INTRODUCTION |
This NASA funded effort focused on early detection and management of invasive species in both rangeland and riparian ecosystems. This project builds upon existing research to develop tools to help land managers accurately and reliably map the location and extent of invasive plants in order to manage weed invasions. The tools are developed in southern Idaho but are portable across the globe and to different scales. The project is based on an integrated partnership between Bonneville County (the lead agency), Ada County , Idaho State University, University of Idaho and Boise State University . Using multispectral (Landsat, Quickbird) and hyperspectral (HyMap, CASI, AISA) remotely sensed imagery in conjunction with field-based (GPS) data, the project assessed the distribution of leafy spurge (87% overall accuracy) and hoary cress (whitetop) (82% overall accuracy) in Bonneville and Ada Counties , resulting in reliable inventory maps available to a wide variety of land managers. The project also assessed rush skeletonweed, purple loosestrife, and spotted knapweed in order to develop image processing guidelines and determine detection limits for future related studies. For a full version of the abstract CLICK HERE.
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JPettingill@co.bonneville.id.us
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