Abstract
Satellite remote sensing provides useful reconnaissance tool for mapping near-shore bathymetry, characterizing a coastal area and monitoring any seafloor changes that may have occurred since the last hydrographic survey of the area. At the 2012 Canada Hydro conference, a study was presented on the potential use of Landsat satellite imagery to map shallow-water bathymetry in a GIS environment over three study sites. Since then, several collaborations between the current study group and various hydrographic organizations were established with the goal of implementing optically-derived bathymetry as part of their data acquiring procedure. Bathymetry over additional study sites around the world was tested. Also, different commercial software packages were evaluated to provide an affordable processing platform for hydrographic offices in developing countries. In this paper, an overview will be provided on the advances that have been achieved in the past year and an update and future directions of the study.
Department
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
Publication Date
3-2013
Journal Title
US Hydrographic Conference
Conference Date
Mar 25 - Mar 28, 2013
Publisher Place
New Orleans, LA, USA
Publisher
Hydrographic Society of America
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
Pe'eri, Shachak; Parrish, Christopher; Alexander, Lee; Azuike, Chukwuma; Armstrong, Andy; and Sault, Maryellen, "Future directions in hydrography using satellite-derived bathymetry" (2013). US Hydrographic Conference. 847.
https://scholars.unh.edu/ccom/847