Remote Sensing applications

Remote Sensing applications Intro to Remote Sensing Agriculture   Analysis include – climate, weather; the quality, quantity, and location of arable land; population dynamics, energy production, and environmental quality issues. Most common      crop-type identification Crop condition assessments crop yield forecasting historic planting patterns Soil vitality Agriculture  Crop-type identification is based on:    Spectral characteristics Image texture Knowledge of crop development over time Health and vigor of the crop Detection of drought, pests, flooding, and disease  Crop conditions    Most Common remote sensing tools are:  Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Agriculture Precision farming Water damage Agriculture Forestry  The most important forest information obtained from remotely sensed data is:    Detailed forest inventory data Broad area monitoring of forest health Assessment of forest structure in support of sustainable forest management Forestry  Detailed Forest Inventory    Stand boundaries Update harvest information Polygon decomposition   Analyzes pixels corresponding to polygon stand boundary Monitor & summarize changes within boundaries High spatial-resolution imagery required Characterisics such as density & volume can be calc’d  Individual tree-crown recognition   Forestry Forestry  Forest Health  Insect disturbance   Damage affects morphological/physiological chars Defoliation Real-time    Fire  Firefighter GPS AVHRR, SPOT & MODIS – hot spot information Change detection Prediction for future hot spots  Post-processing    Other natural disasters Forestry MODIS-detected real-time fire hot-spot image Forestry  Landscape ecology, habitat & biodiversity  Spatial Patterns  Canopy Identifying species living areas Influence of fertilization & draught  Habitat   Ecological processes  Grizzly Bear Habitat Geology  Geological Structures  Exposed structures   Fault lines Identifying rocks    Response to weathering & erosion Texture, pattern & tone Hyperspectral  Obscured structures   Indirect effects Subsurface instrumentation  Detection of hydrocarbons  Oil & Gas - $$$$ Geology Geology Climate & Weather  Atmospheric      Temperature Wind Pressure Precipitable water Natural Disaster Monitoring & Prediction Snow cover Urban heat effect  Land   Climate & weather Archaeology  Site Discovery     Faint visible lines Slight variations in topography Crop & soil marks New technology can penetrate sand (SIR-C) To understand environment in historic times Identify possible historical natural disasters  Environmental Analysis   Archaeology This overview image shows a map of the archaeological findings in the region around Carnuntum, superimposed on a satellite image map of the area (e.g 1,2amphitheatres, 10adminstrative quarter, 12camp of the legion, 13settlement). Archaeology Archaeology Archaeology Military & Intelligence   Where Remote Sensing got started Applications  Battlefield awareness   Status of both sides Targeting    Inventory of other militaries Threat assessment Planning Surveillance aircraft   Tools   High altitude New UAV-type  Satellites Military & Intelligence Military & Intelligence Urban Infrastructure   Popular area for research Urban infrastructure uses  Planimetric base mapping   Airborne & satellite imagery Used for infrastructure inventory & road centerline mapping     Topography Land cover Development monitoring Emergency Response/Disaster Management Urban Infrastructure Urban Infrastructure