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Canopy cover in the greater Ben Delatour Scout Ranch region from a 2013 NAIP Image with a slope and aspect layer derived from a 10-meter digital elevation model (DEM). This image illustrates how elevation-derived variables are used to inform classification models to map canopy cover. Canopy is displayed as red, and the map illustrates that there are higher concentrations of canopy on northern aspects- illustrating the nature of tree density in our study region. ​

Evaluating the Efficacy of Remote Sensing Imagery in Monitoring Forest Fuels Treatment Methods

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Wildfires
Front Range Wildland Fires (2023 Spring) Team: Nora Carmody (Project Lead), Lillian Gordon, Nathan Teich, Josh Virene Summary: Over the last several decades, wildfire frequency...
Snow persistence data were processed into snow zones from Terra MODIS 500m resolution data from 2001-2020. 2021 30m resolution rangeland biomass data from the RPMS website. RPMS data (brown and black) are derived from Landsat 5 TM, 7 ETM+, 8 OLI, and 9 OLI-2. The image displays snow persistence zones, with intermittent, transitional, and persistent snow zones in orange, light blue, and dark blue respectively. The image includes parts of the Sawatch and Elk Mountains.

Identifying Drivers of Rangeland Production for Drought Planning on the Western Slope of the Southern Rockies

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Agriculture
Southern Rockies Western Slope Agriculture (2023 Spring) Team: Adelaide Gonzalez (Project Lead), Rachel Buchler, Max VanArnam, Stephanie Willsey Summary: Over the last decade, the southern...
Land cover classification of the Arizona – Mexico border region from April 26, 2022 Landsat 8 OLI imagery. Colors represent land cover types determined by a machine learning clustering algorithm. Classifications help natural resource specialists assess vegetation cover and invasive spread, informing land management practices. The landscape impact of the border is visible as the horizontal break roughly mid-image––Coronado National Memorial and other conserved lands abut the border and experience landscape i

Assessing Vegetation Change Due to Border Wall Construction and Shifting Social Trails 

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Ecological Conservation
Coronado Ecological Conservation (2023 Spring) Team: Carson Schuetze (Project Lead), Tyler Guigneaux, Charles Robinette, Josie Bourne Summary: Species monitoring is essential for mitigating the impacts...
The image was collected by Landsat 9 on January 26 of 2023 showing Skidaway Island and waterways on the Georgia coast. The data shows areas of healthy vegetation and urban areas using a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). The darker orange represents grass and urban areas. Yellow and purple represents forested and densely vegetated areas. The black represents open water.

Evaluating the Impact of Hurricane Irma on Georgia Heirs Property Owners Using NASA Earth Observations

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Disasters
Georgia Disasters II (2023 Spring) Team: Shakirah Rogers (Project Lead), Nathan Tesfayi, Matthew Murray, Clarence Jackson Summary: Heirs property owners are especially vulnerable to natural...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is measured here for a depth of 0-5cm from Soil Moisture Active Passive from January 1, 2021 over Peru and Bolivia. SOC is visualized against combined MODIS landcover data for the year 2000 from Aqua and Terra. Shades of lighter pink indicate lower SOC content and darker shades of pink and purple indicate higher SOC content. Conservation International is interested in mapping areas of high SOC content for their conservation efforts.

Estimating Soil Organic Carbon using NASA Earth Observations to Inform Irrecoverable Carbon Reserve Management in Peru and Bolivia

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Climate
Peru & Bolivia Climate (2023 Spring) Team: Aarti Arora (Project Lead), Aaron Carr, Arina Fuqua, Haydee Portillo Summary: Irrecoverable carbon (IC) reserves contain large stores...
Median land surface temperature (LST) image over Los Angeles from June to August 2022, as derived from Landsat 8 TIRS data. Higher temperatures are shown in red, while cooler temperatures are displayed in blue. LST data can help investigate the impacts of urban cooling initiatives and inform urban planning decisions to mitigate the impacts of heat within the city.

Utilizing NASA Earth Observations to Evaluate the Impact of Tree Coverage on Urban Heat Mitigation 

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Urban Development
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Los Angeles Urban Development (2023 Spring) Team: Leyla Namazie (Project Lead), Julie Gevorgian, Theodore Ross, Stephanie Hernandez Summary: Over the last several decades the city...
Aerosol Optical Depth for a dust event on July 26th-27th, 2021, calculated with the MAIAC algorithm from Terra and Aqua MODIS satellite data. Great Salt Lake surface area, in blue, was derived from JRC Yearly Water Classification History and processed imagery from Landsat 5, 7, and 8. The map depicts regions that are most impacted by dust surrounding the Great Salt Lake. Red and Yellow represent high dust levels within Northern Utah.

Monitoring Lakebed Exposure and its Impact on Air Quality and Environmental Hazards in the Great Salt Lake Watershed

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Health & Air Quality
Great Salt Lake Health and Air Quality (2023 Spring) Team: Piper Christian (Project Lead), Fiona Summers, Yoana Vargas Magana, Andrea Delgado Summary: Water flow into...
Urban heat island effect in New York City, New York calculated using Landsat 8 TIRS imagery from May 2020-21. Red and orange areas depict where the effect is most severe and bus routes are overlayed in white. Areas where bus routes intersect with high heat exposure can be prioritized for bus shelters and community engagement.

Assessing Urban Heat Island Effects at Bus Stops in New York City to Support Cooling Interventions

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New York City Transportation and Infrastructure (2023 Spring) Team: Thomas Schindelman (Project Lead), Emily Culling, Gianna Méndez Germán, Janna Chapman Summary: New York City, the...
This image shows the mixed environments near the American Falls Reservoir throughout the year, blended using 2022 summer and winter NDVI false-color composites derived from Landsat 8 OLI and overlaid by a hillshade from SRTM. The white color indicates snowpack in the mountain wilderness, the primary water resource for agriculture and habitats near the reservoir. Bright red denotes marshes and irrigated farms, essential resources for wildlife animals and humans living in Southern Idaho.

Investigating the Impact of Targeted Grazing to Improve Wetland Habitat in the Sterling Wildlife Management Area  

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Capacity Building
Ecological Conservation
Idaho Ecological Conservation (2023 Spring) Team: Preethi Malur Balaji (Project Lead), Talissa Cota, Kangsan Lee, Melissa McNally Summary: Management Area in Bingham County, Idaho, has...
Aerosol optical depth concentration from MODIS, captured on August 16, 2020, during the fire season. Dark purples hues indicate normal atmospheric conditions, while orange and yellow hues show high concentrations of aerosols, suggesting the presence of smoke and particulate matter following a fire event. MODIS aerosol optical depth can be used as a proxy for PM2.5 pollution, increasing decision makers’ capacities to monitor and address the negative effects of wildfire smoke plumes on residential areas.

Using Earth Observations to Monitor Wildfire Smoke and Air Pollution for Enhanced Air Quality Management in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Health & Air Quality
Colorado Springs Health and Air Quality (2023 Spring) Team: Olivia Etherton, Jeanette Moritz, Joshua Stokes, Ephrata Yohannes Summary: The City of Colorado Springs, situated in...

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