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| iCAVE is a pilot project to show how various geospatial sciences, techniques and technologies can be utilized for the animation, visualization and exploration of caves in the Ozarks. The project goals and objectives: |
| Scientific Research |
- to determine the watershed areas for Ozarks caves using topographic\hydrologic data and digital elevation models (DEM); specifically the high resolution DEM's from the NASA Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM)
- to study land use/land cover (LULC) changes within the watershed areas of Ozarks caves using remotely sensed imagery, including historic aerial photography and satellite imagery
- to integrate LULC change within the watershed areas of Ozarks caves with water quality data in a geospatial information system for watershed management
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| Technology, Outreach and Education |
- to explore the potential techniques required to effectively photograph Ozarks caves and to produce interactive internet based tours of the caves
- to produce 3D imagery of the caves for potential application in 3D visualization and display systems
- to explore the potential of Photogrammetry methods and image feature extraction methods digital represent the structures in the caves
- to explore the utilization of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to produce 3D maps of the caves that integrate other geospatial data such as topographic maps, aerial photography, satellite imagery
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