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Technology for Ecosystem Management
Stuart M. Cannon, RFHQ, US Army Forces CommandIntegrated Training Area Management Program Manager(404) [email protected]
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G-3/5/7 Discussion Topics
• The Old way• The New Way– Hardware– Imagery
• Aerial• Satellite
– Software• ESRI ®• ERDAS ®
– Techniques
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G-3/5/7The Old Way of
Inventory & Monitoring• Stubby pencil on paper or cards• Acreage determined by counting squares on
graph paper– Plannimeter was a big upgrade!– At least a 75% reduction in time to determine
acreage
• Field maps drawn while bent over light table with plats or photos– Had to have stereo pairs for 3-D viewing– Also required a stereoscope…
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• Mapping done using hand compass and pacing
• Measurements done by tape and clinometer• Calculations done by hand– IBM XT computers and early spreadsheets
automated calculations– Much faster and more accurate
The Old Way of Inventory & Monitoring
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That was back then….
This is 2005….
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We have field data recorders linked with a GPS that display imagery using ESRI ® software while in the field.
Technology for Ecosystem Management
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We have laser instruments to calculate and record tree height, diameter, distance, and basal area.
We have remote weather stations that support prescribed burn planning and execution with real time data.
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1996 Color Infrared, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA
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2003 True Color, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA
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1996 Color Infrared, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA
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2003 True Color, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA
Distinguishing Live Oak from Longleaf PineDistinguishing Live Oak from Longleaf Pine
Longleaf Pine
Turkey Oak
Blackjack Oak
Longleaf Pine
Turkey Oak
Blackjack Oak
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Distinguishing Live Oak from LongleafDistinguishing Live Oak from Longleaf
1996 Color Infrared, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA
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G-3/5/7Longleaf Pine
PlantationLongleaf Pine
Plantation
Loblolly Pine Plantation
Loblolly Pine Plantation Mature
Loblolly PineMature
Loblolly Pine
Longleaf Pine Plantation
Longleaf Pine Plantation
2003 True Color, one-half meter resolution – Fort Benning, GA
Distinguishing Loblolly Pine from Longleaf PineDistinguishing Loblolly Pine from Longleaf Pine
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Red MaplesRed Maples
Yellow PoplarYellow Poplar
Loblolly PineLoblolly Pine
SweetgumSweetgum
2003 True Color, one-half meter resolution – Fort Benning, GA
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Working on using imagery to inventory every tree!
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Using Change Detection techniques, compare this 1947 aerial imagery to…
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…this 2003 imagery of the exact same area at the same scale.
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Minivan
Sedan
Extended Cab Pickup
54 feet
54 feet
VW Beetle
Convertible
2005 True Color 15 cm resolution – MacDill AFB, FL2005 True Color 15 cm resolution – MacDill AFB, FL
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We really don’t need new technology.
What we need is better funding to do the work we’re already trained and equipped to do!
What we need is better funding to do the work we’re already trained and equipped to do!
Our Bottom Line…