Hyperspectral imagery mosaic draped over LiDAR DEM, California, USA
The majority of the world’s population resides near coastal areas, or on river floodplains, which equates to risk and environmental impact. Risk and aquatic ecosystem degradation can be mitigated through watershed assessment and better planning.
Terra provides the data to facilitate superior planning. Terra recently completed several large scale flood plain mapping projects for flood hazard and risk assessment projects. In addition to large-scale watershed assessment application, our data capture also has micro-scale function for use in on-site stormwater management projects. Terra is pioneering this application and is working closely with hydrologic engineers and urban planners to tailor our products to their specific needs. Terra, in collaboration with a research fellow at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, has presented watershed research focusing on the implementation of Low Impact Development (LID) at several national and international venues. Watershed assessment is the first step towards better watershed management.
