Abstract
Recent studies have shown that satellite data can be used in the detection and monitoring of potential outbreak areas of the Australian plague locust. However, the routine monitoring of such areas using Landsat MSS data is precluded by the high cost of the data, although it is still used selectively for forecasting. An alternative approach has been to make use of lower-cost meteorological satellite data with lower spatial resolution, for example that of the NOAA and GMS satellites, which provide an acceptable compromise between frequency of monitoring, relevant data and cost. This paper describes the acquisition of GMS LRFAX and NOAA APT data and other relevant meteorological data at the Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) Headquarters in Canberra and the use of the data in the APLC.
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