Intertidal Zone Mapping
Southwest Alaska Network. 2018. Intertidal Zone Mapping. Southwest Alaska Network
In 2017, the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and Gulf Watch Alaska collaborated to collect aerial photography at two long-term intertidal monitoring sites along the coast of Katmai National Park and Preserve. We used a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS). This pilot project was the first time that a sUAS was used to map intertidal sites in a national park in Alaska. The purpose was to demonstrate capabilities of sUAS for creating precise digital Elevation Models (DEMs) from high-resolution aerial imagery, and to evaluate these products for assessing species presence and abundance within intertidal elevational zones.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Southwest Alaska Network
- Date of Issue
- 2018-03
- Publisher
- Southwest Alaska Network
- Units
- KATM , SWAN
- Keywords
- intertidal, mapping
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Intertidal Communities