Dr. L. Monika Moskal :: University of Washington

Dr. L. Monika Moskal

Associate Professor of Remote Sensing

Understanding high spatiotemporal resolution multidimensional ecosystem process, function, monitoring and applications through geospatial techniques

Featured NSF Project

Current and Past Research Projects

UW Urban Forest Assessment (IUFA) Geospatial Porta l
Tacoma, WA Geospatial Canopy Assessment
Spatial Analysis of Recreational Impacts in Mount Rainier National Park
Footprints of Urban Natural Resources Stewardship
Urban Forest Inventories
Aerial full waveform LiDAR for urban forest above ground biomass and species identification
Spatiotemporal hetrogeneity of wetlands
Development of a LiDAR-driven forest inventory protocol
Leaf Area Index (LAI) and biomass from aerial & terrestrial LiDAR
Estimating forest susceptibility to Pine Bark Beetle in Eastern WA
Forest fire modeling variable estimation with LiDAR
Invasive species mapping with hyperspectral and hyperspatial remote sensing
Biomass estimation from remote sensing for bioenergy
Classification & prediction of impervious surfaces
Eastern cedar encroachment in the Ozarks
Urban expansion & forest fragmentation in the Ozarks
Missouri State University Virtual Arboretum
Forest Cover Change Visualization Project
Interactive Cave Animation, Visualization and Exploration (iCAVE)
Historical Trees and Forest Inventory Mapping Project at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
James River Basin Partnership Forest Cover Change Mapping Project
Pipestone National Park GIS mapping of park infrastructure
Geostatistical analysis of avian & vegetation communities in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Alberta (Canada) Biodiversity Monitoring
Grizzly Bear Habitat Mapping in the Yellowhead Ecosystem (Alberta, Canada)

Funding Sources & Support
NSF, NASA, USDA Forest Service and the PNW Research Station, National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, WA Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Department of Conservation, James River Basin Partnership, Ozarks Environmental Water Resources Institute (OEWRI), Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Forest Service, Canadian National Science & Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the International Development Research Center (IDRC), RadarSAT International, PCI Geomatics Group, Visual Learning Systems, Itres Ltd., TerraMetric, TerraPoint, Leica, Aero-Metric & Western Air Maps.

Examples of Geovisualizations & Videos From RSGAL Projects

Historical Landscape Change	Yellowstone Post-fire Regeneration	Leaf Area Index w/ Terrestrail LiDAR

Forest Change	Urban Change	Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS)

Dr. Moskal's Office: Bloedel Hall 334	Phone: 206.221.6391
Seattle WA, 98195-2100	Email: lmmoskal at uw.edu