The Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems (RS/GIS) Laboratory is a geospatial analysis and mapping facility in the Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. The lab is funded by grants and contacts provided by federal and state agencies, county and city governments, private and nongovernmental organizations, and other academic institutions. The RS/GIS Laboratory employs professional staff, graduate students, and undergraduate student technicians to conduct applied research and to work on a variety of geospatial- and natural resource-related projects.
The RS/GIS Laboratory is located in the Janet Quinney Lawson Building on the Utah State University campus in Logan, Utah. The RS/GIS Laboratory provides an environment where faculty, professional staff, graduate students, and undergraduate student technicians work in cooperation to:
- INTEGRATE remote sensing, geographic information systems, and global positioning technologies with on-the-ground knowledge to address natural resource and environmental issues.
- CONDUCT applied research that focuses on critical natural resource and environmental issues, such as invasive species; natural and anthropogenic disturbances; carbon cycling and management; endangered, threatened, and sensitive species; and water quality and management.
- ADVANCE the knowledge of geospatial technologies through the development of innovative processes.
- TRANSFER knowledge and skills to students, the local community, federal and state agencies, land managers, policy makers, and stakeholders through education, outreach, and training.
- PROMOTE the distribution and use of geospatial data and information.