Remote sensing is the science of acquiring information about a place or a process without direct physical contact.This information is often gained through reflected or emitted electromagnetic radiation, including the visible, near infrared, thermal infrared, and microwave portions of the spectrum.Sensors that measure this electromagnetic radiation are carried aloft by airborne and satellite platforms.
Remote sensing can be used to make a wide variety of biophysical measurements.Some of the remote sensing applications that URSA faculty and student researchers are working on include:
Monitoring seasonal changes in rangeland vegetation
Measuring movements of glaciers
Mapping snow properties
Monitoring fire danger
Measuring forest biomass
Measuring land subsidence
Mapping invasive species and monitoring invasive species biocontrols
