A WEED MANAGER'S GUIDE TO REMOTE SENSING AND GIS-MAPPING AND MONITORING. REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS CENTER, USDA FOREST SEVICE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

Authors: Hunt Jr, Earle; Everitt, James; HAMILTON, RANDY - USDA FS RSAC

Submitted to: USDA Forest Service Research Notes
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/9/2005
Publication Date: 8/1/2005
Citation: Hunt, E.R., Everitt, J.H., Hamilton, R. 2005. A weed manager's guide to remote sensing and GIS-mapping and monitoring. Remote Sensing Applications Center, USDA Forest Service, Salt Lake City, UT. http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/invasivespecies/documents/mapping.pdf

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Technical Abstract: Biological traits of invasive weeds will help determine if the weed is a good candidate to be mapped and monitored by remote sensing. Various traits that have been used are: distinctive flowers, leaf pubescence, different phenology, canopy architecture, shadowing, and fall coloration.