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ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AS APPLIED TO WATERSHEDS, UTILIZING REMOTE SENSING, DECISION SUPPORT AND VISUALIZATION
Citation:
Rochon*, G, P. Prastakos, D C. Szlag*, F B. Daniel*, AND C Chifos**. ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AS APPLIED TO WATERSHEDS, UTILIZING REMOTE SENSING, DECISION SUPPORT AND VISUALIZATION. Presented at IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society Symposium, Sydney, Australia, July 2001.
Description:
Environmental Systems Management as a conceptual framework and as a set of interdisciplinary analytical approaches will be described within the context of sustainable watershed management, within devergent complex ecosystems. A specific subset of integrated tools are deployed to facilitate the analysis of satellite and airborne remote sensing. These include scientific visualization and decision support. Case studies are drawn from the United States, Europe, and Africa. The dual objectives of the invesigations were to ascertain the utility of environmental decision support, informed by visualization of archival satellite data and generation of alternative vuture scenarios, and to explore site-specific sensitivity to such technologies in support of inter-generationally prudent management of watersheds and sustainable regional food security.