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Eastern Geographic Science Center



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EGSC scientists monitor and analyze changes on the land, study connections between people and the land, and provide relevant science information to inform decision making. Learn more about our research activities described below.

Status and Trends in Land Cover Change and Understanding the Causes and Consequences
   Causes and Consequences of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
   Operation of the Research and Development Computing Cluster - Beowulf
   Enhancements of the SLEUTH Urban-Growth Model for Regional Use
   Loosely couple the Chesapeake Bay Land Cover Model with the Chesapeake Bay Program Watershed
       Model, SPARROW, and with Groundwater and Habitat Models

   National Land Change Community Modeling System
   Using Graph Theory to Model Land Cover Use
   Consequences of Land Surface Change and Why Are They Important?
   EGSC Landscape Trends
   EGSC Land Cover Change—National Land Cover Database
   Chesapeake Bay Impervious Surface Area Accuracy Assessment
   Best Management Practices Designed to Improve Developing Landscapes

Land Cover Dynamics and Environmental Processes
   Flint River, Georgia, Vegetation Dynamics and Water Availability
   South Florida Landscape Dynamics
   Shenandoah Climate, Vegetation, and Hydrology Analysis
   Clarksburg, Maryland, Special Protection Area Comparative Hydrologic Study
   Leetown, West Virginia, Ground Water Source Identification Using LIDAR
   Sudden Salt Marsh Dieback
   Land Cover Change Impacts on DELMARVA Coastal Wetland Systems

Partner-driven Decision Support Tools for Investigating Land Cover Change and Hazard-related Risk and Vulnerabilities
   Land Use Portfolio Modeler—Ecosystems Analysis in South Florida
   Web Application Framework Development
   Web Enabling a GIS-Based Decision Support System for Memphis, Tennessee
   Web-based Land Cover Data Retrieval and Classification Tools
   Visualizing the Spread of West Nile Virus and Five Other Diseases Across the United States
   Hurricane Information, Community Vulnerability, and Public Policy in the Gulf Coast
   Evaluating Land Use Change Due to Hurricanes on the Gulf Coast

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