Description
Twenty-four habitat and zone maps. This project is a cooperative effort between the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, the University of Hawaii, and Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLC. The goal of the work was to develop coral reef mapping methods and compare benthic habitat maps generated by photointerpreting georeferenced color aerial photography, hyperspectral and IKONOS satellite imagery. Twenty-seven distinct benthic habitat types within eleven zones were mapped directly into a GIS system using visual interpretation of orthorectified aerial photographs and hyperspectral imagery. Benthic features were mapped that covered an area of 790 km^2. In all, 204 km^2 of unconsolidated sediment, 171 km^2 of submerged vegetation, and 415 km^2 of coral reef and colonized hardbottom were mapped.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Resource | Unknown | default.aspx | Open resource |
| Web Resource | Unknown | maps2003.aspx | Open resource |
Tags
- 1026
- 1129
- aerial photography
- aircraft
- algae
- aurora hyperspectral imagery
- biosphere
- central pacific ocean
- color aerial photography
- coralline algae
- coral reef
- corals
- coris_metadata
- country/territory
- earth science
- habitat
- habitat mapping
- habitats
- hawaii
- hawaiian islands
- honolulu
- hyperspectral analysis
- ikonos
- island of oahu
- main 8 hawaiian islands benthic habitat mapping
- map images
- mapping
- mhi
- oahu
- oahu (21n157w0003)
- oahu island
- ocean
- ocean basin
- pacific ocean
- reef
- reef monitoring and assessment
- remote sensing
- satellite (digital scans)
- submerged aquatic vegetation
- unconsolidated sediments
- united states
- united states of america
- vegetation
- zoology