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ACEC Colorado Award Winner: Data Fusion Predicts Habitat Quality
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Edwards Air Force Base is located in California’s Mojave Desert, which is home to unique and threatened species such as the desert tortoise, the Joshua tree and desert springparsley. The Air Force monitors impacts of its operations on habitats using multispectral satellite imagery and traditional aerial and field approaches. Hyperspectral imagery and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) remotesensing technologies are being used as more cost-effective methods to collect and analyze spatial data related to habitat quality. Merrick & Company, the primary mapping consultant, was responsible for overall technical implementation, aviation coordination, sensor integration, LiDAR acquisition and point cloud post-processing. Fusing and modeling discreet remotely sensed data from several digital sensors is used to assess habitat quality for inventory and preservation of unique desert species, enabling systematic comparisons to be made over time for effective management of the desert ecosystem. The data also helps to substantiate that operations on Edwards Air Force Base do not degrade habitat quality that may result in the loss of sensitive species in the region.
From Above – Astronaut Photography with Don Pettit
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You've never seen space like this. This short film gives an inside look at how NASA Astronaut Don Pettit captures breathtaking images of Earth's most famous phenomena - aurora, star trails, city lights, and more - from the inside the International Space Station.
Satellites help spot whales
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700 U.S. Towns in Need of Bolstered Evacuation Preparedness
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Get a bird's-eye view of a California community that in 2020 fell victim to the 370,000-acre LNU Lightning Complex Fire.
St. Anthony Regional Stormwater Treatment and Research System
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An estimated 169 million gallons of polluted stormwater runoff will be captured and treated each year by this underground facility on the border of Minneapolis and St. Anthony Village. It is projected to cut pollution levels by more than half for stormwater runoff flowing from the southern half of St. Anthony Village to the Mississippi River. Learn more at http://mwmo.org/sav
1_15 Infrastructure Broadcast (Geodesign Summit, Road Maintenance and More)
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This Infrastructure-themed GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses the impending road-maintenance crisis worldwide as well as possible new spending initiatives; U.S. DOT grants to strengthen commercial vehicle safety via intelligent transportation systems; a new "drive by" heat-mapping system; industry news from USGIF, Esri, Innovyze and FARO; a video from the 2014 Geodesign Summit in anticipation of this year's event; and more.
Transportation Asset Management
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Asset management is a strategic and systematic approach for managing transportation assets over their whole life. Asset management helps ensure that available funding addresses our highest priorities.
2018 Arctic Sea Ice Ties for Sixth Lowest Minimum Extent on NASA Record
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Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent Sept. 19, and then again on Sept. 23, 2018. NASA works with the National Snow and Ice Data Center to track sea ice in the Arctic as it grows to a maximum extent thro...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Arrives
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The optical telescope and integrated science instrument module (OTIS) of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach, California, on Friday, Feb. 2.
600 km Above Earth’s Surface with HD Video (Skybox Imaging)
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