The application of GIS and remote sensing technologies for site characterization and environmental assessment

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6525233

Durfee, R C; McCord, R A; Dobson, J E

Environmental cleanup and restoration of hazardous waste sites are major activities at federal facilities around the US. Geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies are very useful computer tools to aid in site characterization, monitoring, assessment, and remediation efforts. Results from applying three technologies are presented to demonstrate examples of site characterization and environmental assessment for a federal facility. The first technology involves the development and use of GIS within the comprehensive Oak Ridge Environmental Information System (OREIS) to integrate facility data, terrain models, aerial and satellite imagery, demographics, waste area information, and geographic data bases. The second technology presents 3-D subsurface analyses and displays of groundwater and contaminant measurements within waste areas. In the third application, aerial survey information is being used to characterize land cover and vegetative patterns, detect change, and study areas of previous waste activities and possible transport pathways. These computer technologies are required to manage, analyze, and display the large amounts of environmental and geographic data that must be handled in carrying out effective environmental restoration.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6525233
• Report Number(s): CONF-930570-2; ON: DE93015435
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
540350 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
AERIAL SURVEYING
CHEMICAL WASTES
COMPLIANCE
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DEMOGRAPHY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS
GEOGRAPHY
GEOLOGIC MODELS
GEOLOGY
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLOGY
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS
LAND RECLAMATION
LAND USE
LAWS
LITHOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MULTISPECTRAL PHOTOGRAPHY
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
OAK RIDGE RESERVATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PADUCAH PLANT
PERFORMANCE
PETROLOGY
PHOTOGRAPHY
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION LAWS
PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
REMEDIAL ACTION
REMOTE SENSING
RESOURCE RECOVERY ACTS
SATELLITES
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
US AEC
US DOD
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
US SUPERFUND
WASTES
WATER
WATER RECLAMATION