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Very-High-Resolution Panoramic Photography to Improve Conventional Rangeland Monitoring
Author
Nichols, Mary H.
Ruyle, George B.
Nourbakhsh, Illah R.
Publisher
Rangeland Ecology Management
Publication Year
2009
Body

Rangeland monitoring often includes repeat photographs as a basis for documentation. Whereas photographic equipment and
electronics have been evolving rapidly, photographic monitoring methods for rangelands have changed little over time because
each picture is a compromise between resolution and area covered. Advances in image sensors, storage media, and imageprocessing software allow enormous amounts of information to be collected efficiently and inexpensively, so multiple pictures
taken at full zoom can be combined into a single high-resolution panoramic image. This project was initiated to integrate veryhigh-resolution panoramic images with conventional rangeland monitoring methods addressing three resource management
categories: riparian areas, wildlife, and invasive species.

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Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Journal Volume
62
Journal Pages
579-582
Collection
Rangelands West
Journal Name
Rangeland Ecology Management
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