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U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 01-398 [View PDF]
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Tampa Bay Pilot Study Series: |
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Task Leader: Michael Crane
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Tampa Bay Integrated Science Pilot Study:
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Baseline mapping, land surface dynamics and predictive modeling, and hazards vulnerability studies
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Approach
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Baseline mapping:
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- Prepare contemporary and historical basin-wide seamless digital elevation models (DEMs).
- Create other multitemporal geospatial data layers for the Tampa Bay region.
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| Predictive modeling: |
- Prepare digital spatial data sets for use in numerical spatial modeling.
- Establish a Beowulf cluster of PC computers appropriate for performing numerical modeling.
- Run the SLEUTH Model to study urban growth from 1950 to present day, and predict urban growth patterns out to the year 2050.
- Model major categories of land use change over time and study impact to regions ecosystems.
- Integrate models to facilitate the study of anthropogenic influences on the environment.
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| Vulnerability to major hazards: |
- Investigate the current and predicted future vulnerability of the population and built environment to impacts from major natural hazards.
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