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Welcome to the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing (KARS) Program. KARS is a research program of the Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas that conducts research on environmental and agricultural applications of remote sensing technology. In cooperation with its commercial partner TerraMetrics Agriculture, Inc., KARS facilitates technology transfer of products and services derived from remote sensing technologies to commercial, governmental, and other end users.

Location

Higuchi Hall
2101 Constant Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66047-3759

Contact KARS

Phone: 785-864-1500
Fax: 785-864-1534

China CO2 Terra NDVI

Coupling the Annual Atmospheric CO2 Cycle to Satellite NDVI The annual seasonal cycle in atmospheric CO2 concentrations is well known, largely attributable to the preponderance of mid-latitude, terrestrial vegetation in the northern hemisphere compared to the southern hemisphere. When northern hemisphere vegetation is photosynthetically active, which roughly corresponds with ...

Participants of the Ecosystms of Kansas Summer Institute June 2018 Workshop at the Kansas University Field Station. (picture provided by Rosemary Blum)

Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute June 4 - June 2018 at the KU Field Station The five day workshop was held at the KU Field Station. KU researchers provided University research information, activities and resources to help teachers develop curriculum that links current research to NGSS standards about Kansas Aquatic and Terrestrial ecosystems and Geographic ...

2018 peas on 2017 corn stalks in northwest Kansas (picture by Jude Kastens)

2018 U.S. Corn & Soybeans Out of the Gate Fast June 6, 2018 – In collaboration with commercial partners TerraMetrics Agriculture, Inc. (TMAI) of Lawrence and Planalytics of Berwyn, PA, the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program (KARS) is keeping the industry apprised of the 2018 growing season through its GreenReport® ...

LiDAR Shaded Relief (Konza Prairie)

Kansas Statewide 2-m LiDAR In 2005-2006, the state of Kansas began development of its LiDAR bare-earth elevation dataset with a 2-m resolution coverage along the Kansas River corridor and several adjacent counties. Over the course of the next decade, piece-by-piece, statewide coverage was eventually ...

Soy next to forest in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Mato Grosso Land Cover Mato Grosso is a frontier in the sense that natural vegetation, both rainforest and savanna, known as cerrado, are being replaced with crop production and other agricultural uses. Mechanized agriculture moved rapidly into the area in the 1990s, with soybeans ...

Western Kansas Potential Playa Areas (image by Jude Kastens)

Kansas Playas Prior to European settlement in the 1800s, the Kansas landscape was home to thousands of wetlands. In addition to providing habitat, sustenance and freshwater to indigenous and migratory wildlife, wetlands naturally provide additional services including surface water treatment, groundwater recharge ...

Research

2005 Kansas Land Cover Patterns - Level IV

Started: November 2006

Natural Resource Planner

Started: December 2013

Maps

GreenReport

Published: November 2018

Natural Resource Planner

Published: September 2018

Kansas Applied Remote Sensing
Higuchi Hall
2101 Constant Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66047-3759
P: 785-864-1500

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