Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing (LARS)
The Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing (LARS) is a multidisciplinary research laboratory, involving the School of Agriculture, the School of Science and the Schools of Engineering established in 1966. LARS is internationally known for its research efforts relating to remote sensing and more recently Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Remote sensing and GIS technology research and development have been funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. State Department, the National Science Foundation (NSF) as well as state agencies, and private and international organizations. LARS is focused on research to further develop the fundamental knowledge of the earth and its biophysical processes and to develop and improve techniques for analyzing and interpreting remotely sensed data from earth observation sensors. LARS is supported by Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP) through the Rosen Center of Advanced Computing (RCAC).