Services | Description | Tech | Resolution | Extent | Example Projects |
Watershed-scale ecological monitoring | Tracking changes in cover types or greenness over time with satellite imagery, with various options for tech transfer of methods | Spectral (RGB, infrared, indices) | m to 30m | global | Reporting for the Voluntary Stewardship Program on agricultural intersect with habitat |
Erosion monitoring | Bank erosion monitoring (rivers and lake shores) | Terrestrial Lidar Scanner, UAV-LiDAR, UAV-SfM, RTK GPS, field measurements | mm to cm | km2 | Bank retreat on Lake Pend Oreille |
Population Monitoring | Identifying and counting individuals, including sex and length | Spectral (RGB), Microsoft AI | cm | km2 | Counting salmon redds (ID, WA, AK) |
Topographic Mapping | 2.5D reconstruction of canopy or ground surface (DEM, DSM) | LiDAR, SfM | cm | km2 | Restoration evaluation on the Clark Fork River Delta |
Vegetation monitoring | Tracking greenness, species types, density using RPV-based sensors | Spectral (RGB, near-infrared, red-edge, indices, SfM photogrammetry) | cm to m | km2 | Mapping riparian buffers in agriculture lands of the Palouse |