title: Environmental monitoring and research at the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
abstract: The Biomedical Operations and Research Office at the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center has been supporting environmental monitoring and research since the mid-1970s. Program elements include monitoring of baseline conditions to document natural variability in the ecosystem, assessments of operations and construction of new facilities, and ecological research focusing on wildlife habitat associations. Information management is centered around development of a computerized geographic information system that incorporates remote sensing and digital image processing technologies along with traditional relational data base management capabilities. The proactive program is one in which the initiative is to anticipate potential environmental concerns before they occur and, by utilizing in-house expertise, develop impact minimization or mitigation strategies to reduce environmental risk.
authors.affiliation: Bionetics Corporation, John F. Kennedy Space Center.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hinkle
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Knott
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Summerfield
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000388:Air; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D004463:Ecology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D005431:Florida; D006077:Government Agencies; D007256:Information Systems; D010944:Plants; D011891:Rain; D012106:Research; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water