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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
'Remote Sensing as a Tool for Water Management' Plenary Speaker Abstract: Advances in remote sensing technology (collection, data management, and analysis) are allowing development of water management procedures that are beneficial due to the spatial and historical coverage this technology can provide for the state of Utah. The remote sensing technology (from UAV/drones to satellites) is already intensively used in several US western states and USU research. In this presentation we introduce some of the current and incoming remote sensing research and products at UWRL as well some of the synergistics efforts in place that can benefit management of water resources in the state of Utah.
SPEAKER INFORMATION
PRESENTER(S): Alfonso Torres- Rua - Bio: Alfonso is a new assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept at USU. His specialty is Agriculture and Water Management (Agriculture, Urban Areas) using Remote Sensing Technologies. Some of the research efforts he is doing with faculty at USU and collaborators in the US and abroad are located in Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and California. In addition, he is part of the USU AggieAir UAV research team, a USU unmanned aerial system designed specifically for scientific radiometric research.