A Weed Manager's Guide to Remote Sensing and GIS
Welcome
Geospatial technologies such as remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) can reduce costs and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of weed management programs for certain weeds. This site provides information, technical guidance, and resources to help resource managers learn to use these technologies to predict weed invasion, map and monitor weeds, and educate the public about weeds. It also discusses integrating geospatial technologies into a weed management plan and using geospatial technologies to help implement the USDA Forest Service National Strategy and Implementation Plan for Invasive Species Management.
Funding to develop this website was provided by the Remote Sensing Steering Committee (Doug MacCleery, Chair). The site represents the contributions of many people. We acknowledge and thank them for their assistance (Acknowledgments).
—USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center
How can geospatial technologies help with ...
Predicting Weed Invasion
Mapping and Monitoring
Educating the Public
Prioritize treatment and mapping dollars to make the biggest impact with limited funds. Learn to predict:
- Areas susceptible to weed invasion—to prioritize mapping efforts
- Weed spread—to identify high priority infeststations
Map or monitor a weed infestation. Learn:
- What weeds can be mapped with remote sensing
- Weed mapping using remote sensing or digital aerial sketchmapping
- Photopoint monitoring—an easy, cheap, and effective monitoring method
Better educate the public about weeds problems using geospatial technologies. Learn to illustrate the problem with:
- Flyby visualization of weed infestations
- 3D visualizations
- Animated photo point photographs
Contact:
Randy Hamilton
USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Intranet: http://fsweb.rsac.fs.fed.us
Internet: http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/
Michael Ielmini
USDA Forest Service National Forest System, Washington, DC
Internet: http://www.fs.fed.us/invasivespecies
Randy Hamilton
USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Intranet: http://fsweb.rsac.fs.fed.us
Internet: http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/
Michael Ielmini
USDA Forest Service National Forest System, Washington, DC
Internet: http://www.fs.fed.us/invasivespecies