Collection of Field Data

One of MTRI’s core competencies is the collection of field data. Data is collected for verification of remotely sensed imagery, calibration of models, proof of concept, and for primary research to address scientific hypothesizes. Our team has expertise in both aquatic and terrestrial data collection. Recent field deployments have included:

• Ground-level spectral reflectance measurements for dominant wetland plant species, Michigan
• Traffic counts and pavement spectral reflectance measurements in southeast Michigan

Field deployment of the Reconfigurable Compact Range which supports algorithm development to detect urban weapons Ground Penetrating Radar to image the subsurface; ice penetration technology, underground waterflow, 3-D underground imaging, non-destructive testing, etc.

• Burn severity (ocular assessments, stand characteristics, depth of remaining organic soil material) in recently burned Boreal forests, Alaska
• Agricultural crop identification and spectral reflectance measurements, southern Michigan

For Additional Information

Colin Brooks
Research Scientist
734.913.6858
colin.brooks@mtu.edu

Robert Shuchman, Ph.D.
Co-Director
734.913.6860
shuchman@mtu.edu

Tyler Erickson (Research Scientist) is in the field collecting data from one of the many MTRI designed Glacial Ablation Sensors (GAS) deployed to collect ablation (melt) measurements on the Bering Glacier, AK.

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