Natural Resource Management

Clark Labs has developed an unparalleled set of tools to facilitate the management and protection of our natural resources. Whether you are modeling erosion potential, fire risk or demarcating watershed boundaries, Clark Labs' technologies address the complex analytical challenges that resource managers face.

Application areas include:
- Rainfall runoff analysis
- Erosion potential modeling with RUSLE
- Fire risk assessment
- Flood modeling and prediction
- Forest mapping

Analytical Examples: [click images to enlarge]


Results of a fire danger study are shown in the small image at the lower left. To make the image more dramatic and interpretable, an elevation model was used to calculate a hillshaded relief image for the area (upper left image). This was enhanced and merged with the classified image to produce the final relief-shaded fire danger image.


A soil erosion modeling tool, utilizing the Revised Universal Soil Loss equation (RUSLE), computes average soil loss on field units of relative homogeneity.


In addition to determining the flow pattern over an elevation model, the RUNOFF module includes the capability to allow for both a precipitation surface and a permeability surface to model surface runoff.