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Landsat 7 on-orbit modulation transfer function estimation Landsat 7 on-orbit modulation transfer function estimation
The Landsat 7 spacecraft and its Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) were launched on April 15, 1999. Pre-launch modeling of the ETM+ optical system predicted that modulation transfer function (MTF) performance would change on-orbit. A method was developed to monitor the along-scan MTF performance of the ETM+ sensor system using on-orbit data of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in...
Authors
James C. Storey
Blending bathymetry with topography—The Tampa Bay demonstration project Blending bathymetry with topography—The Tampa Bay demonstration project
No abstract available.
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Bruce Parker, Dennis Milbert, Robert Wilson, Jon Bailey, Dean B. Gesch
Watershed delineation using the National Elevation Dataset and semiautomated techniques Watershed delineation using the National Elevation Dataset and semiautomated techniques
Federal, State, and local agencies have realized that currently available hydrologic units are not of sufficient scale for many applications. An interagency effort is under way to subdivide hydrologic units into smaller units called watersheds and subwatersheds. The National Elevation Dataset contains the best available elevation data merged into a seamless database for the entire United...
Authors
Jay R. Kost, Glenn G. Kelly
Development of a regional clearinghouse for the dissemination of integrated information on natural hazards in Central America Development of a regional clearinghouse for the dissemination of integrated information on natural hazards in Central America
No abstract available.
Authors
Eric van Praag, Larry L. Tieszen, Diego Pedreros
Development of a national seamless database of topography and hydrologic derivatives Development of a national seamless database of topography and hydrologic derivatives
The recent completion of the National Elevation Dataset (NED) and the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) has provided an avenue for nationwide development of topographically derived hydrologic data layers at a scale of 1:24,000. This multilayer dataset of hydrologic derivatives, entitled the Elevation Derivatives for National Applications (EDNA), is being developed by a consortium of...
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Sandra K. Franken, Dean J. Tyler, Kristine L. Verdin
An assessment of the status of the world’s remaining closed forest An assessment of the status of the world’s remaining closed forest
No abstract available.
Authors
Ashbindu Singh, Hua Shi, Zhiliang Zhu, Timothy W. Foresman
Decision tree classification of multidate AVIRIS data for mapping woodland encroachment into the Great Plains Decision tree classification of multidate AVIRIS data for mapping woodland encroachment into the Great Plains
No abstract available.
Authors
David Meyer, Bruce Wylie, Cullen Robbins, Lee Vierling, Patrick Kozak
Effects of Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus radiometric and geometric calibrations and corrections on landscape characterization Effects of Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus radiometric and geometric calibrations and corrections on landscape characterization
The Thematic Mapper (TM) instruments onboard Landsats 4 and 5 provide high-quality imagery appropriate for many different applications, including land cover mapping, landscape ecology, and change detection. Precise calibration was considered to be critical to the success of the Landsat 7 mission and, thus, issues of calibration were given high priority during the development of the...
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James E. Vogelmann, Dennis Helder, Ron Morfitt, Mike Choate, James W. Merchant, Henry Bulley
Monitoring and verifying changes of organic carbon in soil Monitoring and verifying changes of organic carbon in soil
Changes in soil and vegetation management can impact strongly on the rates of carbon (C) accumulation and loss in soil, even over short periods of time. Detecting the effects of such changes in accumulation and loss rates on the amount of C stored in soil presents many challenges. Consideration of the temporal and spatial heterogeneity of soil properties, general environmental conditions...
Authors
W.M. Post, R. C. Izaurralde, L. K. Mann, Norman B. Bliss
Measurement of seafloor radioactivity at the Farallon Islands Radioactive Waste Dump Site, California Measurement of seafloor radioactivity at the Farallon Islands Radioactive Waste Dump Site, California
No abstract available.
Authors
D.G. Jones, P. D. Roberts, J. Limburg, Herman A. Karl, J. L. Chin, Wayne C. Shanks, R. Hall, Daniel M. Howard
A parallel-processing approach to computing for the geographic sciences A parallel-processing approach to computing for the geographic sciences
The overarching goal of this project is to build a spatially distributed infrastructure for information science research by forming a team of information science researchers and providing them with similar hardware and software tools to perform collaborative research. Four geographically distributed Centers of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are developing their own clusters of low...
Authors
Michael Crane, Dan Steinwand, Tim Beckmann, Greg Krpan, Jim Haga, Brian Maddox, Mark Feller
Methods to achieve accurate projection of regional and global raster databases Methods to achieve accurate projection of regional and global raster databases
Modeling regional and global activities of climatic and human-induced change requires accurate geographic data from which we can develop mathematical and statistical tabulations of attributes and properties of the environment. Many of these models depend on data formatted as raster cells or matrices of pixel values. Recently, it has been demonstrated that regional and global raster...
Authors
E. Lynn Usery, Jeong Chang Seong, Dan Steinwand