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Spatial Sciences Center
Montana State University
208 AJM Johnson Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717-2220

Tel: (406) 994-5409

Interim Director:
Rick Lawrence
rickl@montana.edu
sscheader
Research

Center-Originated Research

AgCam Science Applications Team – Development of site specific farming and ranching products based on red and near infrared satellite imagery.
Funding:  $500,000 from NASA
Investigators:  Rick Lawrence, Rick Engel, Bret Olson,and Lisa Rew


Whitebark Pine Dynamics
– Investigation of decadal changes in whitebark pine distribution in the northern Rockies using satellite-based imagery.
Funding:  $100,000 from NASA through the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium; initial funding from USGS and NPS
Investigators:  Rick Lawrence, Jeffrey Jewett


Saltcedar Mapping – Mapping distribution of saltcedar in the Bighorn Basin using satellite-based imagery.
Funding:  $100,000 from NASA through the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium
Investigators:  Rick Lawrence, Christine Sommers-Austin


Implementing an Invasive Plant Inventory and Monitoring Protocol for Canyon Ferry Reservoir
Funding:  $136,000 from Bureau of Reclamation
Investigators:  Diana Cooksey, Monica Pokorny, Shana Wood, and Rob Lloyd


Collaborative research

Collaborative research projects are defined as projects initiated by non-SSC personnel on which are key being conducted with Center personnel.


Change detection of Yellowstone radiative thermal flux using remote sensing imagery
Funding:  $120,000 from NPS
InvestigatorsStephan Custer, Rick Lawrence, Shannon Savage

Big Sky Carbon Sequestration PartnershipPhase II
Funding:  $179,923 from DOE for remote sensing portion
Investigators:  Susan Capalbo, David Brown, Rick Lawrence, Perry Miller, Jennifer Watts


Upper Gallatin Watershed Nutrient Assessment: Phase II
Funding:  $48,000 from Montana DEQ
Investigators:  Brian McGlynn, Rick Lawrence, Natalie Campos


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