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Procedures for woody vegetation surveys in the Kazgail rural council area, Kordofan, Sudan

Efforts to reforest parts of the Kordofan Province of Sudan are receiving support from international development agencies. These efforts include planning and implementing reforestation activities that require the collection of natural resources and socioeconomic data, and the preparation of base maps. A combination of remote sensing, geographic information system and global positioning systems pro
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Allan Falconer, Matthew D. Cross, Donald G. Orr

Differentiator design and performance for edge sharpening

A two-dimensional differentiator is useful for edge sharpening in digital image processing. In the design of a differentiator, differentiator coefficients that satisfy the specification of frequency response must be approximated. Four mathematical techniques - the minimax method, least-squares method, nonlinear programming, and linear programming - can be applied to solve the approximation problem
Authors
Jeng-Jong Pan, Julia O. Domingue

An investigation of spectral change as influenced by irrigation and evapotranspiration volume estimation in western Nebraska

Retrospective satellite image data were evaluated for their ability to demonstrate the influence of center-pivot irrigation development in western Nebraska on spectral change and climate-related factors for the region. Periodic images of an albedo index and a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) were generated from calibrated Landsat multispectral scanner (MSS) data and used to monitor sp
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P. M. Seevers, F.C. Sadowski, D. T. Lauer

Yosemite National Park: A new perspective

No abstract available.
Authors
Jay W. Feuquay, June M. Thormodsgard, G. G. Kelly

Small-scale digital soil maps for interpreting natural resources

No abstract available.
Authors
Norman B. Bliss, William U. Reybold

Image processing techniques for digital orthophotoquad production

Orthophotographs have long been recognized for their value as supplements or alternatives to standard maps. Recent trends towards digital cartography have resulted in efforts by the US Geological Survey to develop a digital orthophotoquad production system. Digital image files were created by scanning color infrared photographs on a microdensitometer. Rectification techniques were applied to remov
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Joy J. Hood, L. J. Ladner, Richard A. Champion

An algorithm for locating candidate labeling boxes within a polygon

Vector-based geographic information systems usually require annotation, such as a polygon number or attribute data, in a suitable location within a polygon. Traditional methods usually compute the polygon centroid, test the centroid for inclusion or exclusion, and select some alternative point when the centroid falls outside the polygon. Two problems are associated with this approach: (1) the text
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Jan W. van Roessel

Terrain, vegetation, and landscape evolution of the R4D research site, Brooks Range Foothills, Alaska

Maps of the vegetation and terrain of a 22 km2 area centered on the Department of Energy (DOE) R4D (Response, Resistance, Resilience to and Recovery from Disturbance in Arctic Ecosystems) study site in the Southern Foothills Physiographic Province of Alaska were made using integrated geobotanical mapping procedures and a geographic-information system. Typical land forms and surface f orms include
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D.A. Walker, Emily F. Binnian, B. M. Evans, N.D. Lederer, E.A. Nordstrand, P.J. Webber