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Using Remote Sensing for Planning
Session: Using Remote Sensing for Planning March 31, 1:00 PM Dale Quattrochi Elizabeth Stasiak This presentation provides a brief overview of remote sensing science, describes how remote sensing can be used to support better decision making in planning, and offers case study examples of how some communities are using remote sensing data in specific planning initiatives. Changes in satellite and sensor technology over the past five to ten years will be discussed, including an overview of new high quality data sources of potential interest to planners. The role of NASA’s Earth Science Applications Program in encouraging the use of remotely sensed data to solve problems at local, regional, and state levels in conjunction with local stakeholders will be presented as a case study. This work, which has focused on the urban heat island phenomenon and its relationship to air quality, will be described as an illustration of how remotely sensed data might be used more effectively by planners in many communities. Resources and techniques to facilitate the use of remotely sensed data in planning will be described, including introduction to an urban heat island zoning overlay that is being developed as a tool for fostering sustainable infill development. Other products of interest to planners that can be effectively produced with remotely sensed data such as land cover classifications, impervious surface inventories, etc. will also be discussed. Using Remote Sensing Data for Planning Using Remote Sensing Data for Planning (Unit 2) Author and Copyright Information Copyright 2003 by authors Mr. Maurice G. Estes, Jr., Urban and Environmental Planner, earned a Masters Degree in City Planning from Georgia Tech, with a specialization in Environmental Planning. With USRA since 1987, Mr. Estes has 19 years of experience in the planning field and has been involved the management of science and education programs as well as the urban heat island research project since 1997. Mr. Estes is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). His primary research interests have been to transfer remote sensing data and heat island research results to potential users in local communities and to link the impact of various land use and land cover types to heating in the lower atmosphere. NSSTC Dr. Quattrochi received his Masters degree from the University of Tennessee and PhD from the University of Utah, both in Geography. His research interests include the urban heat island phenomenon and its impact on surface energy fluxes and fractals. Dr. Quattrochi employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the Earth Science Department at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). NSSTC Elizabeth Stasiak has over seven years of experience working with local governments and communities on a range of planning issues. She is currently a project manager at the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) working with local governments, community groups, and individual citizens to research and share best practices and strategies for economic development and environmental programs, with a focus on brownfields redevelopment. Elizabeth earned her B.A. in Environmental Policy from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and is currently pursuing a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning degree at the University of Virginia. Project Manager |