1. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Technology for Ecosystem Management Stuart M. Cannon, RF HQ, US Army Forces Command Integrated Training Area Management Program Manager (404) 464-5664 cannons@forscom.army.mil

2. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Discussion Topics The Old way The New Way –Hardware –Imagery Aerial Satellite –Software ESRI ® ERDAS ® –Techniques

3. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 The Old Way of Inventory & Monitoring Stubby pencil on paper or cards Acreage determined by counting squares on graph paper –Plannimeter was a big upgrade! –At least a 75% reduction in time to determine acreage Field maps drawn while bent over light table with plats or photos –Had to have stereo pairs for 3-D viewing –Also required a stereoscope…

4. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Mapping done using hand compass and pacing Measurements done by tape and clinometer Calculations done by hand –IBM XT computers and early spreadsheets automated calculations –Much faster and more accurate The Old Way of Inventory & Monitoring

5. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 That was back then…. This is 2005….

6. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 We have field data recorders linked with a GPS that display imagery using ESRI ® software while in the field. Technology for Ecosystem Management

7. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Technology for Ecosystem Management We have laser instruments to calculate and record tree height, diameter, distance, and basal area. We have remote weather stations that support prescribed burn planning and execution with real time data.

8. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 GA Hwy 144 GA Hwy 119 1996 Color Infrared, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA

9. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 2003 True Color, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA

10. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 1996 Color Infrared, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA

11. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 2003 True Color, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA Distinguishing Live Oak from Longleaf Pine Longleaf Pine Turkey Oak Blackjack Oak Longleaf Pine Turkey Oak Blackjack Oak

12. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Distinguishing Live Oak from Longleaf 1996 Color Infrared, one-half meter resolution – Fort Stewart, GA

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14. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Longleaf Pine Plantation Loblolly Pine Plantation Mature Loblolly Pine Longleaf Pine Plantation 2003 True Color, one-half meter resolution – Fort Benning, GA Distinguishing Loblolly Pine from Longleaf Pine

15. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Red Maples Yellow Poplar Loblolly Pine Sweetgum 2003 True Color, one-half meter resolution – Fort Benning, GA

16. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Working on using imagery to inventory every tree!

17. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Using Change Detection techniques, compare this 1947 aerial imagery to…

18. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 …this 2003 imagery of the exact same area at the same scale.

19. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 Minivan SedanExtended Cab Pickup 54 feet VW Beetle Convertible 2005 True Color 15 cm resolution – MacDill AFB, FL

20. FORSCOM G-3/5/7 We really don’t need new technology. What we need is better funding to do the work we’re already trained and equipped to do! Our Bottom Line…