For the Geeks & Computer Science Guys who care about restoring the Chesapeake Bay and return SAV (Submerged Aquatic Vegitation) & Aquatic Life Forms, NASA's MODIS Aqua is visual & analytic tool.

Here is where to start people, for you geeks & Tech Innovators Family Circle People located at Fairfax VA Metro DC Hub & Friends of Chesapeake Bay

Coastal Waters Conservation With Remote Sensing Satellites EOS
(Cafe Twin Pinterst Board Teaching & Learning Circle)

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/347973508681678755/
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Here is a "Geek" Study Report analysis of MODIS Aqua Images

Topic: Remote Sensing Of Environment

Title: Water Properties of Chesapeake Bay from MODIS Aqua Measurement
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Do you have crabs, Avi? Is that what this is about?

You saucy little bandicoot

Yea, crabs, oysters and clams at Chesapeake Bay geography.

They all need SAV (Submerged Aquatic Vegetation) to live and prosper.
now we are at 30% of the SAV goal, after 5 years of effort. We need to
go to 101% of goal, people, so that we can have lots of crabs, oysters, clams
and more !

The other satellite that we can use is called HICO (Hyperspectral Imager For the Coastal Ocean. HICO is located in the Japanese Module of the ISS (International Space Station) !

Here, you Geeks and Techis, read this attached wonderful article I just got from our NASA informal advisor who suggested we consider HICO for our virtual team proposals .

We can discuss this further at my group at LinkedIn.Com, Potomac Knowledge Bridge, or your group, ok ?

HICO, is based at Oregon State University at the west coast, since 2009, when it was activated.

Here is the url for HICO at Oregon State University:

http://hico.coas.oregonstate.edu/
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MODIS Aqua & HICO, doesn't it almost like a melodie ?

Anyone want to write poem or country song about MODIS Aqua and HICO ?


Cafe Twin

HICO Insrument at the International Space Station (ISS) on the Japanese module is surely has the most advanced imaging capacity.

But there is a problem for us educators and TIFC people at Fairfax Community to have access to the HICO.

HICO only takes one picture every orbit, that has the highest demand. Also, HICO can's see through clouds.

I am focusing on the older more available and useful Aqua (Satellite name) MODIS (Instrument) for our Fairfax community people needs.

Also, there is another satellite that may be also valuable, as we need a "standby" instrument, right ?

How about USGS Landsat 8 (up since 2009) ?

But here is more about Aqua Modis (Remote Sensing Ocean Optics)


http://picasso.oce.orst.edu/ORSOO/

I hope this means Chesapeake Bay seafood house will reopen soon!

On NOA site, the agency that makes maritime maps and does ocean mapping ,there is a ultrasonic image of a pretty good sized plane at the bottom of the bay. It is a mystery about what happened and the planes registry