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Potential of VIIRS Time Series Data for Aiding the USDA Forest Service Early Warning System for Forest Health Threats: A Gypsy Moth Defoliation Case StudyThe Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 mandated that a national forest threat Early Warning System (EWS) be developed. The USFS (USDA Forest Service) is currently building this EWS. NASA is helping the USFS to integrate remotely sensed data into the EWS, including MODIS data for monitoring forest disturbance at broad regional scales. This RPC experiment assesses the potential of VIIRS (Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite) and MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data for contribution to the EWS. In doing so, the RPC project employed multitemporal simulated VIIRS and MODIS data for detecting and monitoring forest defoliation from the non-native Eurasian gypsy moth (Lymantria despar). Gypsy moth is an invasive species threatening eastern U.S. hardwood forests. It is one of eight major forest insect threats listed in the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003. This RPC experiment is relevant to several nationally important mapping applications, including carbon management, ecological forecasting, coastal management, and disaster management
Document ID
20080008850
Acquisition Source
Stennis Space Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Spruce, Joseph P.
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Ryan, Robert E.
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
McKellip, Rodney
(NASA Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center, MS, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 2008
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Report/Patent Number
SSTI-2220-0117
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNS04AB54T
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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