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<br />~~" - nviroData has heeri selected by the Board of Water and Soil R_ esources
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<br />=- -. ,.. ~ . _ -. _ ; Dr: Marvin. Bauer, Director" of the Remote Sensng.Lah, will provide instruc ~ -
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<br />- he Board of Water and~Soil Resources is the state. agency responsible for -
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<br />_ by the WCA Ari enhanced' capability m air photo interpretation will help its
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<br />=: ~''- '~ ~- ~ ~ nes The Corgi"of Engineers`Wetlands Delineation Manual (known as the `87
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<br />~ ~.,; =' ,' functions and values inventories, determuung~wetlands:exemptions, mapping
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<br />-_ Under certain circumstances,-air photo interpretation may be the only reliable _
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<br />~Published by ~ River Interpretation of~aerial photos would resolve many quesnons~that could _-
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<br />- nivroData has been selected because.of our expertise in wetlands air- ,.
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