The Center for Remote Sensing (CRS) applies technologies and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to land use and water resource issues.
CRS uses state-of-the-art computer facilities to conduct basic and applied research using satellite data analysis for land use classification. In addition, GIS is used to combine many types of spatial information to model interrelationships between local or regional land use patterns and environmental conditions.
Projects developed through CRS have included large-scale soil erosion modeling, spatial analysis of ground-water contamination, habitat evaluation for endangered species, and examination of natural disasters with satellite imagery.
Capabilities include GIS, remote sensing and digital image processing, programming for GIS applications, cartography (including computer cartography), aerial photo interpretation and map analysis, as well as environmental modeling.
Image: Satellite orbiting above the earth, FPG International