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Improved rangeland management with an Earth Resource Survey system
Authors:Jonathan F Bard  Ann Watkins
Abstract:Recent advances in communications and satellite technology now make it possible to provide large, synoptic imagery of the earth's surface at relatively low cost. This paper reports on acase study that was designed to estimate the benefits that might be realized by rangeland managers from an Earth Resources Survey system. Information needs and current practices are first discussed and then related to available remote sensing and data distribution techniques. The analysis showed that cost savings from an applications system would be broadly evident in the areas of resource re-allocation, range productivity, and livestock management. Depending upon the assumptions concerning the discount rate and factors affecting technological diffusion, total benefits were estimated to range from $38.7 million to $115.4 million over 10-year operational period.
Keywords:Address reprint requests to Professor Jonathan F  Bard  Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research  4135 Etcheverry Hall  University of California  Berkeley  California  94720 USA  
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