Extractions: Ecosystem Management Limits and Opportunities NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) does not engage in ecosystem management in the strictest sense. NASA does manage the lands incorporated within the 9 NASA Centers throughout the U.S. There is no broad policy or mission statement concerning ecosystem management. Programs and policies, for the most part, are developed by the individual field centers. NASA also conducts both basic and applied research relevant to ecosystem management. This research is directed toward understanding ecosystem processes, monitoring land cover, and understanding the impacts of NASA land usage (e.g., launches and testing of aerospace equipment) on their surrounding ecosystems. The MTPE program is developing a series of satellites to carry Earth remote sensing instruments that will not only advance the U.S. Global Change Research Program's goals and objectives centered around developing a predictive understanding of how the Earth functions as a system, but also provide the next generation of satellite observations for resource and ecosystem managers. They will provide continuity with past satellite data sets while improving data quality and calibration and will also offer completely new types of observations.
Lake Tahoe Change Detection images were taken at the beginning and culmination of drought conditions in the western US A broad Landsat Pathfinder data sets for landscape change analysis. http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/sw/changes/natural/reno-tahoe/
Extractions: by Kristi Sayler, U.S. Geological Survey A matched pair of satellite images from different years can be processed into a new change-detection image, which shows areas of increased or decreased brightness, greenness, or wetness. These images can be used to monitor landscape changes. These images of the Reno-Lake Tahoe area of Nevada, show some effects of natural processes on the landscape: Burn area Extensive changes resulting from forest fires can be observed in satellite images. Changes in greenness, displayed here as a dark blue color, show an area of vegetation which has become blackened from burning. Conifer mortality Scientists at Boston University have made ground measurements to quantify the decrease in the forest canopy as a result of drought. The sustained drought conditions weakened the trees and made them more susceptible to insect attacks. Satellite images can be used to estimate the geographic extent of the damaged area. Forest clear-cutting Droughts increase the geographic extent of exposed lakebeds, where new vegetation can be seen using satellite images. Changes in land use or timber harvesting activities can also be seen in this forested area.
Change Detection Images: Las Vegas, NV Center. Las Vegas, Nevada. by Kristi Sayler, US Geological Survey. 1996. Landsat Pathfinder data sets for landscape change analysis. http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/sw/changes/anthropogenic/vegas/
Extractions: by Kristi Sayler, U.S. Geological Survey A matched pair of satellite images from different years can be processed into a new change-detection image, which shows areas of increased or decreased brightness, greenness, or wetness. These images can be used to monitor landscape changes. These images of Las Vegas, Nevada, show some effects of human activities on the landscape: Las Vegas 9-10-1986 Las Vegas 9-10-1992 Change from 1986 to 1992 The change detection contained in the following pages is done using Landsat multispectral scanner (MSS) and thematic mapper (TM) data to identify and characterize landscape change. The change analysis procedure involves:
Satellite Remote Sensing Information Resources NASA Landsat Pathfinder Program. Current Landsat TM data is available commercially from EOSAT. AVHRR guides from EDC; ConterminoUS US AVHRR. http://www.ra.dnr.state.mn.us/imageview/tm/info_resources.html
Extractions: Satellite Remote Sensing Information Resources The table below provides a collection of links to useful introductory information on both remote sensing in general and the specific satellite data resources utilized in the Fornet project. More information on... Remote Sensing Remote sensing basics from NASA's Remote Sensing Public Access Center Electromagnetic Spectrum Radar Imaging False Color ... Reflected Infrared Energy The use of Remote Sensing to study the human dimensions of global environmental change. ( CIESIN Index of remote sensing Glossaries and Acronyms Canadian Centre for Remote Sensing Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Landsat TM guide via EDC. NASA Landsat Pathfinder Program. Current Landsat TM data is available commercially from EOSAT TM data is archived at the USGS's EROS Data Center (EDC). Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) AVHRR guides from EDC Conterminous U.S. AVHRR AVHRR , a more general guide to AVHRR data. Northern Great Plains , a 1988 AVHRR data set. NASA Pathfinder Guide to AVHRR data. Information on how NDVI is calculated via EDC.
