| Agriculture, Forestry and Range Resources |
Land Use and Mapping |
Geology |
Hydrology |
Coastal Resources |
Environmental Monitoring |
Discriminating
vegetative, crop and timber types |
Classifying land
uses |
Mapping major geologic features |
Determining water
boundaries and surface water areas |
Determining patterns and extent of turbidity |
Monitoring deforestation |
| Measuring crop and timber acreage |
Cartographic mapping and map updating |
Revising geologic maps |
Mapping floods and flood plain characteristics |
Mapping shoreline changes |
Monitoring volcanic flow activity |
| Precision farming land management |
Categorizing land capabilities |
Recognizing and classifying certain rock types |
Determining area extent of snow and ice coverage |
Mapping shoals, reefs and shallow areas |
Mapping and monitoring water pollution |
| Monitoring crop and forest harvests |
Monitoring urban growth |
Delineating unconsolidated rocks and soils |
Measuring changes and extent of glacial features |
Mapping and monitoring sea ice in shipping lanes |
Determining effects of natural disasters |
| Determining range readiness, biomass and health |
Aiding regional planning |
Mapping volcanic surface deposits |
Measuring turbidity and sediment patterns |
Tracking beach erosion and flooding |
Assessing drought impact |
| Determining soil conditions and associations |
Mapping transportation networks |
Mapping geologic landforms |
Delineating irrigated fields |
Monitoring coral reef health |
Tracking oil spills |
| Monitoring desert blooms |
Mapping land-water boundaries |
Identifying indicators of mineral and petroleum resources |
Monitoring lake inventories and health |
Determining coastal circulation patterns |
Assessing and monitoring grass and forest fires |
| Assessing wildlife habitat |
Citing transportation and power transmission routes |
Determining regional geologic structures |
Estimating snow melt runoff |
Measuring sea surface temperature |
Mapping and monitoring lake eutrophication |
| Characterizing forest range vegetation |
Planning solid waste disposal sites, power plants and other industries |
Producing geomorphic maps |
Characterizing tropical rainfall |
Monitoring and tracking ‘red’ tides |
Monitoring mine waste pollution |
| Monitoring and mapping insect infestations |
Mapping and managing flood plains |
Mapping impact craters |
Mapping watersheds |
Coral reef health assessment |
Monitoring volcanic ash plumes |
| Monitoring irrigation practices |
Tracking socioeconomic impacts on land use |
Chevron discovery |
Mapping closed-basin ponds |
Global coral reef mapping |
Assessing carbon stocks |
| Bison management |
Online mapping |
Mega-lake discovery |
Monitoring wetlands |
Chesapeake Bay restoration |
Cancer research |
Crop
production estimates |
Cartographic discoveries |
Soil carbon flux |
Water management |
Monitoring coastal erosion |
Atmospheric
modeling |
Quantifying burn
severity |
Mapping
Antarctica |
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Wetland restoration |
Coastal Studies |
Mapping
Rift Valley Fever risk areas |
Fighting
crop insurance fraud |
Fighting
hunger |
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Monitoring dam construction |
Chesapeake Bay management |
Assessing
clear-cutting impacts |
| Forest trends in Madagascar |
Urban sprawl and climate change |
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Groundwater discharge |
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Assessing impacts of industrial logging |
| Forest protection in Peru |
Caribbean Island mapping |
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Bushfire impact on water yields |
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Mapping
urban heat islands |
Better Estimate of
Boreal Forest Loss |
Tropical forest clearing for development |
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Landsat, Potholes, and Climate Change |
| Crop water stress |
Exploring ancient Mexico |
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Disaster aftermath |
Crop
water demand |
Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica |
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African environmental change |
Rice
production monitoring |
Kansas Map |
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Cyclone Nargis’ impact on Burma |
Demise
of Papua New Guinea forests |
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Fire prevention in Spain |
Monitoring
conservation tillage |
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Surveying mangroves |
North
American forest disturbance |
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Greek fires |
Sumatran
deforestation |
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Algea monitoring |
Forest
damage caused by Hurricane Katrina |
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Glacier monitoring |
| Insect Outbreaks |
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