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TRIMS - Trinity River Information Management System

TRIMS provides landowners, local stakeholder organizations, and the general public with an outreach and planning tool for supporting land conservation and habitat restoration decisions in the Trinity River Basin. It provides data access and baseline support for projects designed to address water quality, hydrology, floodplain management, wetland restoration, bottomland hardwood establishment, and wildlife habitat management.


TRIMS was prepared in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Trinity River Authority of Texas. The preparation of this website was financed through grants from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Trinity River Authority of Texas.


eXtension Map@syst - Geospatial Technologies Portal

The Map@Syst eXtension community of practice is a source of information and expertise for geospatial
technology users.


Map@Syst provides information on using geospatial technologies and how geospatial technologies are
making a difference in peoples’ lives. Use Map@Syst to get a better understanding of how geospatial
technologies are used to improve the long term sustainability of critical natural resources, secure
long-term agricultural production, improve community economies and services, and help educate the
next generation.


 Texas Land Trends

Land Fragmentation (both parcelization and ecological) impact natural resouces across the state. This project looks at the change in rural land use in Texas from 1990 to present. An interactive database and mapping module allow users to explore regional changes in landuse and farm and ranch demographics.

Texas Land Trends Texas Land Trends Website

 


 CLEAR - County Level Easily Accessible Resource

This pilot project looked at technology adoption of Internet Mapping Services (IMS) as an outreach for assisting stakeholders in private lands natural resouce management. Two pilot counties were used to demonstrate the capacity to develop and serve stakeholders using geospatial technology applications.

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Funding: Renewable Resources Extension Act

 


 

Using High Resolution Imagery to Monitor Conifer Encroachment in Montana, Texas, and New Mexico: A Multi-state Skeen Collaboration

New technologies and data provide opportunities for natural resource scientists to monitor natural ecosystems more effectively. The availability of commercial satellite data may have application in the monitoring of sucession changes on rangelands. Of particular interest is the ability of remotely sensed data to monitor invasive species. The purpose of this study was to look at the effectiveness of monitoring invasive conifers using high resolution multi-spectral data from Digital Globes commercial QuickBird II satellite. The goal of this study was to look at the data product and its flexibility in monitoring rangeland conditions for invasive conifers in New Mexico, Montana, and Texas.

 

Funding: Joe Skeen Institute for Rangeland Restoration

 


Geospatial Classroom Curriculum Module Support

Project support and development for curriculum enrichment in the area of geospatial technologies.  Funding supports educator training and curriculum development in the area of natural resources and the environement.

 

Funding: Renewable Resources Extension Act

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