Integration Of Research And Operational Satellite Systems; (COMPLETED) Dr. Gautier is a member of the US World Ocean Circulation DAAC Science Advisory Panel (1996 Chairman); 1991-1997, NASA Landsat Pathfinder Science Working http://www4.nas.edu/webcr.nsf/CommitteeDisplay/SSBX-L-97-10-A?OpenDocument
Extractions: Internet resources about New Zealand forest Landcare Research Study: forest survival in a New Zealand dairy farm landscape Native Forest Action Most New Zealanders cannot believe that our native forest are being logged. But sadly they are. A small state-owned-enterprise called Timberlands West Coast is being allowed to plunder priceless rimu and beech forests all over the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Timberlands is currently pushing more logging roads through Okarito forest. Native Forest Action is committed to halting this outrageous destruction primarily by campaigning to stop logging of publicly-owned native forests by the SOE Timberlands West Coast Ltd since 1995 (including the "overcut" in the Buller, the massive proposed beech scheme, and the so-called "sustainable" logging of the Saltwater and Okarito rimu forests). New Zealand Forest Research Institute Images of New Zealand native podocarp forest The Hidden Forest Welcome to The Hidden Forest. Have you ever been out in the forest (bush) or maybe even in your own backyard, and come across a strange fungi, lichen or maybe a slime mould, and wondered "what's that?" My web site is my small attempt to photograph and name many of these strange things. Most of the photos have been taken around the Auckland region of New Zealand
Earth Observing System (EOS) Websites Oceans. Satellite Data Images. US Federal Agencies. Weather Forecasts. SSM/I Pathfinder SSM/I Pathfinder Data. Landsat Pathfinder Landsat Pathfinder Program; http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Resources/pointers/eos_projects.html
DMG : Product : Deforestation Hot Spots Of The Pan-Amazon a 19992000 update to the Landsat Pathfinder product. 80s to mid-90s according to the Pathfinder products This analysis will allow US to extrapolate an estimate http://dmg.umiacs.umd.edu/products/PanAmazon/index.shtml
GLCF Library Largest Free Source Of Landsat Data pdf / ps; NASA Landsat Pathfinder Humid Tropical Deforestation Project description with background pdf / ps; Andean Foothills Contact US. http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/library/pMaterials/posters/index.shtml
Guide To The Landsat Pathfinder Guide to the Landsat Pathfinder. Full text Guide to the Landsat Pathfinder (1,495 KB) The Ca river basin covers 27,000 km2 and is home to 2,672,000 people. http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_pdf.cfm?PubID=3831
Guide To The Landsat Pathfinder Guide to the Landsat Pathfinder. 1998 Bill Salas and Jake Brunner. This report was prepared as a contribution to an environmental http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm?PubID=3831
Parkekr.html Overview. The NASA Landsat Pathfinder Project is an endeavor to quantify and study global deforestation, especially deforestation of tropical rainforests. http://www.earlham.edu/~pols/globalprobs/deforest/parkekr.html
Extractions: Lansat Pathfinder Project The NASA Landsat Pathfinder Project is an endeavor to quantify and study global deforestation, especially deforestation of tropical rainforests. This project is part of both NASA's Mission to Planet Earth Program and the Earth Observing System Data and Information System, a joint global monitoring system and data interpreting system which collects data and forecasts trends in global physical characteristics such as climate, greenhouse gases, land use, and the hydrologic cycle. The Earth Observing System has been monitoring the earth by satellite for over twenty years. The data found is compared to estimate the change in environmental conditions. Scientists can use this information to determine where critical sources of degradation occur. Using results of the scientist's findings, governments and NGO's can prioritize their policies and objectives to focus both on areas of crisis and areas in which their energy will be most effective. *Most of my information was derived from the extensive information available in the NASA Landsat Pathfinder Project page and the related Earth Observing System page.
Federation Of Earth Science Information Partners of Earth Science Information Partners has a vast collection of data from NASA and other US Government Agency EROS Data Center, Land Data including Landsat. http://www.esipfed.org/business/data.html
Extractions: Government Compliance Federation Data Resources The Federation of Earth Science Information Partners has a vast collection of data from NASA and other US Government Agency satellite missions, International satellite missions, and from ground based instruments located worldwide. There are currently over 900 data sets available to scientists, educators, companies, and the general public. Learn more about these data sets - and place orders - by using the resources listed on this page. Data Directories The Global Change Master Directory NASA's Global Change Master Directory is pleased to offer a special interface for ESIP Federation data sets. Users can search for data by selecting a geographical region on a map, specifying beginning and ending dates, using a text search or by selecting parameters. Data set information can be displayed in Directory Interchange Format (DIF), Government Information Locator System (GILS) format, or as Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) records.
