George Mason University, University, Representation of Incipient Tropical 2:45 - Bradley C. Rundquist, University of North Sensor Fusion of Radar and Optical Data for Cyclone Cloud Clusters in the NCEP/NCAR Dakota, Close-Range Remote Sensing for Esti- Information Extraction. Reanalysis. mating Vegetation Fraction Over a Native Tall- 3:20 - Raymond J. Dezzani, Boston University, 2:15 - Mary C. Henry, University of Arizona, grass Prairie Canopy. Analysis of the Kuwait Tarcrete Layer Using Characterizing Fire Related Spatial Patterns in 2:50 - Tom Farr, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Markov Dependence and Entropy Measures. Conifer Forest Using Optical Remote Sensing. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. 2:20 - Cynthia Berlin, University of Wisconsin 2:55 - Basil G. Savitsky, Florida State University, Session 6.3.36: Illustrated Paper Session: Re- La Crosse, Investigation of Remote Sensing Case Study on Presenting Raster Data Character- mote Sensing Technology for Land Cover Assessment of Up- istics within Vector Facets. Chair: Tom Farr, Jet Propulsion Laboratory per Mississippi River System Floodplains. 2:25 - James Suero, Pacific Meridian Resources,
Other Remote Sensing Sessions @ AAG-NY, 2001
Wednesday, February 28 1:40 - Hong Jiang, University of Wisconsin- 1:00 - Lynne Heasley, Western Michigan Univer- madison, Stories Remote Sensing Images Tell: Session 3.1.06: Land Use and Land Cover sity, The Transformation of Twentieth-Century Integrating GIS/Remote Sensing Techniques into Change: Remote Sensing and GIS Applica- Rural Wisconsin: Can GIS Help Environmental Ethnographic Research. tions (Sponsored by Basic Science and Remote Historians Tell a Complex Story? 2:00 - Matthew Turner, University of Wisconsin- Sensing Initiative) 1:20 - Alexis Zubrow, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Socioecological Subleties Through Organizer: Jiaguo Qi, Michigan State University, Madison, Scanning Darkly: Remote Sensing Coarse Filters: Methodological Reflections on the Robert Walker, Michigan State University Science Studies, and the Production of Nature. Use of GIS in Political/Cultural Ecology. Chair: Jiaguo Qi, Michigan State University 1:40 - Hong Jiang, University of Wisconsin- Discussant: Peter Taylor, University of Massa- Madison, Stories Remote Sensing Images Tell: chusetts 8:00 - Robert Walker, Michigan State University, Integrating GIS/Remote Sensing Techniques into Land Use and Land Cover Change: A Forest Ethnographic Research. Thursday, March 1 Dynamics Model for Low Intensity Agriculture 2:00 - Matthew Turner, University of Wisconsin- and Forest Fragmentation. Madison, Socioecological Subleties Through Session 4.3.24: AGS Sesquicentennial Session: 8:15 - Jiaguo Qi, Michigan State University, Coarse Filters: Methodological Reflections on the The Future of Digital Earth Exploration Biophysical Attributes of Tropical Forests From Use of GIS in Political/Cultural Ecology. (Sponsored by: AGS Sesquicentennial Com- Remotely Sensed Imagery. Discussant: Peter Taylor, University of Massa- mittee) 8:30 - Marcellus Caldas, Michigan State Univer- chusetts Organizer: Jerome E. Dobson, Oak Ridge Na- sity, Spatial Evolution of Farm Properties: A tional Laboratory Histogram Analysis. Session 3.3.08: Critical Perspectives on the Use Chair: Jerome E. Dobson, Oak Ridge National 8:45 - Catherine Lindell, Michigan State Univer- of GIS/Remote Sensing Techniques in People- Laboratory sity, Landscape Characteristics as Predictors of and-Environment Research (Sponsored by Avian Biodiversity at Mid-Elevation Sites in Cultural Ecology Specialty Group) 1:00 - John A. Kelmelis, U.S. Geological Survey, Costa Rica. Organizer: Matthew Turner, University of Wis- Seeing Things Differently: Advantages of Ex- 9:00 - David Skole, Michigan State University, consin-Milwaukee ploring the Earth Digitally. Global Change at Scales That Matter. Chair: Matthew Turner, University of Wisconsin- 1:20 - Kamlesh P. Lulla, NASA Johnson Space Milwaukee Center, Space Shuttle Photography Global Data- Session 3.3.08: Critical Perspectives on the Use base for Geographic Research. of GIS/Remote Sensing Techniques in People- 1:00 - Lynne Heasley, Western Michigan Univer- 1:40 - Cynthia A. Evans, NASA Johnson Space and-Environment Research (Sponsored by sity, The Transformation of Twentieth-Century Center, Dynamic Earth Environments: Remote Cultural Ecology Specialty Group) Rural Wisconsin: Can GIS Help Environmental Sensing Observations from Shuttle-Mir Earth Organizer: Matthew Turner, University of Wis- Historians Tell a Complex Story? Imagery Acquired by Astronauts and Cosmo- consin-Milwaukee 1:20 - Alexis Zubrow, University of Wisconsin- nauts. Chair: Matthew Turner, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Scanning Darkly: Remote Sensing Discussant: Jerome E. Dobson, Oak Ridge Na- Milwaukee Science Studies, and the Production of Nature. (Continued on page 9) VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER PAGE 9
