Rangeland Analysis Platform Webinar: A Free Tool to Help Rangelands
In this webinar participants will learn about the Rangeland Analysis Platform (RAP) – a new free, online tool that helps landowners and natural resource managers track vegetation through time and plan actions to improve America’s grazing lands. The RAP can be used to provide strategies to improve productivity of grazing lands, manage weeds, mitigate impacts of wildfire and drought, and benefit wildlife habitats.
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Powered by Google Earth Engine, RAP merges machine learning and cloud-based computing with remote sensing and field data to provide the first-ever annual cover maps of rangeland vegetation. This new platform allows people to view trends in rangeland resources at an unprecedented blend of space (from the Great Plains to the Pacific Ocean), time (1984 to present), and scale (at the ranch, watershed, or county level).
Designed to be combined with local knowledge, the RAP helps users better understand vegetation change through time to aid in conservation planning and outcome evaluation. This webinar will describe the innovative breakthrough in mapping vegetation cover and demonstrate RAP applications.
Peer-Review Science Supporting RAP Tool
Manuscript: Allred, B.W., et al. 2020. Guiding principles for using satellite-derived maps in rangeland management. In press.
Manuscript: Allred, B.W., et al. 2020. Improving Landsat predictions of rangeland fractional cover with multitask learning and uncertainty. Pre-print available online; manuscript in peer review.
Manuscript: Jones, M.O., et al. 2020. Annual and 16-day rangeland production estimates for the western United States. Pre-print available online; manuscript in peer review.
Manuscript: Jones, M.O., et al. 2020. Beyond inventories: emergence of a new era in rangeland monitoring.