Remote Sensing-based Geostatistical Modeling for 
Coniferous Forest Inventory and Characterization
A research project of the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, 
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
 The coniferous forests of the
 northern Rocky Mountains		  Landsat 5 satellite image of
 Yellowstone National Park		  Forest age map created from field data
 and satellite imagery of Yellowstone

Project Overview
  • Project summary and overview
  • Objectives
  • Approach
  • Project Investigators and staff
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    WHAT'S NEW ?

    KU Press Release on the project

    Landsat 7 data download (Active !)
    		 Publications
  • Abstracts
  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Proceedings papers
  • Refereed journal papers
  • Reports
  • Media Guide to the project
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    Images
  • Landsat imagery
  • Aerial photography
  • Space shuttle pictures
  • Three-D image drapes
  • Yellowstone SIR-C radar images

    •      		 Data and Products
  • Yellowstone maps
  • Yellowstone 1:24K topo maps
  • Landsat 7 data download (Active !)
  • Sample output from our models
    		•  Tutorials
  • What are Geostatistics ?
  • Remote sensing fundamentals
  • Geostatistics and Forestry
  • NASA Observatorium on Yellowstone

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    Results
  • Estimating forest age in YNP
  • Preliminary work in Grand Teton
  • Fieldwork 1999, Yellowstone
    		•  Applications
  • Forest cover type mapping
  • Forest insect damage assessment

    •      		 Links
    Links to NASA, Yellowstone, project collaborators, and other sites of interest and relevance

    Funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 
    Remote Sensing Applications Research in Agriculture, Forestry, and Range Resources Management (NRA-98-OES-09)