The Research, Technology, and Applications (RTA) Branch conducts geographic and cartographic research and applications, and systems development in support of the program goals of the National Mapping Division. RTA works on various projects which include the application of GIS and remote sensing to natural resource management and environmental issues, and the development and implementation of new techniques and procedures associated with digital and graphic geospatial data. The following links provide more information on some of RTA's current projects.
- Downloadable Graphics Produced by the Rocky Mountain Mapping Center
- Application of Airborne Hyperspectral Data to Soil Irrigation Suitability Assessments in Areas of Coalbed Methane Development, Powder River Basin, Montana
- Data Fusion
- Leafy Spurge Mapping, Monitoring, and Modeling
- Development and Evaluation of Geospatial Data for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Modeling Programs
- Feature Extraction from LIDAR
- Abandoned Mine Lands
- Front Range Infrastructure Resources
- Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
- Middle Rio Grande Basin Study
- Rio Puerco Sediment Studies
- Rocky Mountain National Park Virtual Tour
- Seattle Area Natural Hazards
- Urban Growth and Land Use Modeling
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