Other Remote Sensing Sessions @ AAG-NY, 2001 (Continued from page 8) the Washington D.C. Area. terns of stream Temperature and Riparian Condi- tional Laboratory 10:20 - Todd Schroeder, Canaan Valley Institute, tion in Oregon Rivers. Characterization of Wetland Plant Communities Session 4.4.04: Population-Environment Inter- of the mid-Atlantic Highlands Using Landsat Session 5.4.01: GIS and Remote Sensing for actions and GIS/Remote Sensing Applications Enhanced Thematic Mapper Data. Transportation Applications (Sponsored by (Sponsored by: GIS and Human Dimension of 10:40 - Philip A. Townsend, University of Mary- Transportation Geography Specialty Group) Global Change Specialty Groups) land, Modeling Forest Composition and Distur- Organizer: Shih-Lung Shaw, University of Ten- Organizer: Tom Evans, Indiana University, Bill bance in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands: Causes and nessee McConnell, Indiana University Effects. Chair: Demin Xiong, Oak Ridge National Labo- Chair: Tom Evans, Indiana University 11:00 - Jeffrey G. Masek, University of Mary- ratory land, Automated Strategies for Regional Land- 3:00 - Nate Currit, The Pennsylvania State Uni- cover Studies: The Mid-Atlantic Example. 3:00 - Demin Xiong, Oak Ridge National Labo- versity, Emerging Scales of Land Transformation ratory, Integrating Road Network Data with Or- Dependence: The Case of Northwestern Chihua- Session 5.2.37: Development and Environ- tho-Images. hua, Mexico. mental Hazards (Sponsored by Department of 3:20 - David Ralston, University of Tennessee, 3:20 - Daniel G. Brown, University of Michigan, Geography and Urban Analysis at California Extensible Markup Language for Web-based Relationships Between Parcelization, Land Use, State University-Los Angeles) Intelligent Transportation System Applications. and Forest Cover Change in Upper Midwest, Organizer: Killian Ying, California State Univer- 3:40 - Moinak Chatterjee, University of Tennes- USA. sity-Los Angeles see, Spatial-temporal Visualization for Intelligent 3:40 - Nina M.Kelly, University of California Chair: Christopher Boone, Ohio University Transportation System Applications. Berkeley, Monitoring and Modeling Sudden Oak 4:00 - Shih-Lung Shaw, University of Tennessee, Death in California: Linkages Between Environ- 10:00 - Lawrence McGlinn, Valdosta State Uni- Spatiotemporal GIS Model of Transportation and ment and Human Use of Wildlands. versity, The Historical Roots of Industrial Haz- Land Use Interactions. 4:00 - William J. McConnell, Clark University, ards in Fulton County, Georgia. Human-Environment Relations in Madagascar: 10:20 - Dafna Kohn, California State University- Session 5.4.22: Remote Sensing of River Envi- The Importance of Spatial and Temporal Per- Los Angeles, Detecting Stand Age in the Santa ronments II (Sponsored by Geomorphology spectives. Monica Mountains Using Hyperspectral Remote Specialty Group) 4:20 - Stephen J. Walsh, University of North Sensing. Organizer: W. Andrew Marcus, Montana State Carolina, Assessing Landscape Dynamics in the 10:40 - Bob Kirby, California State University- University Ecuadorian Amazon. Los Angeles, Mapping Irrigated Croplands in the Chair: W. Andrew Marcus, Montana State Uni- Western Mojave Desert in California: Using versity Friday, March 2 Remote Sensing Technology. 11:00 - Natalie Jolly, California State University- 3:00 - W. Andrew Marcus, Montana State Uni- Session 5.1.15: Land-use and Land-cover Los Angeles, Development and the Santa Clara versity, Evaluation of High Spatial Resolution change in the Mid-Atlantic Region I River. Hyperspectral Imagery for Stream Mapping. Organizers: Doug Fuller, George Washington 11:20 - Steve LaDochy, California State Univer- 3:20 - Geoffrey H. Jacquez, BioMedware Inc., University, Scott J. Goetz, University of Mary- sity-Los Angeles, Microscale Particulate Air High Resolution Hyperspectral Imagery: The land Pollution Sampling in Suburban East Los Ange- Identification of Pattern and Process in a Fluvial Chairs: Doug Fuller, George Washington Uni- les. System. versity, Scott J. Goetz, University of Maryland 3:40 - Carl J. Legleiter, Montana State Univer- Session 5.3.22: Remote Sensing of River Envi- sity, Hyperspectral Stream Classification. 