Computational Tools and Services

We will develop reproducible workflows in R and Python to combine already existing and underutilized field data collected as part of the USGS streamgage network with remotely sensed data to map flood-prone areas for various recurrence intervals in both gaged and ungaged stream reaches.

This proposal would fund the development of Seg2Map, a new open-source, browser-accessible software deployed on the cloud that will apply Machine Learning to imagery and image time-series, to make highly customizable to study Earth’s changing surface for a range of scientific purposes.

We propose to develop a suite of Jupyter notebooks that leverage existing APIs, cloud storage, and open source tools to make it easier for users to efficiently access USGS 3DEP data and to produce data processing and visualization workflows. These notebooks will enhance data utilization, stimulate creative applications, and generate significant return on investment for 3DEP.

An open-source tool for 3D visualization of lidar point cloud data along a vector line network and output of related lidar metrics. This tool will make available the valuable attribute data of point clouds to enable research such as riparian zone and migration corridor vegetation structure analysis or characterizing the related built environment.

We propose to bring in expertise from multiple USGS environmental DNA (eDNA) labs to create a database to track samples from initial collection through analysis and reporting and to long-term storage. We will publish this tracking template so it can be implemented within eDNA labs across the USGS.

To help users connect and comprehend USGS data, we propose to develop an interactive viewer for multi-channel geophysical data using existing Python PyViz tools.

We synthesize local high-resolution urban landcover imagery with microclimate data and regional meteorology to determine landcover drivers of extreme urban heat. Resulting outputs are mappable items spatially describing urban temperatures at fine scales, and a web application to analyze changes in urban heat under different climate scenarios.

Everglades tree islands are traditional homes of the Miccosukee and Seminole Tribes and contain their ancestral remains, but no monitoring tool exists for water managers to protect sites from destructive flooding. We propose stakeholder workshops to codesign a monitoring application with the Tribes.

Effectively documenting and distributing information about restoration projects is essential for measuring progress towards national conservation goals. We will improve the National Fish Habitat Partnership Project Tracking database by creating a data pipeline to compile project information and link data with other decision support tools.

This proposal would fund the testing of quantitative methods for extracting total water level from imagery, with add-on applications including satellite shoreline detection, digital stream gauges, and flood detection. This project supports national scale USGS coastal hazards products.

This project develops an approach to common questions USGS scientists are faced with when working on multidisciplinary teams to address complex challenges — what models are available? When is it appropriate to couple/integrate models? And how can we apply technology to support an appropriate approach?

To make informed decisions, land managers require knowledge about the state of the ecosystems present. Vegetation structure is a key indicator of the state of forested systems; it influences habitat suitability, water quality and runoff, microclimate, and informs wildfire-related characteristics such as fuel loads, burn severity, and post-fire regeneration. Field data used to derive vegetation st