REVIEW OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES AND DATA FOR DOE-EM APPLICATIONS
Various governmental agencies and private companies throughout the world are involved in remote sensing activities. Remote sensing is a technology used for the purpose of monitoring the earth's environment, keeping track of the earth's resources, and for agricultural vegetation monitoring, among other things. There is a vast number of remote sensing technologies and data already commercially available for different applications (e.g., environmental, agricultural, and so on). Many entities are actively conducting research to generate new technologies and data (e.g., NASA). In addition, some of DOE's offices and programs have engaged in collection and analysis of remote sensing data. It is likely that some of these technologies and data could be useful for characterization and monitoring of EM's sites. Florida International University's Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technology (FIU-HCET) has reviewed remote sensing technologies and data that are currently available or in an advanced research state. The review focused on the technologies and data applicable to the environmental field. DOE has over 800 national laboratories and sites dispersed throughout the United States. involved in some current and past remote sensing projects. FIU-HCET personnel have searched governmental agency databases (e.g., DOE, NASA), the Internet, and library resources to obtain information about these technologies and generated a user-friendly database. This review km also produced an inventory and will be available on the Internet and on a CD-ROM that can be distributed to individuals or entities requesting information on remote sensing technologies and data for environmental applications. This database contains information regarding each technology, such as type of sensor, applications, and technical specifications (e.g., resolution). To the best of FIU-HCET's knowledge, a database of this type and with this level of detail does not exist within DOE. With the amount of remote sensing data collected around the country, this project will help in the exchange of information from one DOE site to another. If someone needs to find information about any remote sensing technology today, the person must do Internet research for a lengthy period of time before they come across what they might be looking for. Even then there is no guarantee the information sought after will be found on the Internet, giving the researcher no choice but to continue wasting valuable time by searching through the library and other resources. This database will make it easier to do any research performed by employees of DOE, saving them both time and money.
- Research Organization:
- Federal Energy Technology Center Morgantown (FETC-MGN), Morgantown, WV (United States); Federal Energy Technology Center Pittsburgh (FETC-PGH), Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG01-95EW55094; FG21-95EW55094
- OSTI ID:
- 772512
- Report Number(s):
- DE-FG01-95EW55094-60; TRN: AH200124%%36
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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