Remote Sensing Lab Has Global Impact
Remote sensors from satellites, drones, radar, and aircraft collect valuable data for environmental researchers to track and monitor natural resources, track environmental changes, and assess the health of ecosystems.
The Global Environmental Remote Sensing (GERS) Laboratory uses quantitative remote sensing data to understand how the world is changing at regional and global scales. Led by Zhe Zhu, an associate professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) and a Highly Cited Researcher, the GERS lab includes Shi Qiu, NRE assistant research professor, and a team of postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, and master’s students working on a diverse range of topics.
Whether it’s land use, forestry, atmosphere and air quality, climate monitoring, disaster response, environmental disturbances, artificial lights, and a host of other issues, the GERS lab uses over 50 years of observed data to enhance the understanding of environmental processes to help inform policy decisions, resource management, and conservation efforts.
This work relates to CAHNR’s Strategic Vision area focused Fostering Sustainable Landscapes.
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