NASA Conference Publication 2195 NASA-CP-2195 19820014672 LIBR/_/_ C0pl_, •/4_11 ,?_'982 coeS_renR e_on:l ediegoteS?8_sing_ii _i_:;_ _OT _0 _ "_,,K_I_'_| f_O_i _liI_ 11001-'I Proceedings of a conference held at the Holiday Inn Monterey, California March 30 - April 2, 1981 tC/LSA ' MA_An NASA Conference Publication 2195 Western Regional Remote Sensing Conference Proceedings - 1981 Proceedings of a conference held by NASA Ames Research Center and held at the Holiday Inn Monterey, California March 30 - April 2, 1981 FOREWORD From 30 March - 2 April 1981, the Second Western Regional Remote Sensing Con- ference was held at the Monterey Holiday Inn in Monterey, California. The first three days were sponsored by NASA Ames Research Center. The fourth day was sponsored by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Earth Satellite Service. Nearly 300 participants attended the conference, which featured more than 60 speakers. During four days of talks and panel discussions, remote sensing users from 14 Western states explained their diverse applications of Landsat data, exchanged problem solutions and dis- cussed operational goals. Attendees also focused their attention on proposed FY 82 federal budget reduc- tions for technology transfer activities, as well as the planned transition of the operational remote sensing system to NOAA's supervision. Several speakers stressed the need to continue the remote sensing applications programs, and for the United States to maintain its leadership in the development of operational systems. This publication contains the proceedings of the NASA sponsored first three days of the conference. The text of the proceedings was produced by Bendix Field Engineering Corporation from summaries supplied by the speakers and, in several instances, edited versions of recorded transcriptions. Alfred C. Mascy Conference Chairman ii TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE SESSION I 30 MARCH 1981 MONDAY (AM) A INTRODUCTION - Alfred C. Mascy ................ i-i B OVERVIEW - WESTERN REGIONAL APPLICATIONS PROGRAM (WRAP) STATUS - Susan M. Norman .................. i-2 C PERSPECTIVE - TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM - Alexander J. Tuyahov ..................... 1-8 D OVERVIEW - NASA REMOTE SENSING PROGRAMS - Dr. William P. Raney ..................... 1-13 E STATE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & ROLE OF REMOTE SENSING - Huey D. Johnson ....................... 1-20 F OPERATIONAL LANDSAT REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT - Daniel J. Cotter ....................... 1-26 G USDA/FEDERAL USER OF LANDSAT REMOTE SENSING - Richard Allen ........... ............. 1-30 SESSION II 30 MARCH 1981 MONDAY (PM) A WELCOME ADDRESS - C. A. Syvertson ...... ; ........ 1-37 B REMOTE SENSING IN ALASKA - OPPORTUNITIES & POLICY IMPLICATIONS - Dr. Jay H. Moor .......... ..... 1-43 C OVERVIEW - INTERGOVERNMENTAL SCIENCE/ENGR/TECH ADVISORY PANEL (ISETAP) - Leonard Slosky .............. 1-49 D OVERVIEW - MONTANA STATE'S LANDSAT PROJECTS - Thomas R. Dundas ...................... 1-52 E IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATIC GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCING IN UTAH - Bruce L. Plott ........................ 1-53 F STATE/FEDERAL INTERACTION OF LANDSAT SYSTEM & RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - _aul A. Tessar ........... 1-56 G MULTIRESOURCE ANALYSIS & INFORMATION SYSTEM CONCEPTS FOR INCORPORATING LANDSAT & GIS TECHNOLOGY INTO LARGE AREA FOREST SURVEYS - Dr. Philip G. Langley ........... 1-64 iii TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE H SOME PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF LANDSAT IMAGERY IN CHEVRON OVERSEAS PETROLEUM INCORPORATED EXPLORATION PROGRAMS - J. Vandemakker ....................... 1-66 I JOINT GEOSAT NASA/JPL TEST CASE PROGRAM - Dr. Frederick B. Henderson III ............... 1-67 SESSION III 31 MARCH 1981 TUESDAY (AM)-- A STATUS REPORT FOR LANDSAT 2, 3 & D - Vincent V. Salomonson .................... 1-68 B UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF LANDSAT DATA UTILIZATION AT SUBSTATE LEVEL - Lawrence Shadbolt ................. 1-77 C OVERVIEW - REGIONAL & STATE LEVEL REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS - Paul M. Wilson ............... 1-78 D THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY IN APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT - Dr. Barry Schrumpf .............. 1-79 E AgRISTARS - REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS AT A NATIONAL LEVEL - R. Bryan Erb .................... 1-80 SESSION IV 31 MARCH 1981 TUESDAY (PM) FORESTRY APPLICATIONS (PARALLEL SESSION) A COOPERATIVE FORESTRY INVENTORY PROJECT FOR NEVADA - Ronan Thornhill .............. ......... 1-82 B PRESENT/FUTURE CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FORESTRY REMOTE SENSING ACTIVITIES - Nancy Tosta-Miller .............. 1-85 C REMOTE SENSING/VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION - Ivan E. Parker ........................ 1-87 D FIRST DOWN & GOAL TO GO - Gene Little ............. 1-93 8 AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS (PARALLEL SESSION) A APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF IRRIGATED CROP LANDS IN ARIZONA - Howard A. Billings ...................... 