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Development of a land-cover characteristics database for the conterminous U.S. Development of a land-cover characteristics database for the conterminous U.S.
Information regarding the characteristics and spatial distribution of the Earth's land cover is critical to global environmental research. A prototype land-cover database for the conterminous United States designed for use in a variety of global modelling, monitoring, mapping, and analytical endeavors has been created. The resultant database contains multiple layers, including the source...
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Thomas R. Loveland, J.W. Merchant, D.O. Ohlen, Jesslyn F. Brown
Monitoring grasshopper and locust habitats in Sahelian Africa using GIS and remote sensing technology Monitoring grasshopper and locust habitats in Sahelian Africa using GIS and remote sensing technology
Development programmes in Sahelian Africa are beginning to use geographic information system (GIS) technology. One of the GIS and remote sensing programmes introduced to the region in the late 1980s was the use of seasonal vegetation maps made from satellite data to support grasshopper and locust control. Following serious outbreaks of these pests in 1987, the programme addressed a...
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G. Gray Tappan, Donald G. Moore, Walter I. Knauseberger
Taking back the desert Taking back the desert
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H. Gyde Lund, A. Jasumback, R. Allison, A. Falconer
A new approach to plane-sweep overlay: topological structuring and line-segment classification A new approach to plane-sweep overlay: topological structuring and line-segment classification
An integrated approach to spatial overlay was developed with the objective of creating a single function that can perform most of the tasks now assigned to discrete functions in current systems. Two important components of this system are a unique method for topological structuring, and a method for attribute propagation and line-segment classification. -Author
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Jan W. van Roessel
Applications of hydrologic information automatically extracted from digital elevation models Applications of hydrologic information automatically extracted from digital elevation models
Digital elevation models (DEMs) can be used to derive a wealth of information about the morphology of a land surface. Traditional raster analysis methods can be used to derive slope, aspect, and shaded relief information; recently-developed computer programs can be used to delineate depressions, overland flow paths, and watershed boundaries. These methods were used to delineate watershed
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Susan K. Jenson
Use of Landsat imagery to estimate ground-water pumpage for irrigation on the Columbia Plateau in eastern Washington, 1985 Use of Landsat imagery to estimate ground-water pumpage for irrigation on the Columbia Plateau in eastern Washington, 1985
A method for estimating ground-water pumpage for irrigation was developed for the Columbia Plateau in eastern Washington. The method combines water-application rates estimated from pumpage data with acreage of irrigated crops that was mapped by using Landsat imagery. The study area consisted of Grant, Lincoln, Adams, and Franklin Counties, an area of approximately 8,900 square miles, and...
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P. C. Van Metre, Paul Seevers
Spatial analysis of geochemical and geologic information from the Tonopah 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada Spatial analysis of geochemical and geologic information from the Tonopah 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada
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John L. Dwyer, J. Thomas Nash
Integration of remote sensing and GIS: Data and data access Integration of remote sensing and GIS: Data and data access
CT: Theintegration of remote sensing tools and technology with the spatial analysis orientation of geographic information systems is a complex task. In this paper, we focus on the issues of making data available and useful to the user. In part, this involves a set of problems which reflect on the physical and logical structures used to encode the data. At the same time, however, the...
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M. Ehlers, D. D. Greenlee, T. Smith, J. Star
GIS technology benefits global change research GIS technology benefits global change research
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Norman B. Bliss
Organizations challenged by global database development Organizations challenged by global database development
Several international programs have identified the need for a global 1-kilometer spatial database for land cover and land characterization studies. In 1992, the US Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Data Center (EDC), the European Space Agency (ESA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will collect and archive...
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J. A. Sturdevant, J.C. Eidenshink, Thomas R. Loveland
Application of digital elevation models to delineate drainage areas and compute hydrologic characteristics for sites in the James River basin, North Dakota Application of digital elevation models to delineate drainage areas and compute hydrologic characteristics for sites in the James River basin, North Dakota
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G.J. Wiche, S.K. Jenson, J. V. Baglio, Julia O. Domingue
An investigation of spectral change as influenced by irrigation and evapotranspiration volume estimation in western Nebraska An investigation of spectral change as influenced by irrigation and evapotranspiration volume estimation in western Nebraska
Retrospective satellite image data were evaluated for their ability to demonstrate the influence of center-pivot irrigation development in western Nebraska on spectral change and climate-related factors for the region. Periodic images of an albedo index and a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) were generated from calibrated Landsat multispectral scanner (MSS) data and used to...
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P. M. Seevers, F.C. Sadowski, D. T. Lauer