AmericaView

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AmericaView

• A State-Based Remote Sensing Initiative in
  Partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey

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The AmericaView ProgramU.S. Geological Survey

• Concept
• High speed processing and rapid delivery of
  remote sensing data to State and local users
• Enhanced capability of states, counties, cities,
  other localities, and the private sector to take
  advantage of the benefits of using remotely
  sensed information and technology
• OhioView provided Proof-of-Concept the
  development of a Consortium led by academia

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The AmericaView Program USGS Objectives

• To support consortium growth and extend these
  USGS/Academic partnerships to enhance the science
  and increase remote sensing capabilities for the
  nation
• To develop new and advanced applications of
  remotely sensed information and imagery
• To increase the numbers of trained scientists
  available to government and commercial sectors
• To promote growth of commercial ventures,
  industry, and economic development of Remote
  Sensing technologies through applications

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• ESTABLISHING A NETWORK OF PARTNER CONSORTIA

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The AmericaView Program Membership Criteria

• Membership in AmericaView is based on the
  participation of individual state consortia.
• Each state is represented by a State association
  of universities, agencies, or other
  public/private sector organizations that are
• based in the state, and
• serve the remote sensing education, research,
  data access, and/or applications development
  needs of the states public and private sectors.

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National Consortium For Remote Sensing Education,
Research, and Applications
Delivering National Satellite Resources to Meet
State Needs
MEMBER STATES AND LEAD INSTITUTIONS ____________
_ ALABAMA Auburn University ALASKA University of
AlaskaFairbanks ARKANSAS University of
ArkansasFayetteville CALIFORNIA University of
CaliforniaDavis GEORGIA University of West
Georgia HAWAII University of Hawaii INDIANA Purdue
University IOWA University of Northern
Iowa KANSAS University of Kansas KENTUCKY Morehead
State University LOUISIANA University of
Louisiana Lafayette MARYLAND Towson
University MISSISSIPPI University of
Mississippi MONTANA Montana State
University NEBRASKA University of
NebraskaLincoln NEW MEXICO New Mexico State
University NORTH DAKOTA University of North
Dakota OHIO Cleveland State University
PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania State University SOUTH
DAKOTA South Dakota State University TEXAS Stephen
F. Austin University VIRGINIA Virginia Tech
University WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia
University WYOMING University of
WyomingLaramie WISCONSIN University of
WisconsinMadison 150 Universities, colleges,
federal field offices, state and local agencies,
and private groups are currently benefiting from
AmericaView programs and services
Distribution of StateView Programs as of
September 2006
Application in preparation
Application in discussion
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TexasView Members
Texas Tech University
University of North Texas
Stephen F. Austin State University
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas Center for Space Research
Rice University
Sul Ross State University
Southwest Texas State University
The University of Houston
The University of Texas San Antonio
Texas AM University, Corpus Christi
12 Member Institutions
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Current Partners

• The Nebraska GIS Steering Committee
• Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
• University of Nebraska-Omaha, Nebraska Space
  Grant Consortium
• University of Nebraska-Omaha, Department of
  Geography and Geology
• Creighton University, Department of Biology

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Supporting Remote Sensing Education and Training
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA - Geospatial
Courses

• Environmental Change
• Environmental Observations
• Intro. Remote Sensing
• Intro. Image Processing
• Applied Remote Sensing
• Photointerpretation and Photogrammetry
• Computer Cartography
• Introduction to GIS
• Applied GIS

• Environmental Observations for Teachers
• GIS for Teachers
• Remote Sensing for Teachers
• Image Processing for Teachers

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ArkansasView K-12 Education EAST Support

• EAST (Environmental and Spatial Technologies)
  Spatial technology for grades 6-12
• In over 160 Arkansas schools
• Applications-based, hands-on, project-oriented
  learning
• Excellent opportunity for remote sensing
  education

• 2003-2004 AV helped provide training in
  GPS-based ground-truth data collection and image
  processing as part of our AV funded research
  project Impervious Surface Mapping using
  Quickbird data and Object-Oriented Image
  Processing Strategies.

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TRAINING INITIATIVES INTEGRATING GEOSPATIAL
TECHNOLOGIES WITH LOCAL ISSUES

• IDENTIFY LOCAL ISSUES
• Land cover mapping (e.g. updating existing maps)
• Change detection (e.g. urban/suburban sprawl,
  agricultural land conversion)
• Coastal hazards mapping Forestry (e.g. pine bark
  beetle infestations, fire hazards)
• Hydrology (e.g. reservoir siting, impact of land
  cover change on water quality)
• Agriculture (e.g. land loss due to erosion,
  urbanization, precision agriculture)
• Air Quality
• List will grow as network grows

• IDENTIFY TARGET AUDIENCE
• State government agencies
• County governments
• Local governments
• Federal government agencies
• Universities and Colleges
• Community Colleges
• Technical Schools
• K-12 School Districts
• Learning Resource Centers (museums,
  teacher-training centers)
• Non-profit organizations

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ArkansasView Professional Education

• Equipped the Training Lab at the Arkansas
  Cooperative Extension Service (CES) in Little
  Rock with 20 seats of PCI Geomatica
• Developed materials for, and conducted, 2
  Introduction to Remote Sensing workshops at
  CES.
• Helped establish Remote Sensing/Image processing
  labs at 3 universities in Arkansas (10 seats of
  PCI Geomatica at each new participating
  institution.)
• Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville
• Univ. of Arkansas, Monticello
• Arkansas State University (Jonesboro)
• Developed materials for 2 new short courses
• RS for Precision Agriculture
• RS for Forest Health

