USDA-ARS (330)
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table. Here's a few facts about the scope of our organization:
--1,200 research projects within 22 National Programs
--2,100 scientists
--6,000 other employees
--100 research locations including a few in other countries
--$1.1 billion fiscal year 2005 budget
WebHADSS: Web Herbicide Application Decision Support System (317)
HADSS™ (Herbicide Application Decision Support System) is a family of weed control decision aids developed by North Carolina State University, with databases customized for different states by weed scientists from those states. These decision aids have been designed to assist growers, consultants, and pesticide applicators in making economically sound weed control decisions for both postemergence and soil-applied herbicides. Data from university trials and the experience of weed scientists from several universities have been built into the decision making process of the HADSS™ model.
Alabama View (298)
AlabamaView is a newly formed statewide consortium affiliated with the nationwide AmericaView program. The goal of the AlabamaView program is to advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of remote sensing data and technology through education, research, outreach and sustainable technology transfer to the public and private sectors. AlabamaView was officially launched in January of 2004 with Auburn University serving as the Member of Record. The consortium is in the development stages with the immediate goals of creating a web-based infrastructure for cost-effective and timely access to remotely sensed data for the state of Alabama. Longer-term goals are to serve as a linkage among the Alabama remote sensing community, promote awareness of remote sensing in K-16, to develop new applications using remote sensing, and to extend the applications to the user community. Current partners include Auburn University, Jacksonville State University, U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Global Hydrology and Climate Center, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, and the Alabama Space Grant Consortium.
General Goals
• Facilitate access to data
• Link organizations involved in RS in the state
• Develop new applications of RS and extend them to appropriate user communities
• Promote the use of RS in K-16 and in user communities
• Produce more RS expertise through education
Alabama Focus Areas
• Water Resources
• Silviculture Applications
• Agriculture Applications
• Urban Growth
• Habitat Sustainability
• Resource Management
• Education and Extension to User Communities
