Project

Historic Tree Mapping

Geostatistics

IKONOS-Based Juniper Extraction

Geovisualization work utilizing geospatial technologies and techniques was undertaken. The field database and various WICR GIS datasets were utilized to produce simple animations based on geographic datasets called geovisualizations. The animations include a preliminary fly-through of the park based on present land use / land cover as well as a historic and present 360 degree look at the geographic centre of the park (along Wilson's Creek). The trees visible in these visualizations are placed on the landscape randomly within land use land cover polygon boundaries. They do not represent actual trees on the ground but only probable tree locations, species and sizes for a particular GIS based land cover.

Study area

• Fly-through the park
• Past and present landuse/landcover
• IKONOS and DEM
• Present landuse (small subset area)
• Past landuse (small subset area)
• IKONOS imagery draped on the DEM