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Creator:: Naim, Shamim
Abstract:: Irrigation is essential for profitable agriculture in the western United States. It is the largest consumer of water and power in Oregon. Conflicting uses of water and power and their scarcity demands judicious planning for allocation of these resources. Creditable baseline data are not only needed for irrigated crop acreages,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: photographic and optical-mechanical scanning remote sensing techniques AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Shamim

Creator:: Thoma, Michael N.
Abstract:: Remote sensing is an attractive method for the detection and monitoring of crop stress. The feasibility of using remote sensing for the detection and monitoring of fungal diseases, insects, weeds, and non-infectious diseases affecting the cultivated cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) is evaluated. A study on the fungal disease twig blight...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Barrett, Charley, 1965-
Abstract:: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's (ODFW) Ecological Analysis Center (EAC) is in the process of creating, from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery, a vegetation map of Oregon that will meet the latest standards set by the National Gap Analysis Program. Since field verification is often expensive and by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Lindeman, Dale R.
Abstract:: This thesis considered current approaches to describing landscape pattern, identified scale issues associated with defining objects, and explored techniques to reliably group elements based on land cover as represented by satellite imagery. It was recognized that there is an important need to develop tools that can be applied using remotely...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Heyman, Ofer
Abstract:: A per-segment classification system was developed to map aspen (Populus tremuloides) stands on Winter Ridge in central Oregon from remote sensing imagery. A 1-meter color infrared (CIR) image was segmented based on its hue and saturation values to generate aspen "candidates", which were then classified to show aspen coverage according...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Lumban-Tobing, Pago L.
Abstract:: The study examines the effect of forest clearance on fire occurrences in major islands of Indonesia, namely: Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya. The working hypothesis of the study is that forest clearing is a necessary predecessor for extensive fires to occur. The study is designed to test the idea...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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