TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government: Information for Management and Decision Making SN - DO - 10.17226/10648 PY - 2003 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10648/using-remote-sensing-in-state-and-local-government-information-for PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Space and Aeronautics KW - Engineering and Technology AB - Advances in spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution over the past several years have greatly expanded opportunities for practical applications of remote sensing data. To explore the implications of these possibilities, the NRC held a series of three workshops on different facets of remote sensing applications. This report is on the third of those workshops: the development and use of remote sensing data and information by state, local, and regional governments. The steering committee was asked to examine the opportunities, potential challenges, and policy issues associated with the application of remote sensing data in the public sector including approaches and procedures for government agencies to use such data and barriers to development and use of the applications. The resulting report is addressed primarily to non-technical managers and decisions makers at all levels of government below the federal level. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping SN - DO - 10.17226/11829 PY - 2007 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11829/elevation-data-for-floodplain-mapping PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences AB - Floodplain maps serve as the basis for determining whether homes or buildings require flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Approximately $650 billion in insured assets are now covered under the program. FEMA is modernizing floodplain maps to better serve the program. However, concerns have been raised as to the adequacy of the base map information available to support floodplain map modernization. Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping shows that there is sufficient two-dimensional base map imagery to meet FEMA's flood map modernization goals, but that the three-dimensional base elevation data that are needed to determine whether a building should have flood insurance are not adequate. This book makes recommendations for a new national digital elevation data collection program to redress the inadequacy. Policy makers; property insurance professionals; federal, local, and state governments; and others concerned with natural disaster prevention and preparedness will find this book of interest. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Procedures and Standards for a Multipurpose Cadastre DO - 10.17226/11803 PY - 1983 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11803/procedures-and-standards-for-a-multipurpose-cadastre PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences ER - TY - BOOK TI - Need for a Multipurpose Cadastre DO - 10.17226/10989 PY - 1980 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10989/need-for-a-multipurpose-cadastre PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Promoting the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Through Partnerships SN - DO - 10.17226/4895 PY - 1994 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4895/promoting-the-national-spatial-data-infrastructure-through-partnerships PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences AB - Cooperation and partnerships for spatial data activities among the federal government, state and local governments, and the private sector will be essential for the development of a robust National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). This book addresses the nature of these partnerships and examines factors that could optimize their success. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Handbook for Predicting Stream Meander Migration and Supporting Software DO - 10.17226/23346 PY - 2004 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23346/handbook-for-predicting-stream-meander-migration-and-supporting-software PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 533: Handbook for Predicting Stream Meander Migration describes the application of a stream prediction methodology and provides illustrated examples for applying the methodology. The handbook includes NCHRP CD-ROM 48 that contains an ArcView-based data logger and channel migration predictor. TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web Document 67: Methodology for Predicting Channel Migration documents and presents the results of a study to develop NCHRP Report 533: Handbook for Predicting Stream Meander Migration, a stand-alone handbook for predicting stream meander migration using aerial photographs and maps. A companion product to NCHRP Web Document 67 is NCHRP CD 49: Archived River Meander Bend Database, a four-CD-ROM set that contains a database of 141 meander sites containing 1,503 meander bends on 89 rivers in the United States.A summary of NCHRP Report 533 that was published in a November-December 2004 issue of the TR News is available. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Monuments SN - DO - 10.17226/514 PY - 1982 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/514/conservation-of-historic-stone-buildings-and-monuments PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Engineering and Technology ER - TY - BOOK TI - Research and Development in the National Mapping Division, USGS: Trends and Prospects DO - 10.17226/10986 PY - 1991 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10986/research-and-development-in-the-national-mapping-division-usgs-trends PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Contaminated Marine Sediments: Assessment and Remediation SN - DO - 10.17226/1412 PY - 1989 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1412/contaminated-marine-sediments-assessment-and-remediation PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences AB - The pervasive, widespread problem of contaminated marine sediments is an environmental issue of national importance, arising from decades of intentionally and unintentionally using coastal waters for waste disposal. This book examines the extent and significance of the problem, reviews clean-up and remediation technologies, assesses alternative management strategies, identifies research and development needs, and presents the committee's major findings and recommendations. Five case studies examine different ways in which a variety of sediment contamination problems are being handled. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - David J. White A2 - Charles T. Jahren A2 - Pavana Vennapusa A2 - Caroline Westort A2 - Ahmad Alhasan A2 - Daniel K. Miller A2 - Yelda Turkan A2 - Fangyu Guo A2 - John Hannon A2 - Adam Dubree A2 - Tulio Sulbaran TI - Use of Automated Machine Guidance within the Transportation Industry DO - 10.17226/25084 PY - 2018 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25084/use-of-automated-machine-guidance-within-the-transportation-industry PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 250: Use of Automated Machine Guidance within the Transportation Industry studies automated machine guidance (AMG) implementation barriers and develop strategies for effective implementation of AMG technology in construction operations. AMG links design software with construction equipment to direct the operations of construction machinery with a high level of precision, and improve the speed and accuracy of the construction process. AMG technology may improve the overall quality, safety, and efficiency of transportation project construction. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Toward a Coordinated Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Nation SN - DO - 10.17226/2105 PY - 1993 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2105/toward-a-coordinated-spatial-data-infrastructure-for-the-nation PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences AB - The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) is the means to assemble geographic information that describes the arrangement and attributes of features and phenomena on the Earth. This book advocates the need to make the NSDI more robust. The infrastructure includes the materials, technology, and people necessary to acquire, process, store, and distribute such information to meet a wide variety of needs. The NSDI is more than hardware, software, and data; it is the public foundation on which a marketplace for spatial products will evolve. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Tools and Methods for Estimating Populations at Risk from Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Crises SN - DO - 10.17226/11895 PY - 2007 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11895/tools-and-methods-for-estimating-populations-at-risk-from-natural-disasters-and-complex-humanitarian-crises PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Behavioral and Social Sciences KW - Earth Sciences KW - Conflict and Security Issues AB - Worldwide, millions of people are displaced annually because of natural or industrial disasters or social upheaval. Reliable data on the numbers, characteristics, and locations of these populations can bolster humanitarian relief efforts and recovery programs. Using sound methods for estimating population numbers and characteristics is important for both industrialized and developing nations. Ensuring that the data are geographically referenced for projection onto maps is essential. However, good data alone are insufficient. Adequate staff training and strong organizational and political desire to maintain and use the information are also required. Tools and Methods for Estimating Populations at Risk from Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Crises, reviews the main methods and tools for making estimates of subnational populations and makes several recommendations to improve the collection and the use of population data for emergency response and development. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences TI - Biographical Memoirs: Volume 47 SN - DO - 10.17226/570 PY - 1975 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/570/biographical-memoirs-volume-47 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Biography and Autobiography AB - Biographic Memoirs: Volume 47 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. ER -