Site Appraisal Studies
Site Selection & Liability Studies
Site selection has a long-lasting impact on every real estate decision that GSA makes. The process, issues, and criteria that support this decision are of great importance, not only to GSA, but also to the local and federal communities, the environment, and future generations. GSA recognizes that every site selection is unique and that each Project Team ultimately determines the best process for their project. The final action closing the site selection process is the Regional Administrator’s signature on the Site Investigation Report.
Land Use/Land Cover Studies based on remote Sensing
Land use land cover (LULC) change detection based on remote sensing data is an important source of information for various decision support systems. Information derived from land use and land cover change detection is important to land conservation, sustainable development, and management of water resources. Remotely sensed satellite images provide a synoptic overview of the whole area in a very short time span.
Due Diligence Studies
Due diligence is the investigation or exercise of care that a reasonable business or person is normally expected to take before entering into an agreement or contract with another party or an act with a certain standard of care. It can be a legal obligation, but the term will more commonly apply to voluntary investigations. A common example of due diligence in various industries is the process through which a potential acquirer evaluates a target company or its assets for an acquisition
Geological & Hydro-geological Studies
Geology is an Earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Hydrogeology is the area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth's crust. The terms groundwater hydrology, geohydrology, and hydrogeology are often used interchangeably. The field is a major academic discipline for mineral and hydrocarbon exploration and extraction, knowledge about and mitigation of natural hazards.