Kentucky's Geographic Information Office Gets NASA Grant

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Web Posted - 12/05/01

Article Source: Governor's Office for Technology

The Kentucky Office of Geographic Information in the Governor's Office for Technology was recently awarded a $1.3 million NASA grant to gain a clearer picture of forest, urban, and rural landscape in Kentucky. The aim of the project is to develop a digital snapshot (computer map) of the Commonwealth's natural and manmade landscape as it is now, and compare it to how it was used in another time period (change detection).

Change detection compares two satellite images and shows whether or not a landscape has changed. Knowing how the landscape is changing is an important factor when deciding how to make sound land management decisions. As part of the project, tools will be developed to assist federal, state, and local decision makers in making future land use decisions. The project will be accomplished through the use of advanced satellite and data processing technologies.

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