2003 aerial video imaging survey, Katmai National Park and Aniakchak National Preserve, Alaska (12-16, June 2003)
Harper J. 2003. 2003 aerial video imaging survey, Katmai National Park and Aniakchak National Preserve, Alaska (12-16, June 2003). CORI Project: 02-27. Coastal and Ocean Resources INC.
This survey combines the use of digital video camera technology with real-time GPS mapping to image the shoreline of both the Katmai National Park and Aniakchak National Preserve coast at low tide. The unusual features of the survey are: (a) the survey was conducted during the lowest tides of the year so the entire intertidal zone is imaged; (b) the technique is not weather dependent so imagery can be collected in any conditions under which aircraft can fly and; (c) both a coastal ecologist and coastal geomorphologist were in the aircraft providing real-time commentary on intertidal features that may not be visible on the imagery. The survey was conducted by Coastal & Ocean Resources Inc.(CORI), of Sidney, BC under contract to the National Park Service, located in Anchorage Alaska and the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council (CIRCAC), located in Kenai, Alaska.