Hyperspectral Imaging Project
The hyperspectral imaging project is a joint initiative with Mission-Aransas NERR and the NOAA Environmental Cooperative Science Center (ECSC). Hyperspectral imagery will be used to classify vegetation habitats and water characteristics. The flyover was expected to occur the week of July 14, 2008, but due to weather and schedule delays imagery was aquired October 18- 20th, 2008.The principal thematic research objectives to date include flightlines and accompanying field surveys (ground-truthing) of:
- SAV (primarily seagrass) and salt marsh habitats at Redfish Bay
- Whooping crane marsh habitats of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
- A freshwater wetland complex (Fennessey Ranch)
- Retrieval algorithms for water column constituents (esp chlorophyll, CDOM, and total suspended matter)
- Thermal imagery for western shoreline of Copano Bay
Hyperspectral Planning Meeting was held on March 31, 2008
Logistics Information for flyover (week of July 14, 2008)
Details about Proposed Projects for imagery collected
Conference Call Notes 1.20.09
NERRS Classification Documents
Background Information:
- CALMIT's flight program
- Mission-Aransas NERR
- The University of Texas Marine Science Institute
- Texas A&M Center for Coastal Studies
- Harte Research Institute
- Human Dimension Project of the Mission-Aransas NERR
For more information contact:
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Geospatial Analysis thematic area lead for the NOAA Environmental Cooperative Science Center
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Mission-Aransas NERR manager