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A geographic information system for resource managers based on multi-level remote sensing dataProcedures followed in developing a test case geographic information system derived primarily from remotely sensed data for the North Cache Soil Conservation District (SCD) in northern Utah are outlined. The North Cache SCD faces serious problems regarding water allocation, flood and geologic hazards, urban encroachment into prime farmland, soil erosion, and wildlife habitat. Four fundamental data planes were initially entered into the geo-referenced data base: (1) land use/land cover information for the agricultural and built-up areas of the valley obtained from various forms of aerial photography; (2) vegetation/land cover in mountains classified digitally from LANDSAT; (3) geomorphic terrain units derived from aerial photography and soil maps; and (4) digital terrain maps obtained from DMA digital data. The land use/vegetation/land cover information from manual photographic and LANDSAT interpretation were joined digitally into a single data plane with an integrated legend, and segmented into quadrangle units. These were merged with the digitized geomorphic units and the digital terrain data using a Prime 400 minicomputer. All data planes were geo-referenced to a UTM coordinate grid.
Document ID
19850006940
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Wheeler, D. J. (Utah Univ. Salt Lake City, UT, United States)
Ridd, M. K. (Utah Univ. Salt Lake City, UT, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:174223
NASA-CR-174223
E85-10047
Accession Number
85N15249
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-95
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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