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Image-based Change Estimation (ICE) – Production Ready?. FIA National Core Band Meeting 14, October 2015 Kevin Megown. Discussion Items. What is ICE? Description Goals Project Funding Personnel Project Timeline Current and Future Potential Obstacles Current and Future Potential Steps
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Image-based Change Estimation (ICE) – Production Ready? FIA National Core Band Meeting 14, October 2015 Kevin Megown
Discussion Items • What is ICE? • Description • Goals • Project Funding • Personnel • Project Timeline • Current and Future Potential Obstacles • Current and Future Potential Steps • Future Timeline
What is ICE? • Report on: • Land Use • Land Cover • Agent of Change • Using • FIA P2 plot LC’s • High resolution imagery (i.e. NAIP-1m) Implementation of the Mother Proposal; “…canopy cover and land use / land cover.” 2014 Farm Bill: Subtitle D: SEC. 8301. (B) (9) Understand and report on changes in land cover and use
Project Funding • Pilot: 2010-2013 • TRB • RSAC Program • Production Pilot 2014-15 • RSAC Program • IRDB – FIA Maintenance • Station Personnel (NRS, IW)
Personnel Accomplishing ICE • Pilot: 2010-2013 • Project Coordination: WOFIA, NRS, IW, SRS, PNW, RSAC • Tool Development: RSAC • Interpreter Training & Production Support : RSAC • GA, CO, WA – all work accomplished through RSAC • Production Pilot 2014-15 • Project Coordination: Chartered an Alignment Team, Estimation Team, Implementation Team, & Management Team • Tool Development: RSAC • Interpreter Training & Production Support: RSAC • TX – SRS and State of Texas • UT – IWFIA • NH, VT, MD – NRS
Project Timeline • Pilot: 2010-2013 • All FIA plots (24,860) for GA, CO, WA • Mid-level classification • Production Pilot 2014-15 – engage all units • All FIA plots for (22% of 44,249) MD, VT, NH, TX, UT • High-level classification
Current and Future Potential Obstacles • Time to interpret accomplish plot • Number of dots per plot • Classification detail – alignment with FIA field manual • High Resolution Imagery • NAIP continuation • Private imagery sources (BING, Google) • Historical imagery archive • Organizational Placement • Project Alignment: TCC, Prefield, ICE, LCMS • Inputs: NAIP, Tool, Training, Production Support • Data Management: NIMS • Reports: FIA state report, IPCC, RPA, NFS/S&P, Climate, IM&A, etc. • Funding & Project Management: • IRDB (tool and raining), • Program (production) • AAR
Current & Future Action Steps • Resolve ICE protocol (impact tool, training and productivity) • 5 dots for all “no-change” – review December 2015 • Detail in the classification – review December 2015 • Define Organization and Responsibilities (impact: project alignment, data management, funding/project management) • Maintain IRB Funding (impact: tool, training, production) • Data (impact: analysis period, analysis, production, data management) • Generate Reports (impact: reporting opportunities)
Future Timeline • FY16 • Update Tool • Update Training • Accomplish interpreting plots • Accomplish reporting • Accomplish Alignments