Do the spectral bands need to include thermal, IR, etc?
A multi-spectral sensor that exceeds red, green, and blue would be needed. Depending on your thermal requirement, this band may be useful for you. What is the revisit requirement to answer the management question? A trend study needs multiple coincident measurements at a scale to discern the monitoring topic. A sixteen day return interval by Landsat may provide an appropriate cycle; however, cloud free collections on that frequency are not the norm in mountainous terrain. Change detection is a classic example of multi-temporal remote sensing. Examples of classes of NPS imagery usage Maintenance pavement restriping requirements: Single contract period for analysis of stripe condition. Spatial needs to detect stripe condition and brightness. 1:10K – 1:12K Color aerial photography – lowest cost, fine scale detail “High Resolution” 1 meter product will be pixilated at the stripe evaluation level. Forest health insect and disease evaluation: General landscape forest health may be visible on
