Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Creating the Tamarisk Habitat Suitability Map (for General Use)
Instrument:
Aqua/MODIS
Instrument:
Terra/MODIS
Instrument:
NOAA/AVHRR
Description:
Habitat Suitability colorbar
Abstract:
The spread of invasive species is one of the most daunting environmental, economic, and human-health problems facing the United States and the World today. It is one of several grand challenge environmental problems being addressed by NASA's Science Mission Directorate through a national application partnership with the US Geological Survey. NASA and USGS are working together to develop a National Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) for the management and control of invasive species on Department of Interior and adjacent lands. The system provides a framework for using USGS's early detection and monitoring protocols and predictive models to process MODIS, ETM , ASTER and commercial remote sensing data. It can also be used to create on-demand, regional-scale assessments of invasive species patterns and vulnerable habitats.

The first step in this process is to collect relevant satellite data which can then be used to derive a Tamarisk Habitat Suitability Map. By combining satellite observed annual vegetation cycles with landcover classification data the likely habitat for Tamarisk can be derived.
Completed:
2006-01-25
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Alex Kekesi (Lead)
Animator:
Greg Shirah
Animator:
Lori Perkins
Animator:
Cindy Starr
Scientist:
Jeffrey Morisette (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist:
Jeff Pedelty (NASA/GSFC)
Series:
Invasive Species Forecasting System
Data Collected:
NDVI: 1/1/2001 - 12/31/2001, Landcover: 1/1/2001 - 7/1/2001
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
Location
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Biosphere
Keywords:
Ecological Dynamics
Keywords:
Land Surface
Keywords:
Land Use/Land Cover
Keywords:
Invasive Species
Keywords:
United States Of America
Keywords:
Land Use Classes
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center
facet_where:
Earth
facet_where:
United States
facet_when:
1/1/2001
facet_when:
12/31/2001
facet_when:
7/1/2001
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_what:
Terra
facet_what:
ASTER
facet_when_year:
2001
Animation Number:
3330
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003300/a0033 30/aug2005bar-IMAGE
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Creating the Tamarisk Habitat Suitability Map (for General Use)