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Environmental issues have claimed world center stage recently because of global warming. This will alter the way of life, as we know it as our health (and other living creatures) through the air we breath, the water we drink, the food we eat, may be significantly compromised. Worldwide policies and technologies are in the work for a better protection of the environment:
Green' renewable energy technologies: Renewable energies with sources from natural resources such as the sun, wind, biomass and geothermal, are considered as key to a clean energy future.
Policies' carbon cape and trade: Curving existing fossil fuel base energy consumption: Fossil fuels, formed from the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants and animals, which help trigger the industrial revolution, provide about 95% of world energyconsumption. Carbon dioxide resulting for energy production has altered the ozone layer protecting the earth from heat producing radiation from the sun. Various governments, to help curve carbon dioxide production, adopt Carbon Cape and Trade policies.
Biodiversity and conservation: Protection of habitats supporting plant, animal and aquatic life through regulatory and voluntary measures aiming at preventing pollutants in sensitive environments.
Remote sensing imagery, with their spatial, spectral and temporal characteristics can help support environmental protection measures including (1) mapping and monitoring atmospheric composition, (2) mapping and monitoring biodiversity, (3) mapping and monitoring natural disaster.
What is a Biomass Production Map?
Biomass refers to resources from trees, grasses, agricultural crops or other biological material. The map shows the spatial distribution of the amount of above ground biomass produced within the area of interest indicated by the customer. The map is produced using proprietary algorithms taking advantage of the spectral, spatial and temporal attributes of medium to coarse spatial resolution satellite imagery. We apply a proprietary calibration process to produce an accurate and consistent total biomass production.
How can the map be used?
The product can be used along with our commodity product to determine the location of varieties of biofuels and associated total production.
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The ability to accurately measure the production of our domestic and sustainable resources to provide its fuel from biomass, is key to minimizing our dependence on foreign energy sources. The map can help determine the optimum location and production of biomass conversion plants, and monitor conditions over time. The map can also be ingested by climate forecast models as a carbon dioxide sink
What is a Vegetation Health product?
A Vegetation Health Map shows the spatial distribution of photosynthetic activities from plants within an area of interest. The map is produced using proprietary algorithms to take advantage of the spectral, spatial and temporal attributes of coarse, medium and high spatial resolution satellite imagery.
How is the information used?
The Map can be imported into a hand held GPS for field scouting to rapidly locate problem areas (stress) within the fields (generally at low and high plant vigor) and to take action through fertilizer, irrigation or herbicide application after the cause of the problem is identified. The map can be calibrated to derive total biomass, percent of vegetation cover and chlorophyll index. It can also be used as a mask to determine areas without vegetation.
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Vegetation plays a significant role in the ecosystem balance and health and quantifying and accurately monitoring conditions in a timely manner is critical to optimum management. Current vegetation management strategies are based on drive-by observations because there is too much area and too few resources for intensive monitoring. GeoSpatial Partners’ Vegetation Map is used to plan scouting programs by identifying potential problem areas within the area of interest, usually indicated by extreme plant vigor areas (low and high) on the map. The scout is then directed to those extreme areas to quickly identify the cause (soil fertility, irrigation, insect or pest) of the anomaly, thus saving time and money. Calibrated to vegetation attributes such as total biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI) and chlorophyll index, the map can help vegetation managers devise strategies for increased health and diversity. The map can also be used to support fertilizer, irrigation, pest and herbicide application decisions.
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