CES Remote Sensing Training Lab in Little Rock
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AlabamaView Promoting Remote Sensing
Technologies in Alabama
Dr. Paul Mask, an Extension Specialist with the
Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn
University, conducts a workshop with a group of
Alabama farmers to promote the use of satellite
imagery and GIS for better crop management. A
satellite-derived image of Alabama showing areas
of high/normal moisture (blue) and low moisture
(red).
Researchers affiliated with AlabamaView are
developing methods using biweekly reports from
satellites to predict drought conditions,
enabling resource managers to plan for the
effects of drought and reduce impacts on the
Alabama State economy.
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Appalachian Remote Sensing Conference May 14,
2003. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
You are invited to attend the 2003 Appalachian
Remote Sensing Conference. The conference will
be of interest to geospatial professionals and
students in government, the private sector, and
education. Deadline for abstracts April 4,
2003 Sponsored by West Virginia View
www.wvview.org
NASA Presentation to Dean Nellis, WVU
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Accomplishing Remote Sensing Research and
Applications and Sharing Results
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AmericaView Program ImpactsPractical Applications

• Federal and state-funded projects in member
  states have been leveraged and furthered because
  of the presence of a statewide public domain
  archive of imagery.

AK Support in emergency wildfire response AR
Mapping distribution of Red Oak Borer GA
Watershed mapping to study soil-loss
impacts on drinking-water reservoirs KS
Unpermitted dam identification public safety NE
BoR, USFWS watershed management OH Mapping
for DNR invasive species SD Crop quality
modeling VA Cooperative work with NWI staff WI
Tornado mapping damage assessment WV County
planning LULC/change mapping WY USFS illegal
timber harvesting resource management AL
Drought monitoring
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GeorgiaView Helps Carroll County Water Authority
Improve Erosion Control Planning for A Local
Drinking Water Reservoir
GeorgiaViews analysis for CCWA used satellite
images, other data, and a soil loss model to help
CCWA understand how different activities are
affecting soil loss around the reservoir. The
highest erosion risk areas in the reservoirs
watershed are shown in red, and include
Commercially harvested or thinned pine forest can
result in soil loss as high as 400 tons/acre
annually.
New subdivisions
Rural Commercial Operations, such as Grey and
Whites Used Auto Parts.
Unauthorized recreational access roads of just 10
ft wide and 150 ft long will potentially deposit
4.6 tons of sediment in the reservoir annually.
Predicted Annual Soil Loss in tons/acre/yr
This project has enabled CCWA to prioritize
areas for focused regulation and rehabilitation,
particularly

• Areas already identified as high risk
• Areas that will become high risk if the land
  cover is disturbed.

SNAKE CREEK RESERVOIR
Permanent pasture and undisturbed forest provide
the most protection from erosion
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Natural Hazards Response
Current information about the landscape plays a
critical role in gauging the impact of flooding
and in applying an appropriate response.
Satellite imagery, from sensors such as Landsat 7
ETM, can provide that information.
Before Flooding August 2000
Flood Event Same Day Availability
This image, depicting flood damage to Arkansas
winter wheat crop, was acquired by the Landsat
7s ETM sensor, delivered via high-speed
Internet 2 to the University of Arkansas,
processed to fit a map projection, and made
available to the public on the Internet in under
6 hours.
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Fighting Fires From Space Satellite Imagery
Provides Essential Support During Alaskan
Wildfires

• Wildfires occur regularly in Alaska over 11
  million acres burned between 2004 and 2005.
• AlaskaView provides real-time satellite imagery
  to the BLM Alaska Fire service multiple times
  each day, dramatically improving decision-making
  capabilities and resources available to Alaskan
  fire managers.

Hot Spot Mapping -- This is a June 29, 2004
infrared image that looks through the wildfire
smoke. In addition to imagery, AlaskaView
delivers real-time fire detection, hot spot
points to the BLM Alaska Fire Service. These red
points plotted on the map show the actively
burning perimeter. The smoke was so thick that
aircraft were grounded for more than a week, and
the only reliable information regarding the fire
locations were from these hot spot points
provided by AlaskaView.
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AmericaView Program Impacts

• In 25 states to date, AV is
• Creating a well-connected, informed state user
  community
• Establishing public domain archives
• Implementing data sharing agreements
• Sharing resources expertise within and
  between states
• Enhancing education and training opportunities
  for current
• and future workforce

• Resulting in
• Increased access to remotely sensed data at the
  state level
• Current workforce is both willing and able to
  use the data
• Future workforce is engaged
• Increased s of demonstration projects, pilots,
  and applications
• Cross-pollination of applications within
  between states

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1. Build StateView Consortia

• Form and cultivate StateView coalitions,
  including universities, non-profits, state
  agencies
• Sponsor traditional outreach meetings,
  conferences, seminars
• Engage new users through informational
  programs
• Promote dialogue within the geospatial user
  community
• Engage activities between neighboring and
  regional StateViews

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• Archive distribute digital imagery
• in support of land remote sensing.

• No cost/low cost access to public purchase
  once--use many times.
• Distribute in easily used data formats.

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3. Education develop the geospatial workforce,
inform the public (including HBCUs, Tribal
Colleges , underrepresented communities)

• Advancing university instruction through data,
  software, and curriculum support
• Developing training for government personnel
• Providing internships and research
• support for students
• Providing training for K-12
• teachers
• Public education museums,
• posters, news media.

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Ongoing Activities

• Continued national expansion to new states
• Continued enhancements to state archives, with
  expansion beyond Landsat to ASTER, MODIS, and
  other kinds of data (lidar radar
  hyperspectral aerial)
• Refinement of data discovery and access tools for
  imagery of all kinds
• Education Working Group Geospatial Certification
  for
• K-12 teachers
• Visiting scientist and student training programs
• Development of standards-based curriculum modules