At the request of the U.S. Geological Survey and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Research Council is conducting a study to review the present status of spatially explicit land-change modeling approaches and describe future data and research needs so that model outputs can better assist the science, policy, and decision-support communities. For a full statement of the committee's task, click here.
Because the committee cannot hear from all the individuals and organizations that have valuable experience and ideas on this topic, the committee seeks your help on the following five questions.
Within the context of land modeling:
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Comments received by May 1, 2012 will be considered at the committee's next meeting (May 3-4, 2012). The committee welcomes all input through July 2012. Please note that any written comments submitted to the committee will be included in the study's public access file; however, individual comments will not be attributed to you specifically.