Extractions: Atlas of Global Climate Variables . Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab - GFDL. Canadian National Atlas Information Service Digital Atlas for North Central Texas - NCTCOG Digital Atlas of Utah . Department of Geography and Earth Resources - Utah State University (USA) Digital Environmental Atlas . With maps of Berlin (Alemania) Geospatial and Statistical Data Center Global Atlas of Paleovegetation Historical Atlas of Canada . Selected Maps and Data. Los Angeles County Breeding Bird Atlas MapQuest Interactive U.S. Roadmap Atlas (GeoSystems) National Geographic Society Map Machine Atlas The Altimetry Atlas ... The Perseus Atlas Project . Classical Greece. USGS Groundwater Atlas: Segment1 - California and Nevada World Atlas . DecisionWeb. World Atlas . Graphics Maps. Mapas - Librerias Alexandria Digital Library Project for Geographically-Referenced Information - UCSB ARL Electronic Atlas Project - University of Minnesota Borchert Map Library Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives Brock University Map Library . St. Catherines, Ontario (USA)
Extractions: high graphics other: communication mapping publications surveying ... Crop suitability maps These crop suitability maps are published on the FAO web site by the Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service, which is part of the FAO's Land and Water Development Division (AGL). This site provides access to global crop suitability maps for 30 different crops. Maps of each crop are available in three different input levels; low, intermediate and high. The maps are provided in colour. An outline of global agro-ecological zones methodology is provided. soil suitability maps crops Food and Agriculture Organization ... FAO World Reference Base for Soil Resources Published on the Web by the Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service (AGLL) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) aims to provide an easy means of communication amongst scientists to identify, characterise and name major types of soils. Definitions and distribution maps of 29 different soil types is provided, and a WRB soil map is available which shows the global distribution patterns of the dominant reference soils group, detailing the surface area coverage of each. world soil types soil resources maps ... Australia's forests Part of the Forestry pages of the AFFA (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia) Web site, this collection of documents provides information on Australia's forest policy, management and resources. Maps of forest areas in Australia are also included, and information about Australia's forest areas.
Extractions: Owner National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Organisation NASA Abstract The composition of the global atmosphere has changed during this century because of human activities. Climate models now predict a significant global warming in response to the rising concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. However, confidence in these predictions is low because of significant uncertainties in the modeled radiative effects of aerosols (small suspended particles) and clouds. Current predictive capabilities must be improved to enable policy makers to reach balanced decisions on mitigation strategies. CALIPSO was selected as an Earth System Science Pathfinder satellite mission in December 1998 to address the role of clouds and aerosols in the Earth's radiation budget.
Guide To The Landsat Pathfinder WHITE PAPER Guide to the Landsat Pathfinder. 1998 (10 pages) Bill Salas and Jake Brunner. This report was prepared as a contribution http://biodiv.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm?PubID=3831
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center The Earth Resources Observation Systems' Data Center of the US Geological Survey also maintains the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/dataproducts.html&y
Cartography & Geoscience Sites Geographic Information Servers. Geographic Names Information System USGS; GEOnet Names Server NIMA; TIGER Mapping Service US Bureau of the CensUS; http://www.dgl.salemstate.edu/misc/cart.htm
Extractions: Job Listings Regional Interests Introductions and Tutorials Geographic Information Servers Academic Organizations Colorado School of Mines,Center for Wave Phenomena Cornell University, Department of Geological Sciences/Institute for the Study of the Continents (INSTOC) Curtin University (Oceanography) Cornell College - Volcano Database ... Oregon State University, Geophysics Homepage Penn State, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Remote Sensing and Satellite Research Group - Curtin University Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Univ. of Miami Salem State College - Digital Geography Lab Stanford Exploration Project Stanford University School of Earth Sciences Student Oceanographic Society The University of Calgary - Department of Geology and Geophysics ... Univ of California, San Diego, Center for Coastal Studies