8:00 - Scott Goetz, University of Maryland, Land ronments I (Sponsored by Geomorphology 4:00 - Richard Aspinall, Montana State Univer- Cover of the Mid-Atlantic Region: Results from Specialty Group) sity, GIS Modeling of Rivers and Riparian Areas the Mid-Atlantic Regional Earth Science Appli- Organizer: W. Andrew Marcus, Montana State with Remotely Sensed Imagery. cations Center (RESAC). University 4:20 - Barbara Rumsby, University of Hull, 8:20 - John Morgan, Towson State University, Chair: W. Andrew Marcus, Montana State Uni- Quantifying Reach-Scale Morphological Change Developing Impervious Surface Maps for the versity in a Braided River Using Global Positioning Chesapeake Bay and Maryland Coastal Bay Wa- System (GPS) Survey and Airborne Remote tersheds. 1:00 - Stuart N. Lane, University of Leeds, Moni- Sensing Imagery. 8:40 - Douglas Fuller, George Washington Uni- toring Active Be Level Change in Laboratory versity, Landsat-based Study of Land-use and Flumes Using Close Range Digital Photogram- Session 5.5.22: Remote Sensing of River Envi- Land-cover change in Loudoun County, Virginia. metry. ronments III (Sponsored by Geomorphology 9:00 - Dorn C. McGrath, Jr., George Washington 1:20 - Jim H. Chandler, Loughborough Univer- Specialty Group) University, Loudoun County, Virginia-Indicators sity, Monitoring River Channel Change Using Organizer: W. Andrew Marcus, Montana State of Environmental Change. Terrestrial Oblique Digital Imagery and Auto- University mated Digital Photogrammetry. Chair: W. Andrew Marcus, Montana State Uni- Session 5.2.15: Land-use and Land-cover 1:40 - Patrice E. Carbonneau, University of Que- versity Change in the Mid-Atlantic Region II bec, Cost Effective Non-metric Close Range Organizers: Doug Fuller, George Washington Digital Photogrammetry and Its Application to a 5:00 - Basil Gomez, Indiana State University, University, Scott Goetz, University of Maryland Study of Coarse Gravel Riverbeds. Topographic Controls on Meltwater Dispersal Chairs: Doug Fuller, George Washington Uni- 2:00 - Richard Westaway, University of Cam- During Outburst Floods: Skeioararsandur, Ice- versity, Scott Goetz, University of Maryland bridge, The Evolving Anatomy of a Gravel - Bed land. River. 5:20 - David C. Finnegan, Indiana State Univer- 10:00 - Andy Johnston, Smithsonian Institution, 2:20 - Christian E. Torgersen, Oregon State Uni- sity, Using Laser Altimetry to Quantify Geomor- Remote Sensing of Urban Land-cover Types in versity, Airborne Remote Sensing of Spatial Pat- (Continued on page 10) PAGE 10 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1
Other Remote Sensing Sessions @ AAG-NY, 2001 (Continued from page 9) 10:40 - Andrew Klein, Texas A&M University, 3:00 - Dan G. Blumberg, Ben Gurion University phic Change Effected by Large-scale Flooding. Developing an Environmental Monitoring Sys- of the Negev, The Potential Use of Remote Sens- 5:40 - Laurence C. Smith, University of Califor- tem for McMurdo Station, Antarctica Using GIS ing to Monitor Water Quality in Israel. nia-Los Angeles, Net Topographic Impact of the and Remote Sensing. 1996 Jokulhlaup, Iceland, from Synthetic Aper- 11:00 - Richard R. Forster, University of Utah, Session 6.4.35: Using Remote Sensing and GIS ture Radar Interferometry. Detecting Arctic Melt and Freeze Processes with Regionally Microwave Remote Sensing. Chair: Mark Wiljanen, SUNY-New Paltz Saturday, March 3 Session 6.3.35: Remote Sensing: Modeling & 4:00 - Saeed A.K. Alizai, Valdosta State Univer- Session 6.2.27: Cryosphere and Climate Mapping Environmental Change sity, Remote Sensing and Field Perspectives of a (Sponsored by: Climate and Cryosphere Spe- Chair: Dan G. Blumberg, Ben Gurion University Great Inland Sabkha Environment of Oman, Ara- cialty Group) of the Negev bian Gulf. Organizer: Anne W. Nolin, University of Colo- 4:20 - Robert R. Gillies, Utah State University, rado, Allan Frei, University of Colorado-Boulder 2:00 - Tyrus A. Cohan, University of Southern Radar Image Classification Using Wavelet Chair: Anne W. Nolin, University of Colorado Mississippi, Modeling Fire Effects in Central Analysis and a Neural Network Configuration. Florida Using Remotely Sensed Data. 4:40 - Renee M. Gluch, University of Utah, Map- 10:00 - Anne W. Nolin, University of Colorado, 2:20 - Marilyne Jollineau, University of Water- ping Urban Thermal Pattern in the Salt Lake Assessment of Snow Cover in Global Climate loo, High-Resolution Imagery for Mapping and Valley Using ATLAS Remotely Sensed Data. Models Using Passive Microwave Satellite Data. Monitoring Wetland Ecosystems in Southern 5:00 - Mark Wiljanen, SUNY-New Paltz, the 10:20 - James A. Miller, University of Colorado, Ontario, Canada. Delineation of North American Regions: A GIS Evaluation of Snow Cover in the Atmospheric 2:40 - Jiali Shang, University of Waterloo, Use of Implementation. Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP-II) Using Cadi to Evaluate Oxidation of Mine Tailings at Visible Satellite Data. Copper Cliff, Northern Ontario, Canada.
