Armored vehicles typically move along the edge of brushy and wooded areas in an attempt to maximize concealment. In recent years a growing concern has centered on the effect that continuous armored training exercises is having on the health of ecosystems within the reservation. This installation is a very large landholder most of which is actively used for training maneuvers for both infantry and armored exercises. Carson is home to the 3 rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 1 st Infantry Division. The Fort Carson Military Reservation is an active military training base located at the base of the front range of the Rocky Mountains near Colorado Springs, Colorado. This paper presents the results of a study that addresses this issue through the use of a combination of satellite imagery and small to medium scale color aerial photography. Methodologies being investigated range from field oriented data collection to the exploitation of remotely sensed imagery. Carson, Colorado are involved in an evaluation of techniques for monitoring changes in vegetative health on lands used for military training exercises. VEGETATIVE CHANGE DETECTION ON MILITARY LANDSÄegradation of vegetation as a result of training activities is a significant issue on many military installations.
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