[UW-GIS-L] Landsat Data/Using ERDAS Imagie

[Robert A Norheim]

The Maps Collection in Suzzallo Library has a statewide coverage of 
Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery dating from 2000.  Call number G4281.A43 2000 .G4

--Rob

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006, mv6 at u.washington.edu wrote:

> Thank you for your response. This quarter a group of students and myself in 
> the UW Evening GIS certificate program are putting together a GIS project 
> that will involve imagine classification of Landsat data. Here is a brief 
> outline of the project:
>
> Project Learning Objective:
>
> To find the predominate radiometric signature for water clarity between 
> .45-.69 um (Landsat 7 TM-1, TM-2, TM-3 ) within the  profundal zone (AOI) of 
> a Hydro-graphic polygon boundary.
>
> We would use 30 x 30 m of  Landsat 7 ETM pixel data to correlate with  ground 
> truth-ed water clarity measurements expressed in NTUs.
>
> Area of Extent: Hood Canal
>
> Software Tools use for water clarity classification: Erdas Image.
>
> Reference: Project is intended to follow the same model and as demonstrated 
> by the University of Wisconsin and The University of Minnesota lake water 
> clarity assessment studies.
>
> Group size: 3 to 4 people
>
> I am seeking the following information:
>
> 1.Does the UW have the capabilities to obtain recent or archived LANDSAT 7 
> ETM data?  If so, how would one go about obtaining a recent LANDSAT imagine 
> of the Hood Canal Region?
>
> 2.Would it be possible to meet with you sometime to discuss Landsat image 
> classification in relation to water clarity?
>
> 3.Would obtaining water surface data from SeaWIFS be another source for 
> imagine classification of water clarity?
>
> 4.You mentioned in your last email that it may be possible to have access to 
> Erdas image using the Forest resources GIS Lab.
>
>> Markus:
>
>> Yes, of course.  All that you'll need is to find someone in Forestry to
>> "sponsor" or provide you access to a computer.  The site license is 
>> available to
>> anyone involved in University sponsored activities.  I hope your project is 
>> a
>> success.
>
> Would Phil Hurvitz at the College of Forest Resources GIS Lab be a good 
> person to contact? Could Phil sponsor the group?
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Markus VonPrause
>
> P.S. Enclosed is a PDF version of The University of Minnesota lake water 
> clarity assessment study.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 15 Dec 2005, Miles Logsdon wrote:
>
>> Markus:
>> 
>> Yes, of course.  All that you'll need is to find someone in Forestry to 
>> "sponsor" or provide you access to a computer.  The site license is 
>> available to anyone involved in University sponsored activities.  I hope 
>> your project is a success.
>> 
>> Miles
>> ************************************************************
>> Miles Logsdon, Ph.d.
>> Walters Assistant Professor of Ocean and Fishery Sciences
>> University of Washington, School of Oceanography
>> rm. 505 OSB
>> (206)543-5334
>> mlog at u.washington.edu
>> *************************************************************
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <mv6 at u.washington.edu>
>> To: "UW - GIS Discussion & Support" <uw-gis-l at u.washington.edu>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [UW-GIS-L] ERDAS site license annual renewal - its time!
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> Dr Logsdon,
>>> 
>>> Thank you for the information. Is it possible for Evening GIS students to 
>>> use ERDAS in the forest resource building? I am very interested in using 
>>> ERDAS Imagine for a final project.
>>> 
>>> -Markus
>>> 
>>> On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Miles Logsdon wrote:
>>> 
>>>> UW Remote Sensing community
>>>> RE:  ERDAS image processing software site license renewal:
>>>> 
>>>> The UW site license for the image processing software ERDAS IMAGINE ver. 
>>>> 8.7 by Lica Geosystems needs to be renewed for 
>>>> 2006(http://www.gis.leica-geosystems.com/).  This software offers the 
>>>> basic tools for image processing of multispectral satellite and airborne 
>>>> digital images.  It includes essentials for image mapping, geocorrection, 
>>>> reprojection, classification, raster and vector editing, and integration 
>>>> to ESRI applications.
>>>> 
>>>> The UW (all campuses) share a 15 seat "Education" site license for ERDAS 
>>>> Imagine.  This has be funded by about six research programs on campus. 
>>>> The annual cost shared by these programs is $3,500.  We pay an extra 
>>>> $1,000 for a single seat for the advanced Photogrammetry extension 
>>>> (funded in the past by its primary user).  We renew each year in 
>>>> December.  Because we've done this now for about five years many people 
