Examples and ApplicationsSlide 2Slide 3Crop IdentificationSlide 5Slide 6Slide 7DeforestationSlide 9Wetlands AnalysisSlide 11BathymetrySlide 13Industrial AnalysisSlide 15Water PurificationTransportation SurveysUtility Corridor SurveysSlide 19Flood Monitoring Sacramento, CAFlood AssessmentDamage AssessmentsSlide 23Slide 24Slide 25Slide 26Slide 27Examples and ApplicationsExamples from the US Army websiteVegetation AnalysisConiferous treesDeciduous treesSnow And Ice AssessmentSnow & Ice Clouds Band 5Crop ClassificationCrop Identification•Mapping of “planted acres”– Identify boundaries of various crops– Storm loss adjustment– Future modelingImage provided courtesy of CNES/SPOT ImageCrop AnalysisCenter Pivot IrrigationMining / Extraction IndustriesThe presence of alunite on the surface of a portion of the imaged area was an indicator of subsurface gold deposits.Minerals MapDeforestationEvidence of Tropical Forest ChangeMSS (80 m) 19 June 1975 MSS (80 m) 1 August 1986 TM (30 m) 22 June 1992RondoniaBrazilChange DetectionMount St. Helen’s National Monument ParkLandsat TM 9/30/87IRS LISS-2 9/6/94The two left images (one from 1987 and the other from 1994) were merged for Change Detection, to show revegetation patterns since the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helen. The resulting image (above) shows places where revegetation has taken place (in green) and places where timber has been harvested (in red). Gray areas indicate no change.Wetlands AnalysisLandsat 1 MSS, Dec 1972 (bands 4-2-1) Landsat 5 MSS, Oct 1987 (bands 4-2-1)Coastal Zone ManagementBathymetryLand Use MonitoringIndustrial AnalysisOil RefineryThermal Power PlantIron & Steel FactoriesAluminum PlantCoal ProductionWeapons Production Industrial AnalysisProcessing Plants and FacilitiesWater PurificationTransportation SurveysLand Cover Classification Used to Select the Best Routes.Utility Corridor SurveysBurning Oil FieldsTrue ColorLWIR, SWIR and Green VisibleFlood Monitoring Sacramento, CALandsat TMPre- FloodERS-1 RadarPost-FloodFlood AssessmentLandsat TM (SWIR, bands 7-4-2)Damage AssessmentsExtent of damage is assessed from imagery… tornado path in yellowBuildings with structural damage are identified and outlinedDamage AssessmentsDamage AssessmentsDamage AssessmentsDetecting Stress In Crops323121Improper SeedingWater StressPipeIrrigationCenter PivotIrrigationFrost Damage3Fire Damage AssessmentBurn
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