Remote Sensing

Riverbend Sciences' principal Eli Asarian co-organized a remote sensing workshop in collaboration with Emily Fairfax, Adam Cummings, and David Dralle at the 2023 Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) conference in Fortuna, CA titled The Future Is Now: How To Use Practical Remote Sensing Tools To Gain New Perspectives In River Restoration And Watershed Assessment. This website provides access to the workshop materials: agenda, 14 tutorials, and spreadsheet listing 28 remote sensing datasets and tools. The workshop materials are hosted on Google Drive and may be updated in the future:

• Agenda. Two-page agenda including list of 14 tutorials.

• Tutorials. This electronic handout covers 14 tutorials for remote sensing techniques relevant to restoration projects, grouped into five categories: 1) Imagery and historical maps, 2) Topography visualization to inform restoration design, 3) Watershed delineation, 4) Vegetation, land cover, and watershed disturbance, and 5) Hydrology and climate time series. The tutorials teach methods ranging from basic to advanced, catering to different levels of expertise. Whether new to remote sensing or with prior experience, participants can use this handout to advance their remote sensing abilities and gain new insights to further their salmonid restoration work. 

• Remote Sensing Tools and Datasets. A spreadsheet 28 remote sensing datasets and tools, including some covered in the tutorials. Columns include a summary, URL, description of what makes each tool unique relative to other tools, and links to tutorials and publications.