Georeferencing the Large-Scale Aerial Photographs of a Great Lakes Coastal Wetland: A Modified Photogrammetric Method
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Abstract
The geocontrol template method was developed to georeference multiple, overlapping analog aerial photographs without reliance upon conventionally obtained horizontal ground control. The method was tested as part of a long-term wetland habitat restoration project at a Lake Erie coastal wetland complex in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. As in most coastal wetlands, annually identifiable ground-control features required to georeference photo-interpreted data are difficult to find. The geocontrol template method relies on the following four components: (a) an uncontrolled aerial photo mosaic of the study area, (b) global positioning system (GPS) derived horizontal coordinates of each photo’s principal point, (c) a geocontrol template created by the transfer of fiducial markings and calculated principal points to clear acetate from individual photographs arranged in a mosaic, and (d) the root-mean-square-error testing of the system to ensure an acceptable level of planimetric accuracy. Once created for a study area, the geocontrol template can be registered in geographic information system (GIS) software to facilitate interpretation of multiple images without individual image registration. The geocontrol template enables precise georeferencing of single images within larger blocks of photographs using a repeatable and consistent method.
Suggested Citation
Kowalski, K., and Grapentine, J.L., 2010, Georeferencing the Large-Scale Aerial Photographs of a Great Lakes Coastal Wetland: A Modified Photogrammetric Method: Wetlands, v. 30, no. 2, p. 369-374, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-010-0027-9.
ISSN: 1943-6246 (online)
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Georeferencing the Large-Scale Aerial Photographs of a Great Lakes Coastal Wetland: A Modified Photogrammetric Method |
| Series title | Wetlands |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13157-010-0027-9 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication Date | February 25, 2010 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 369 |
| Last page | 374 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Erie, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge |