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Remote sensing in West VirginiaLow altitude black and white aerial photography is the prinicipal remote sensing tool for geologic investigations in West Virginia, although side looking radar and color infrared photography are also used. The first land use/cover map for the state was produced in color infrared and is being digitized. Linear features in Cabell and Wayne Counties, as revealed by LANDSAT, were evaluated to test the possible correlations with rock fractures and gas production from shales. A LANDSAT linear features map (1:250,000) was prepared for the entire state, also. Presently investigations are being made to understand karst and to predict areas that should not be used for development. Aerial photography and field mapping is being conducted to detect the location and causes of landslides.
Document ID
19830013159
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lessing, P.
(Geological and Economic Survey Morgantown, WV, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center Eastern Reg. Remote Sensing Appl. Conf.
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
83N21430
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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