St Mary-Milk Rivers Consumptive Use Study – Remote Sensing Component - 2016

This project addressed the sub-component related to investigating the role of remote sensing in validating and reporting consumptive use in the St. Mary and Milk Rivers. A report summarizing the “state-of-the-art” of these remote sensing technologies was prepared.  The summary report will be based on the following:  

• 1. A literature review of recently published articles describing applications of remote sensing methods to estimate consumptive water use in the United States and Canada  

• 2. Discussions with leading experts in the fields of remote sensing and estimation of consumptive water use.

The report focused on aspects of remote sensing methods that are relevant to application in the St. Mary-Milk River watershed including spatial and temporal resolution, accuracy, cost, and estimated time frame for operationalizing a remote sensing approach.