Use of ERTS-1 data to assess and monitor change in the Southern California environment
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The University of California has been conducting an investigation which seeks to determine the usefulness of modern remote sensing techniques for studying various components of California's earth resources complex. Most of the work has concentrated on California's water resources, but with some attention being given to other earth resources as well and to the interplay between them and California's water resources.
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ERTS-1 imagery and high flight photographs as aids to fire hazard appraisal at NASA San Pablo Reservoir Test Site in California
The identification of fire hazards at the San Pablo Reservoir Test Site in California using ERTS-1 data is discussed. It is stated that the two primary fire hazards in the area are caused by wild oat plants and eucalyptus trees. The types of imagery used in conducting the study are reported. Aerial photographs of specific areas are included to show the extent of the fire hazards.
The earth resources study for California is reported. The objectives, user needs, water management, data acquisition, data processing, and atmospheric effects in image transfer are discussed.
There are no author-identified significant results in this report. Results of an integrated study of earth resources in the state of California using ERTS-1 and supporting aircraft data are presented. Areas of investigation cover (1) regional agricultural surveys; (2) solving water resource management problems; (3) resource management in Northern California using ERTS-1 data; (4) analysis of river meanders; (5) assessment and monitoring change in west side of the San Joaquin Valley and central coastal zone of state; (6) assessment and monitoring of changes in Southern California environment; (7) digital handling and processing of ERTS-1 data; (8) use of ERTS-1 data in educational and applied research programs of the Agricultural Extension Service; and (9) identification, classification, and mapping of salt affected soils.
There are no author-identified significant results in this report. ERTS-1 information will be utilized by resource management groups working in the fields of forestry, hydrology, range management, and agriculture to develop resource inventories of the state of California. Five examples are given of the use of ERTS-1 imagery and aerial photography in identifying different crops and field conditions.
A study of California's water project by remote procedures is presented. The program is designed to acquire data, analyze the data, and effect means by which the data may be used most effectively.
Remote sensing activities for the management of California's water project are reported. Integrated efforts are based largely on airborne remote sensing data processing to inventory the various kinds of earth resources observed. Work centered on defining parameters pertinent to determine water yield and discernible through remote sensing techniques; (2) determining accuracy in measuring and mapping parameters using remote sensing data flown to various specifications; and (3) relating water yield predictions to actual water yields. Remote sensing imagery of the Perris valley shows that land developers established a number of locations to promote present agricultural land for non-agricultural land use.
Integrated study of California resource complex through remote sensing from aircraft and spacecraft and socio-economic factors affecting resource management
Remote sensing inventories and socio-economic studies of water resources and management in California
Remote sensing techniques for managing California earth resources
Management of earth resources requires accurate knowledge of inventories. Developments of improved remote sensing devices and vehicles for their transport, and automatic data processing equipment and techniques are important management tools for an integrated earth resources survey in California.
Procedures and techniques for determining earth resources from high altitude aircraft and Apollo 9 photographs