West Virginia View A West Virginia Remote Sensing

West Virginia View A West Virginia Remote Sensing Consortium Timothy Warner 1 M. Duane Nellis 1, 2 Christopher Whitmore 1 1 Geology and Geography 2 Eberly College of Arts and Sciences West Virginia University

America. View • Umbrella Organization • Established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2003 • 15 State. View consortia members • Sponsored by USGS, $1. 6 million dollars funding annually • Aim is to grow to 50 State. View consortia • Mission … advance remote sensing… through education, research, outreach and … technology transfer

West Virginia View: Partners • Academic: WVU – Geology and Geography – Biology – WV GIS Technical Center • State – WV DEP • Federal Non-Profit – Canaan Valley Institute WV View is currently working with additional state colleges that have an interest in remote sensing

WV View: Long Term Aims Vision: Build a WV remote sensing community • Statewide remote sensing cooperation • Infrastructure development: access to data, computer resources, and field equipment. • Student education and opportunities • Community outreach activities • Theoretical and applied research relevant to West Virginia.

www. wvview. org

On-line State Image Archive 77 Landsat Images of WV WV County Data

Ohio County Satellite & DEM Data Sets Ohio County Landsat False Color Image 30 meter pixels

• Average data transfer per day: 4. 1 GB/day • Users per day: 53 • Unique IP addresses: 5974 • Hits on files: 33, 450 Visitors per day Web Access May 1 2003 to April 30 2004 May 03 Dec 03 Date May 04

Web Access May 1 2003 to April 30 2004 • Average data transfer per day: 4. 1 GB/day • Users per day: 53 • Unique IP addresses: 5974 • Hits on files: 33, 450 . org 2% . gov . com 2% 33% . net 34% . edu 24%. net

Appalachian Remote Sensing Conference May 14, 2003. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV You are invited to attend the 2003 Appalachian Remote Sensing Conference. The conference will be of interest to geospatial professionals and students in government, the private sector, and education. Deadline for abstracts: April 4, 2003 Sponsored by West Virginia View: www. wvview. org NASA Presentation to Dean Nellis, WVU

Future Developments • Grow the Image Archive – Complete the County Data Sets – Add additional Landsat images • Sponsor remote sensing education, internship, and research opportunities • Add new academic remote sensing partners • Let us know if there are ways we can serve you better