Development of a statewide Landsat digital data base for forest insect damage assessmentA Joint Research Project (JRP) invlving NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry/Division of Forest Pest Management demonstrates the utility of Landsat data for assessing forest insect damage. A major effort within the project has been the creation of map-registered, statewide Landsat digital data base for Pennsylvania. The data base, developed and stored on computers at the Pennsylvania State University Computation Center, contains Landsat imagery, a Landsat-derived forest resource map, and digitized data layers depicting Forest Pest Management District boundaries and county boundaries. A data management front-end system was also developed to provide an interface between the various layers of information within the data base and image analysis software. This front-end system insures than an automated assessment of defoliation damage can be conducted and summarized by geographic area or jurisdiction of interest.
Document ID
19840059184
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Williams, D. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Dottavio, C. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Nelson, R. F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Resources Branch, Greenbelt, MD, United States)