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PubTalk 8/2012 — Global Food Security in the 21st Century
--the increasing need for food production, cropland areas, and agricultural water
by Prasad Thenkabail, Research Geographer
- Worldwide demand for food will require more than one billion hectares of new cropland to feed 9 billion plus people by 2050
- Presently, of all the water used by humans over 70% goes towards
Mount Adams, WA
A photograph of Mount Adams, Washington. This image was taken as part of the Land Cover Trends Project field varification for land cover data.
PubTalk 11/2010 — Silicon, Software, and Science
Monitoring the Earth's Landscape with Low-Cost High-Tech
by Rian Bogle, Remote Sensing Specialist
- The USGS is one of the world's largest providers of remote sensing data, employing the best tools and techniques to expand our knowledge of the Earth.
- Working with low-cost field and aerial imaging technologies,
Obtaining a Dredge Sample
Barbara Martin about to collect a sediment sample for selenium analysis. Sample collected from the agricultural drain Trifolium 19 on the southwest side of the Salton Sea, CA.
A map of ShakeOut scenario shaking in southern California
A map of ShakeOut scenario shaking in southern California.
Mountain range with hay field and forest in foreground in Colorado
Mountain range in the background, forest and hay field in the foreground. The picture was taken in Colorado during a field trip for the Land Cover Trends project.
Landscape in Washington state with forest, mountain, and houses
A landscape photograph of a valley with a mountain in the background. The valley consists of forests and residential housing.
A pine forest with a dirt road running through it in Oregon
A pine forest with a dirt road running through it in Oregon. Photo taken as a part of field work during the Land Cover Trends project.
Cattle on rangeland on Mission Peak, near Fremont, CA.
Cattle on rangeland on Mission Peak, near Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay area. David Amme, California Native Grasslands Association.
Salton Sea Sunset
Sunset on the southeast side of the Salton Sea, CA.
California vineyard
A photo of a California (ecoregion 6) grape vine taken during field verifcation of Land Cover Trends project.
Fallow field with exurban development in the background in CA
Fallow field with exurban development in the background in California. This photo was taken for the Trends Landcover project during field work.