Open-File Report 2008–1326
1 USGS, FISC, St. Petersburg, FL
2 NASA,Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA
3 Jacobs Technology, contracted to USGS, St. Petersburg, FL
4 NPS, Northeastern Coastal and Barrier Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program, Kingston, RI
5 Eckerd College, contracted to USGS, St. Petersburg, FL
Project DescriptionThese Lidar-derived topography maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) St. Petersburg, the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility. One objective of this research is to create techniques to survey coral reefs, barrier islands, and various nearshore coastal environments for the purposes of geomorphic change studies, habitat mapping, ecological monitoring, change detection, and event assessment. As part of this project, data from an innovative instrument under development at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, the NASA Experimental Airborne Advanced Research Lidar (EAARL) are being used. This sensor has the potential to make significant contributions in this realm for measuring subaerial and submarine topography wthin cross-environment surveys. High spectral resolution, water-column correction, and low costs were found to be key factors in providing accurate and affordable imagery to coastal resource managers. For scientific questions or more information, please contact the author. |
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