Monitoring the Earth Using Imaging Spectrometers Susan Ustin

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Monitoring the Earth Using Imaging
SpectrometersSusan Ustin
Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote
SensingCalifornia Space Institute Center of
ExcellenceUniversity of California
Davishttp//www.cstars.ucdavis.edu
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IntroductionA wide array of remote sensing
instruments are available on many different
platforms.
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Commercial PotentialRemote Sensing Applications

• Precision agriculture
• Environmental monitoring
• Natural hazards and emergency response

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Precision AgricultureFarmers need information
about crop and soil conditions that improve
management decisions.
Cotton
Grapes
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Precision AgricultureVariable Rate Nitrogen
Trial
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Environmental ManagementMonitoring ecosystems
where ground-based monitoring is difficult or
impossible
Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington
Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, 1986
Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, 1996
Camp Pendleton Marine Base, CA
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Environmental ManagementWatershed Modelling
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Environmental ManagementOther Applications
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Natural HazardsEmergency Response
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Natural HazardsEmergency Response
Dar Roberts, UC Santa Barbara
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Potential for Applicationsand Services

• Data processing and delivery
• Hardware for field use
• Software applications supporting specialized
  end-uses

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Potential for Applicationsand Services Examples
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Future Directions
CSTARS (www.cstars.ucdavis.edu) is at the
forefront in developing advanced imaging tools in
collaboration with industry and NASA JPL.
Current projects include imagers on