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The analysis
and monitoring of geologic processes and natural hazards requires
observations of the earths surface and measurements of its topography.
Remote sensing from airborne or space-based platforms provides a synoptic
view of a study area often difficult to obtain from ground observations
alone. Researchers at the Bureau of Economic Geology use data from
remote-sensing technologies including airborne and satellite imagery,
synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and lidar (Light Detection and Ranging)
to support a wide range of investigations. Aerial photography, multi-spectral
and hyper-spectral imagery are crucial in regional studies for the
classification of land cover/land use types and the mapping of habitat.
Airborne interferometric and polarimetric SAR has been used to map
the topography and electrical properties of the ground surface. And
airborne lidar mapping is used extensively in the geomorphic analysis
of coastal change, the analysis of flood hazards, and the three-dimensional
visualization of natural and urban terrains. |
Imagery |
Ecological
Resource Assessment of the Rio Grande Riparian Corridor [Description] |
Evaluation
and Validation of EO-1 and Landsat 7 Imagery through an Analysis of
Land Cover/Land Use and Rates of Deforestation in Belize, Central
America [Description] |
Lidar |
Leon River Restoration Project [Description] |
Airborne Lidar Survey for the Southern California Beach Processes Study: Point La Jolla to Dana Point [Description] |
The Powder River Basin: Hydrogeology of Coalbed Natural Gas Production and Airborne Lidar Terrain Mapping [Description] |
Laser
Terrain Mapping [Description] |
The
Texas Shoreline Change Project [Description] |
Characterization
of the Beach Zone via Airborne Lidar and Hyperspectral Remotely Sensed
Data [Description] |
Monitoring
and Evaluation of Geotubes [Description] |
Airborne
Lidar Survey for the Southern California Beach Processes Study: Point
La Jolla to Dana Point [Description] |
Austin
Lidar Project [Description] |
Airborne
Lidar Survey of Resaca Restoration Area, Brownsville, Texas [Description] |
