Climate Management Issues

Image and ancillary data

entered into eCognition

for segmentation

1. Imagery

and data

collection

Collect imagery and

thematic data

AVHRR/

MODIS-

1 km

Landsat

30 m

SPOT,

QuickBird,

Ikonos: ½-

20 m

NAIP

1 m

Remote

control

balloon:

Sub-meter

Image pre-

processing

3. Segmentation

2. Building a

multi-scale

image base

4. Analysis

Rerun if accuracy is

inadequate

Output monitoring

reports and

analysis

Compare to previous inventories and run

change detection algorithms

Accuracy verification

Classification in eCognition

Segmentation exported to

ArcMap Sites selected for field

sampling and data collected

Annual

AVHRR/Modis

map created

to establish

greenness/

drought

trend

If accuracy is adequate,

calculate ...