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A WSU research team uses free satellite imagery and drones to provide data used for ecological monitoring to Whitman County and the Palouse Conservation District, which voluntarily works with community members to restore natural habitats. The team created effective protocols for integrating new technology into Washington conservation districts and counties, said Alexander Fremier, associate professor for WSU’s School of the Environment. The researchers first looked at satellite imagery on Google Earth Engine, a library of free-to-use data and images, said Amanda Stahl, postdoctoral conservation science researcher. Stahl said she developed a computer code script in Javascript so conservation districts can more easily select a desired date and location to monitor changes in the environment over time. ....
The BIOAg Project, aimed at helping counties monitor and report compliance in helping riparian, streamside, or ecosystems. “The state’s program is really a bottom-up approach, where the state encourages local stewardship to improve riparian areas and monitor them,” said Alexander Fremier, an associate professor in WSU’s School of the Environment (SOE). “Stakeholders, including counties, districts, or landowners, propose areas that they can help improve, then monitor the results of their actions.” Associate Professor Alexandra Fremier used publicly available data from satellites and a new program called Google Earth Engine to monitor the riparian regions. “Google created a platform to access satellite imagery from the entire globe,” Fremier said. “We can start to analyze those images in real-time using simple computer code.” ....
February 15, 2021 A Sentinel-2 image of an area in Whitman County, showing green vegetation (white) with streamside areas outlined yellow. Source: Google Earth Engine. By Scott Weybright College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. Washington State University researchers are using satellites and drones to help local conservation districts monitor areas near rivers and streams to help improve agricultural sustainability. The BIOAg project, part of WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, is aimed at helping counties included in Washington’s Voluntary Stewardship Program monitor and report compliance and participation in helping riparian, or streamside, ecosystems. “The state’s program is really a bottom-up approach, where the state encourages local stewardship to improve riparian areas and monitor them,” said Alexander Fremier, an associate professor in WSU’s School of the Environment (SOE). ....