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A founding member of the International Long Term Ecological Research Network

The LTER Network uses Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System technologies extensively in its research activities. This page provides information and links to this activity at the LTER sites and LTER Network Office within the LTER Program.

Remote Sensing Data and Collaborations:

Satellite Image Data of LTER Sites
Remote Sensing, GIS and Technological Coordination Background
LTER-NASA Collaboration
LTER General Site Geographic and Landsat WRS coordinates
LTER GPS Information
MODIS Subsets for
LTER Sites
International Space Station Photography of LTER Sites
Global Fiducial Library (GFL) Reconnaissance Imagery for LTER sites
LIDAR data information for LTER sites
LTER Webcams

LTER GIS Information:

LTER Spatial Data and Analysis Committee
Recommendations for LTER GIS and remote sensing data activies from the LTER ad-hoc Committee and 2009 ASM Working Group
2010 LTER GIS Survey
2007 LTER GIS Assessment Survey - gis_survey_2007.xls
Report of the 2003 All Scientists Meeting Workshop: Information Technology for the Decade of Synthesis: Accessing Remote Sensing and GIS Data Through Web Services and 3D Visualization
LTER 2002 GIS Working Group Meeting notes related to LTER Network Information System developement

Links and information for ecological research:

Information related to to future satellite hyperspectral and thermal IR imager mission "HyspIRI"
Information on the NASA "Veg3D and Biomass" and "Carbon Cycle and Ecosostems (CCE)" Workshops
NASA's Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET)
USDA UVB Monitoring Program

For further information, please contact John Vande Castle, Associate Director for Technology Development, U.S. LTER Network Office.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreements #DEB#9634135 (3/15/97 - 2/29/04), DEB-0236154 (3/1/03 - 2/28/10), #DEB-0832652 (5/1/09 - 4/30/15 (Core funding)), DEB#0936498 (9/1/09 - 8/31/14 (ARRA funding)). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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