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<br />001745 <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />a successful integrated science program. It provides the framework for canyon-wide ecosystem <br />studies. In combination with canyon-wide remote sensing data, GIS provides an important tool <br />for integrating and analyzing large amounts of site-specific, regional and canyon-wide data in <br />formats that are supportive of scientists as well as resource managers. <br />Over the past several years, the GIS program has provided many important products and <br />services to scientists and cooperators operating within the GCMRC framework. These have <br />included: spatial database collection, development and integration; field operation and mapping <br />support activities; the development of common spatial referencing systems; and custom GIS <br />programming and analysis for specific scientific projects. Important GIS products have <br />included: a canyon-wide shoreline habitat map; an automated fine-grained sediment inventory <br />and camping beach analysis developed from digital imagery; an automated tool for generating <br />composite terrestrial/hydrographic cross-sections and virtual shorelines in support of hydrologic <br />modeling; and large-scale river map guides. <br />The GIS program will lead the effort in implementing the automated monitoring <br />technologies and applications approach. This effort is designed to quickly and accurately <br />classify large sets of raster and vector data into monitoring information that are useful to <br />scientists and resource managers. Future GIS efforts will focus on automated analyses of <br />remotely-sensed data in support of specific physical, biological and cultural resource projects <br />and monitoring missions, as well as continued integration of spatial information for scientific <br />analysis and reporting. In FY2003, the GIS program demonstrated that automated processing of <br />multi-spectral digital imagery could be utilized to accurately map vegetation and the two- <br />dimensional distribution of fine-grained sediment deposits above 8,000 cfs on a canyon-wide <br />basis. Techniques will also be developed for automated processing and classification of data <br />acquired from the terrestrial and hydrographic LiDAR missions and existing multi-beam sonar <br />data. <br /> <br />Technical Support Coordination - Integration of support capabilities in the areas of GIS <br />and Remote Sensing is critical to the success of scientific data collection and integration for all <br />of GCMRC's research and monitoring projects. Technical Support Coordination requires <br />effective communication with Researchers, Program Managers and GIS and DASA personnel to <br />facilitate collection and delivery of information that complies with GCMRC Data Standards. <br />Coordination entails evaluation of requests and scheduling of the appropriate equipment, <br />GCMRC FY2006 Annual Work Plan (Draft February 15,2005) <br />