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Remote Sens. 2011, 3, 2529-2551; doi:10.3390/rs3112529 OPEN ACCESS Remote Sensing ISSN 2072-4292 /journal/remotesensing Article Multispectral Remote Sensing from Unmanned Aircraft: Image Processing Workflows and Applications for Rangeland Environments Andrea S. Laliberte 1,*, Mark A. Goforth 2, Caitriana M. Steele 1 and Albert Rango 3 1 Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico State University, 2995 Knox St., Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA; E-Mail: caiti@ 2 Goforth Scientific Inc., P.O. Box 1579, Leesburg, VA 20177, USA; E-Mail: mark@ 3 USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Jornada Experimental Range, 2995 Knox St., Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA; E-Mail: alrango@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: alaliber@; Tel.: +1-575-646-3557; Fax: +1-575-646-5889. Received: 28 September 2011; in revised form: 18 November 2011 / Accepted: 18 November 2011 / Published: 22 November 2011 Abstract: Using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as remote sensing platforms offers the unique ability for repeated deployment for acquisition of high temporal resolution data at very high spatial resolution. Multispectral remote sensing applications from UAS are reported in the literature less commonly than applications using visible bands, although light-weight multispectral sensors for UAS are being used increasingly. . In this paper, we describe challenges and solutions associated with efficient processing of multispectral imagery to obtain orthorectified, radiometrically calibrated image mos