Watershed Sciences - About Us Watershed Sciences data collection on the ground
Watershed Sciences performs water quality and hydronamic modeling and analysis. We approach these types of modeling using the highest resolution ninput datasets possible.

 

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Our models are calibrated to current conditions and project restoration scenarios. The 3-D graph above depicts modeled temperature change
resulting from river restoration.
 

Our modeling and analysis methods often incorporate remote sensing data that we collect. Because we often use our own data, we know the importance of tailoring datasets to specific applications. Our analysis methods include feature extraction, automated data sampling, and post-sampling analysis. These methods result in complex and interrelated spatial datasets, allowing for a better understanding of the relationships among varied parameters in natural systems.

 

Fused terrestrial LiDAR and Bathymetric SONAR (image right) provide complex flow surfaces for hydraulic modeling. These data are used for floodplain analysis and restoration.

SONAR

 


















The image at right depicts thermal infrared water temperature coregistered to a bare earth LiDAR surface. Active and paleo morphology is delineated on the bare earth LiDAR surface. Processes such as hyporrheic flow are associated with paleo channels and other pathways for subsurface groundwater flow.

thermal infrared water temperature  

Complex Thermal Habitats
 

The image at right depicts a point cloud of LiDAR points capturing a Ponderosa Pine and a Juniper. The goal is to fully resolve individual trees. Our data are structured to work seamlessly with analytical software designed for FIA and fuels analysis.

 

 

 

High resolution LiDAR data are used in forestry applications.
Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) and fuels studies directly utilize our high resolution LiDAR data sets.

High-resolution liDar



1-meter resolution LiDAR  grid   1-meter resolution LiDAR-derived grid of surface features, shown with a digitized stream center line and automated sampling nodes placed at 20 meter intervals. Hydrologic parameters such as bank elevation, bank width, floodplain width, sinuosity, topographic shade, and vegetation height and classification are sampled with these data.