Benefits

• Water Management, Water Quality. Research Factsheet

• Agriculture, Land Conservation and Management: Crop management issues, agricultural planning, environment impact analysis of land use, flooding, erosion.

Disaster Preparedness, Homeland Security

• Battlefield/target mapping.
  Remote Sensing and GIS as Counterterrorism Tools in the Afghanistan War: A Case Study of the Zhawar Kili Region
  Dr. Richard Beck, University of Cincinnati

• Data and information can support decision-making for preparing for, responding to and recovering from terrorist threats and attacks.
  Remote Sensing for Homeland Security: A Vulnerability Assessment Example
  Dr. James K. Lein, Ohio University

Urban planning, Community Growth, Public Policy

• Smart Growth strategies.
  Evaluating Outcomes of Different "Smart Growth" Policies
  Dr. Loren Siebert and Dr. Richard Klosterman, University of Akron

• Land conversion

• Watershed restoration.

• Deforestation.
  Protecting Ohio's $7 Billion/yr Forest Industry
  Dr. Doyle R. Watts, Wright State University

• Brownfields, hazardous waste facilities, industrial areas.

• Webcasts for Middle/high school students.
  Web Casts: Exciting Possibilities and New Challenges for K-12 Teachers & Students
  Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, The University of Toledo
  Dr. Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Kent State University
  Dr. Carolyn Merry, Ohio State University
  Dr. Pete Clapham, Cleveland State University
  John Millard, Miami University
  

• Teacher Workshops in Remote Sensing.
  Teacher Workshop & Student-Scientist Research Observation Project
  Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, The University of Toledo
  Dr. Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Kent State University
  Dr. Carolyn Merry, Ohio State University
  Dr. James K. Lein, Ohio University
  

• Undergraduate and Graduate Students in Remote Sensing to generate tomorrow's skilled technical workforce.

• Training Programs for Educators and Professionals with a focus on Information Technology and Earth/Environmental Sciences.