>>>> have come to expect that the software is something their department or 
>>>> school provides.  This is not true.  This is something we share.
>>>> 
>>>> Based upon the number of users (supporters) we have had in the past,  we 
>>>> need to plan on approximately $350 per seat.  Clearly the more seats you 
>>>> and your students use should guide your contribution to this shared cost. 
>>>> We can continue to share seats, or return to the much more expensive 
>>>> single seat options for each of us.  If anyone is considering installing 
>>>> the software in a teaching (or student) lab, we should discuss options 
>>>> that insure that all the necessary seats would be available during times 
>>>> of instruction. We have operated to date without the need to restrict 
>>>> anyone's access to this software. That is to say that everyone was (is) 
>>>> welcome to install and use the software as long as those programs that 
>>>> "pay the bill" do not experience the "no licenses available" screen. That 
>>>> happened twice last year (that I know of).
>>>> 
>>>> As always, I'm happy to have people contact me to discuss options for 
>>>> support for the license (mlog at u.washington.edu).  If it doesn't get any 
>>>> more complicated then it is now, I'll be happy to coordinate the renewal 
>>>> with Leica (that is if there is still helps with flexlm).
>>>> 
>>>> In summary - if you, your department or your research project can help 
>>>> support this campus site license, please contact me or just send me the 
>>>> following information:
>>>> 
>>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>>> Please use the following to renew our HEAK-1 ERDAS image software 
>>>> license.
>>>> Budget #:
>>>> Budget Name:
>>>> Number of seats:
>>>> Amount:
>>>> 
>>>> [your name, e-mail, etc.]
>>>> --------------------------------------------- Thanks in advance.
>>>> 
>>>> Miles
>>>> ************************************************************
>>>> Miles Logsdon, Ph.d.
>>>> Walters Assistant Professor of Ocean and Fishery Sciences
>>>> University of Washington, School of Oceanography
>>>> rm. 505 OSB
>>>> (206)543-5334
>>>> mlog at u.washington.edu
>>>> ************************************************************* 
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>>>> From: Miles Logsdon <mlog at u.washington.edu>
>>> To: mv6 at u.washington.edu
>>> Subject: Re: Thank you
>>> 
>>> Markus:
>>> 
>>> I'm glad to hear that my presentation was of some interest to you.  I'm 
>>> never
>>> sure how much of what I present really makes sense.  It is difficult to 
>>> cover
>>> the topic of remote sensing in just one class.
>>> 
>>> If this were a normal year I would be teaching a winter quarter remote 
>>> sensing
>>> class starting in Jan.  However, this year we are skipping that class and 
>>> will
>>> be working on a Geostatistics course for the spring.
>>> 
>>> You should check into the course "Intro to remote sensing" ESS 421 in the
>>> Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Don Sabol will be teaching.  The 
>>> is also
>>> a graduate student in Fisheries Ray Timm that has a great deal of 
>>> experience in
>>> river and stream remote sensing.
>>> 
>>> I hope this helps.
>>> 
>>> Miles
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <mv6 at u.washington.edu>
>>> To: <mlog at u.washington.edu>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:51 PM
>>> Subject: Thank you
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Dr Logsdon,
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for a very informative lecture on Wednesday Nov 16 for the 
>>>> Evening
>>>> GIS Program. I found your topics concerning Bio-assessment analysis using
>>>> remote sensing technology very informative and would like to lean more 
>>>> about
>>>> your research on remote sensing techniques and spectral data analysis.
>>>> 
>>>> I am currently pursuing two developmental GIS projects at the Department 
>>>> of
>>>> Ecology. Two areas of interest include:
>>>> 
>>>> *Gis Analysis of Washington State Bethnic macro-invertebrates population
>>>> density to determine Biological stream integrity.
>>>> http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/fw_benth/index.html
>>>> 
>>>> *Pollutant Identification in Washington State water bodies through the 
>>>> use of
>>>> remote sensed imagery.
>>>> 
>>>> I would like to know the following:
>>>> 
>>>> 1. Do you teach any additional courses pertaining to the subject of 
>>>> Spectral
>>>> analysis using remote sensing data?
>>>> 
>>>> 2. Is there any ongoing research groups or workshops at the University of
>>>> Washington that specialize in this area?
>>>> 
>>>> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Markus VonPrause
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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