BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 15 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Space satellites will soon help keep local water resources safe and clean.
Tapping into a 13-year partnership, Virginia Tech's Center for Ecosystem Forecasting will work closely with the Western Virginia Water Authority on a new research project to integrate satellite data to help water managers ensure safe drinking water in the Roanoke region.
With a new $600,000 grant from NASA, the Center for Ecosystem Forecasting's co-directors, Cayelan Carey and R. Quinn Thomas, will work with engineers and managers of the Western Virginia Water Authority to address multiple threats to water safety. George Allen, associate professor in...