| The advent of spatial technology
advances such as satellite remote sensing (RS),
geographic information system (GIS) digital mapping
and spatial analysis, and global positioning system
(GPS) instrumentation has provided new "high tech"
tools to better study, analyze and understand the
complicated processes that impact surface water
quality. Programs such as the NSF funded LAKEWATCH,
as well as ongoing collaborations with faculty and
researchers in our Center for the Study of Earth
Oceans and Space as well as the UNH Space Grant
program allow for combining our water and watershed
field site data sets with digital aerial
photography, satellite images and a full suite of
GIS data layers. The results should allow for
better statewide assessments and a fuller
understanding of how our activities within our
watersheds affect water quality, quantity and
habitat conditions. Contact Shane Bradt for more information. |
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