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The Science of Landscape Change...
The Eastern Geographic Science Center (EGSC) informs decision-makers of the potential environmental and societal consequences of landscape change.
EGSC scientists develop and apply the data, process understanding,
and Web-based tools necessary to holistically evaluate and forecast
impacts that land use and land cover changes have on individual, societal,
and environmental health and well-being.
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Science at a Glance |
USGS Geographer Receives Bronze Medal Award -
John Wolf was among the recipients for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III Bronze Medal Award for 2010/2011. As a member of the ChesapeakeStat and BayTAS (select TMDL Tracking) Teams, John was recognized for "outstanding accomplishments in creating
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"The Alternative Futures: Accounting for Growth in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed" workshop -
was held on September 15, 2011, at the USGS MD-DE-sDC Water Science Center in Baltimore, Maryland. County and Regional Planners, State Agency Representatives, and select NGO and academic participants attended. This workshop, hosted by USGS, provided a forum for identifying and discussing policies and assumptions for use in creating regionally consistent alternative future land-use scenarios.
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With a focus east of the Mississippi River, our research staff applies expertise in geography, remote sensing, geology, biology, and computer science to better understand our land.
Research Locations
 Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Clarksburg, MD
Flint River, GA
Memphis, TN
Shelby Co., TN
Shenandoah National Park
South Florida
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Features
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2011 Journal Articles
"The Use of Historical Imagery in the Remediation of an Urban Hazardous Waste Site" by
Terry Slonecker
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"Remote sensing of vegetation pattern and condition to monitor changes in Everglades biogeochemistry" by
John W. Jones
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"Users as essential contributors to spatial cyberinfrastructures" by
Barbara Poore
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Live view of the Shenandoah!!
USGS Phenology WebCam
This webcam is updated every 30 minutes 10am to 4:30pm.
Larger View...
Learn about the reasearch at the Phenology Web Site!
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