Low altitude black and white aerial photography is the prinicipal remote sensing tool for geologic investigations in West Virginia, although side looking radar and color infrared photography are also used. The first land use/cover map for the state was produced in color infrared and is being digitized. Linear features in Cabell and Wayne Counties, as revealed by LANDSAT, were evaluated to test the possible correlations with rock fractures and gas production from shales. A LANDSAT linear features map (1:250,000) was prepared for the entire state, also. Presently investigations are being made to understand karst and to predict areas that should not be used for development. Aerial photography and field mapping is being conducted to detect the location and causes of landslides.
Remote sensing in West Virginia
1981-01-01
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Transportation Profile, West Virginia
NTIS | 2000
New railroads in West Virginia
Engineering Index Backfile | 1900
Marshall County Airport, West Virginia
NTIS | 1972
Tri-State Airport, Huntington, West Virginia
NTIS | 1972