1-98 iv TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE B AN INVENTORY OF CALIFORNIA'S IRRIGATED LAND - Glenn B. Sawyer ....................... i-i00 C APPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS CAPABILITY IN IDAHO - Kim A. Johnson ................... 1-102 URBAN & LAND USE APPLICATIONS (PARALLEL SESSION) A LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION FOR PUGET SOUND 1974 -1979 - James R. Eby .......................... 1-106 B UPDATING CENSUS URBAN AREA MAPS WITH LANDSAT DATA - Steven Z. Friedman ...................... i-ii0 C VERIFICATION OF LAND COVER MAPS FROM LANDSAT DATA - David S. Linden & John Szajgin ................ 1-119 RANGE & WILDLIFE HABITAT APPLICATIONS (PARALLEL SESSION) A REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT - Dr. Robert H. Haas ........ , . ............ 1-126 B COMBINING LANDSAT MSS, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS & GROUND MEASUREMENTS TO ESTIMATE RANGELAND PRODUCTIVITY - Michael J. Gialdini ..................... 1-130 C REINDEER RANGES INVENTORY IN WESTERN ALASKA - Thomas H. George ....................... 1-133 D APPLICATION OF LANDSAT MSS TO ELK HABITAT MANAGEMENT - Dr. Barry J. Schrumpf .................... 1-138 A THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST STORY - Wally Hedrick, Kim A. Johnson, Dr. Barry Schrumpf, Luke (Ted) Krebs ............. 1-140 A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS - ESRI APPLICATIONS OF GIS TECHNOLOGY - MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT - William Derrenbaeher ..................... 1-144 B LANDSAT DEMONSTRATION/APPLICATION & GIS INTEGRATION IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA - Anthony W. Burns, William Derrenbacher ..................... 1-146 TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE C IMPLEMENTATION & APPLICATION OF A MULTISCALE/MULTIFACETED STATEWIDE GIS - James R. Anderson ............ 1-152 D DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNTYWIDE GIS FOR ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - Thomas Tousignant ........... 1-153 SESSION V i APRIL 1981 WEDNESDAY (AM) SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION A IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM 511 - Mark Gross ............. 1-155 B INTERACTIVE DIGITAL IMAGE MANIPULATION SYSTEM (IDIMS) - Michael D. Fleming ...................... 1-160 C VIDEO INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & RETRIEVAL/IMAGE BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM (VICAR/IBIS) - David B. Wherry ..... 1-163 D EARTH RESOURCES LABORATORY APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE (ELAS) - Dr. Thomas W. Balcerek ...... ............. 1-172 HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS (PARALLEL SESSION) A THE STATE AGENCY EXPERIENCE (EVALUATION/SELECTION OF HARDWARE FOR AUTOMATED - GEO-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS) - Dr. Louis F. Campbell, Jr ............ 1-175 B THE ALASKA EXPERIENCE - Douglas L. Mutter ...... •..... 1-179 C THE MONTANA EXPERIENCE - Thomas R. Dundas .... ....... 1-186 D THE COLORADO EXPERIENCE (EVALUATION & SELECTION OF HARDWARE FOR AUTOMATED, GEO-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS) - David Sonnen .................. 1-189 E THE WASHINGTON EXPERIENCE (EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF HARDWARE FOR AUTOMATED, GEO-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS) - Roger A. Harding ................ 1-195 ENERGY APPLICATIONS (PARALLEL SESSION) A OVERVIEW & UTILITIES USE OF REMOTE SENSING - William R. West ....................... 1-200 B OIL EXPLORATION & NUCLEAR SITING - Catherine A. Kitcho .... 1-201 vi TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE C NEW RESEARCH LOAD FORECASTING & PLANNING USING REMOTE SENSING - H. Lee Willis .................. 1-202 D APPROPRIATENESS IN USING LANDSAT IN DEVELOPING ENERGY RELATED DATA BASES - Eric Harnden ............. 1-205 i APPENDIX A SPEAKER PROFILES .................. A-I APPENDIX B LIST OF ATTENDEES ................. B-I vii SESSION I 30 MARCH 81 MONDAY (AM) WESTERN REGIONAL REMOTE SENSING CONFERENCE CONVENED AT THE MONTEREY HOLIDAY INN 2600 SAND DUNES DRIVE MONTEREY, CA SPONSORED BY NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER MOFFETT FIELD, CA A INTRODUCTION Alfred C. Mascy (Conference Chairperson - Manager WRAP Information Services) Good Morning and welcome to the Second Western Regional Remote Sensing Conference. The first three days are sponsored by NASA Ames Research Center and the fourth day is sponsored by NOAA's National Earth Satellite Service. NASA's conference while designed to enhance users' awareness, will serve to establish a benchmark on current uses of Landsat data and a perspec- tive on new applications. Not only should it provide an opportunity for information exchange between users, but also it should provide a forum for user/industry communications. Topics scheduled to be covered during this period include remote sensing issues; implementation and institutional factors from both federal and state perspectives; industry in remote sensing; remote sensing applica- tions in forestry, agriculture, urban areas, range, wildlife habitat and general land use; updates on technology and future application developments and software/hardware selection and acquisition. In addition, a summary of one of the most comprehensive Landsat projects in the West, The Pacific Northwest Story,