Developing hyperspectral drone technology for coral reef bathymetric mapping (Old ID 22931)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
The aim of this project is to develop a rapid and cost-effective technique for mapping shallow water bathymetry in coral reef environments. As water depth and reef structure is an important input for creating benthic habitat models, a robust means for generating this information is required. Current techniques use either coarse resolution satellite images or highly expensive boat-based SONAR. This project will instead use optical measurements obtained from a remotely piloted aircraft system (drone) to provide highly detailed depth measurements. This in turn can be used to calibrate and validate satellite models, and used to scale bathymetry over broader areas.
Date
01 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Drones;Hyperspectral;Coral Reefs
Funding Body
James Cook University
Amount
13986
Project Team
N/A