National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment ICF Consulting

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment Environmental Concerns Stakeholder Viewpoint Streamlining regulatory compliance Streamlining regulatory compliance Watershed hydrology Watershed hydrology Air quality Air quality Habitats of threatened and endangered species Habitats of threatened and endangered species Environmental justice Environmental justice Cultural resources Cultural resources Multiple regulatory agencies Multiple regulatory agencies

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment Wetland Mapping and Assessment Iowa DOT & MSU Dune Features and Topographic Depressions Area of Interest Dune Environment Dune Environment Wetlands Features Wetlands Features Rare Plants and Animals Rare Plants and Animals

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment Wetlands Identification NCDOT, Earthdata, MSU Airborne RS can achieve accuracies to support planning and engineering requirements in NEPA permitting. Airborne RS can achieve accuracies to support planning and engineering requirements in NEPA permitting. Airborne RS can be used effectively to avoid or minimize impact on wetlands in the earliest stages of developing corridor alternatives. Airborne RS can be used effectively to avoid or minimize impact on wetlands in the earliest stages of developing corridor alternatives. Airborne RS could be extremely valuable in identifying high quality mitigation sites for replacement of lost wetlands. Airborne RS could be extremely valuable in identifying high quality mitigation sites for replacement of lost wetlands.

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment Regional-Scale Assessment UAH, USRA, AU, MSFC Objective: To determine the effect transportation development over the past 25 years has had on the regional-scale environment, including land cover/land use change, runoff, streamflow, socio-economic variables, etc. Expected Outcome: We expect to gain valuable insight into the relationship between transportation development and long-term environmental changes and possibly even rates of change. Study Area (outlined in red): includes 55 counties of the southern Appalachian region of northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, and south-central Tennessee. This region includes the metropolitan regions of Atlanta, Birmingham, Chattanooga, and Huntsville.

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment NEPA Streamlining VA DOT & ICF Worked with the VA DOT to investigate streamlining opportunities as part of an assessment of a new highway segment. Worked with the VA DOT to investigate streamlining opportunities as part of an assessment of a new highway segment. Imaged area with a suite of satellite sensor types to better understand impact of pixel size on ability to discriminate environmentally sensitive areas. Imaged area with a suite of satellite sensor types to better understand impact of pixel size on ability to discriminate environmentally sensitive areas. Created classifications of study area. Created classifications of study area. 30 meter Landsat 4 meter IKONOS

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment Environmental Analysis in Transportation Planning: Application to the Washington State I-405 Corridor Investigate application of remote sensing technology and methods that can provide relevant land use land cover (LULC) to several NEPA disciplines. Investigate application of remote sensing technology and methods that can provide relevant land use land cover (LULC) to several NEPA disciplines. Compare the cost, timeliness and quality of remote sensing based products to traditional methods and assess the benefits and added value. Compare the cost, timeliness and quality of remote sensing based products to traditional methods and assess the benefits and added value.

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment Habitat Assessment Washington DOT & MSU A new study is being developed to assess regional habitats in areas within Washington State. Connections between habitat areas will be studied with respect to roads to assess habitat connectivity and provide early indication to planners that there may be habitat issues for a given route.

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment Transportation, Development, and Land Cover Change in a Coastal Corridor – MS DOT & MSU 30 years of change 30 years of change Population Population , , , ,000 Land use change Land use change Small fishing and shrimping communities Small fishing and shrimping communities Complex mixture of residential, commercial, industrial, urban, resort, and relatively unspoiled coastal wilderness areas. Complex mixture of residential, commercial, industrial, urban, resort, and relatively unspoiled coastal wilderness areas. Transportation modes Transportation modes I-10 I-10 Ports (sea & air) Ports (sea & air) Rail Rail

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment I-10: MS Coastal Classification 1990 vs 2000

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment MSU GeoSpatial Library A geolibrary is "a digital library filled with geoinformation and for which the primary search mechanism is place. Geoinformation is information associated with a distinct area or footprint on the Earth's surface."

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment I-10 Corridor Study Area – CSX Railroad NCRST will work with the successful bidder (advisory role to funded tasks) NCRST will work with the successful bidder (advisory role to funded tasks) MSU work to date is available to bid teams ( MSU work to date is available to bid teams ( MSU will host geospatial data and results related to EIS via geolibrary MSU will host geospatial data and results related to EIS via geolibrary

National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation – Environmental Assessment Strategic Research Directions New Research Efforts and Partners NEPA Streamlining, Wetlands Identification, and Data Fusion North Carolina DOT and EarthData Wetlands Mapping and Assessment Iowa DOT and ITRES Habitat Assessment and Characterization Washington DOT Environmental Screening and Characterization Florida DOT and Washington DOT LC/LUC and Baseline Characterization Mississippi DOT Digital Spatial Data Library Veridian and MS DOT