1. February 25-26, 2003 San Diego, California Inventory & Monitoring Technology Development USDA Forest Service, Remote Sensing Application Center, http://fsweb.rsac.fs.fed.us/

2. Port ACAS software For use with Windows 2000 Port ACAS software For use with Windows 2000 IMTD Supported Projects: 2002–03 Develop Technology To Asses Effects of Flood Damage Develop Technology To Asses Effects of Flood Damage Canopy Cover and Impervious Surface Mapping Canopy Cover and Impervious Surface Mapping Utilizing Large Scale Aerial Photographs in an FIA Inventory Utilizing Large Scale Aerial Photographs in an FIA Inventory Rare Elements Inventory

3. Forest Canopy Cover and Impervious Surface Cover – Analysis of Zone 41 Northeast Research Station North Central Research Station USGS EROS Data Center (EDC) Forest Canopy Cover and Impervious Surface Cover – Analysis of Zone 41 Northeast Research Station North Central Research Station USGS EROS Data Center (EDC)

4. Objectives: Develop a remote sensing-based mapping approach for urban forests that can be implemented nationally. Operational procedures for deriving percent forest and impervious land cover Approach: High-resolution images train moderate- resolution image classification Model building Image processing tools Percent Impervious Surface and Canopy Cover Analyses For USGS Mapping Zone 41 (Minnesota)

5. Urban Cover Mapping Approach Slope Tassel Cap Landsat Soil Water Capacity Soil Quality Soil Carbon Elevation Aspect

6. Apply Cubist Results: Percent Canopy Cover Percent Impervious Surface and Canopy Cover Analyses For Zone 41 (Minnesota) Medium-resolution image classification Lake Superior Canada Minneapolis / St. Paul USGS Zone 41 0100 Percent Tree Covered

7. Apply Cubist Results: Percent Impervious Surface Cover Percent Impervious Surface and Canopy Cover Analyses For Zone 41 (Minnesota) Medium-resolution image classification USGS Zone 41 Minneapolis / St. Paul Duluth / Superior 0100 Percent Impervious Surface

8. Status and Potential Applications Status Remote Sensing Tip – Available online at RSAC website Project Report – Written, at technical editor Tech Transfer – Models and tools in cooperators hands Poster – Available Applications 1 st level stratification for urban forestry Potential for wildland / urban interface studies Water quality studies Directly applicable to other univariate maps