Introduction

This web site describes remote sensing research being conducted by the Department of Geography at San Diego State University in support of San Diego's Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP).  The MSCP was developed by the City and County of San Diego in support of the Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP) for five southern California counties.  The NCCP is a novel and prototypical habitat management effort.  Wildlife agencies, landholders, city governments, developers, and environmentalists designed the habitat reserve system with designated developable lands.  San Diego's MSCP complies with all NCCP criteria and is designed to preserve natural habitat for threatened and endangered plants and animals in the county while still allowing for future urban development.  Currently this research is being funded under a NASA Food and Fiber Applications of Remote Sensing grant.  The objective of this research is to develop and implement remote sensing technologies which enable complete coverage and repetitive observations of habitat conditions within San Diego's MSCP reserve areas.  This information will help local governments and private landholders to establish management policies to better manage habitat reserves.  Past and present partners of this effort include; the City of San Diego, the County of San Diego, Conservation Biology Institute, California Department of Fish and Game, Ed Almanza & Associates, and Mission Trails Regional Park Rangers.  Please refer to the links at the bottom of this page for more information about many of these organizations. 

Links to other pages on this website

[ Project Overview ] [ Objectives and Approach ] [ Study Sites and Data ] [ Initial Results ]

[ GIS Demo ]

Project related links

[ City of San Diego ] [ County of San Diego ] [ CA Dept. of Fish and Game ] [ NCCP website ]

[ Conservation Biology Institute ] [ NASA Research Opportunities ] [ Mission Trails Regional Park ]

[ SDSU Geography Dept. ]