Preliminary Materials Mapping in the Park City Region for the Utah USGS-EPA Imaging Spectroscopy Project using both high and low altitude AVIRIS data

This paper presents the preliminary results of AVIRIS-based materials mapping in the region surrounding Park City, Utah. This work was performed as a part of the USGS-EPA Utah Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Imaging Spectroscopy Project, in which spectroscopic imaging and analysis is being employed for watershed evaluation in areas of past and present mining activity. The objective of the project is to map surface mineralogy and vegetation type/vigor in five major mining districts in Utah with the purpose of identifying sources and environmental effects of acid drainage. The Park City district, located approximately 35 km ESE of Salt Lake City, Utah, is of particular interest because Park City will be the site of the winter Olympics in 2002.