Vegetation history image for the Southwest of Western Australia
Our Terrestrial Mapping and
Monitoring researchers contribute to:
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improved environmental knowledge and
management at national, regional and local levels
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measures of sustainability and environmental
performance for policy, industry and public information
We use statistical and
computational methods to integrate and analyse remotely
sensed data and other spatial data. Through this, we develop
and implement quantitative land-cover monitoring technologies
for environmental management.
We have been involved in a number of
projects in which remotely sensed images and other data were used for
mapping and monitoring changes in land cover and condition.
In one high profile project, we
collaborated with the
Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO), modelling land use change, on a
national scale, for carbon accounting. This innovative science
was awarded the CSIRO
2004 Chairman's Medal. Read
more
Other example projects include:
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monitoring salinity in farm lands and
woody cover change for WA's
Land Monitor
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monitoring woody vegetation change in
rangeland environments with Northern Territory Department of
Infrastructure Planning and Environment
We work with Commonwealth and State
Government Agencies to address specific environmental monitoring and
auditing requirements. Our technologies can be implemented either
directly or through providing training and support to industry. We also
participate in the continual evaluation and improvement of our products
and technologies.
Contact
Peter Caccetta
Leader, Terrestrial Mapping and Monitoring
Tel: +61 8 9333 6188
peter.caccetta@csiro.au
What people are saying
about us...
| Beating
the salt menace |
"The salt-hazard map generated for the Kent (area of
Western Australia) has had an enormous effect on farmers...
and on agency people. I have referred to it as a
'breakthrough' in some situations because of its accuracy and
its applicability at the paddock as well as the catchment and
regional scale." - Agriculture
WA, State Government Agriculture Agency
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| Monitoring
the white death |
New technology is being used to help monitor the extent of
dryland salinity threatening large areas of Australia's
agricultural zone.
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| The
National
Land and Water Audit |
Dryland salinity is a key land degradation issue in Western
Australia. The Salt
Scenarios 2020 project will map changes in saline land and
vegetation status and combine this data with groundwater
levels and digital elevation data.
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