EO-1 Update
EO-1 continues to operate nominally. formed to better understand these prob- 1 spacecraft. Each instrument incorpo- EO-1 is in formation with Landsat 7 lems. Instrument characterization con- rates revolutionary land imaging tech- and is currently taking about 6 to 8 tinues on schedule with the full transi- nologies which will enable future concurrent images a day from its three tion to the Science Validation Team Landsat and Earth observing missions instruments. Some problems still exist still scheduled for the end of January. to more accurately classify and map in obtaining completely trouble free X- Overall, the imaging and spacecraft land utilization globally. The instru- band downlinks of the image data. Al- technologies are operating as planned ments are the Advanced Land Imager, though there has been no impact to im- and EO-1 is delivering excellent tech- Atmospheric Corrector, and Hyperion aging operations (a current work- nology results. (Hyperspectral Imager). around is to schedule additional X-band contacts), a Tiger Team has been Three instruments are flown on the EO- Source: http://eo1.gsfc.nasa.gov
RADARSAT-2 3-meter Radar in 2003 RADARSAT-2 will provide the most nominal swath widths ranging from 10 advanced commercially available radar to 500 km. In addition, RADARSAT-2 imagery in the world. The design of will be the first commercial radar satel- RADARSAT-2 has been driven by the lite to offer multi-polarization, a capa- needs of the global Earth Observation bility that aids in identifying a wide market, providing users with high- variety of surface features and targets. quality data products. RADARSAT-2 It is scheduled for launch in 2003. will be able to image at spatial resolu- tions ranging from 3 m to 100 m with Source: Canadian Space Agency VOLUME MMI, ISSUE 1 THE RSSG NEWSLETTER PAGE 11
NIMA Announces Earth-info Web Site
In December 2000, the National Im- web site was developed by the National Buono, a NIMA spokesperson. agery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) Technology Alliance (NTA), for which introduced http://www.earth-info.org. NIMA serves as the Executive Agent. In addition, the site features the CIA Earth-info provides easy Internet ac- The NTA worked with the Virginia- World Fact Book. With the combina- cess to imagery of the Earth, maps, and based National Center for Applied tion of these information sources, a other geographic information produced Technology (NCAT) and the National user can click on a country and in- by the U.S. Government and commer- Information Display Lab (NIDL) in stantly have access to an extensive cial providers. The web site will bene- Princeton, NJ to create the and provide amount of political, economic, and geo- fit private citizens, educators, local content for the earth-info web site and graphical information. governments, and public media that to establish partnerships with govern- require ready access to visual data, ment, academic, and commercial pro- NIMA is a Department of Defense and maps, and imagery. viders of geospatial information and National Intelligence Community imagery. agency providing imagery, imagery The project was initiated by Senator intelligence and geospatial information Robert Kerrey (D-NE) in 1996 when he "One NIMA product on the site that the in support of national security objec- became interested in making U.S. Gov- public has eagerly awaited is 10-meter tives. ernment imagery derived data available resolution Digital Orthorectified Im- to the general public. The earth-info agery or DOI 10" explained Kathy Source: NIMA Release PA-001-02
Remote Sensing Workshops @ AAG-NY, 2001 Building GIS Inventories from Multisensor Digital Imagery ($65) Instructors: John Althausen (Central Michigan University) and Sara Johnson (ERDAS, Inc.) Tuesday, February 27, 2001, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Hunter College Computer Lab Limit: 20 Participants
Introducing Remote Sensing with Micro MSI ($30) Instructor: Scott Loomer (US Military Academy) Wednesday, February 28, 2001, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Hunter College Computer Lab Limit: 24 Participants
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