DocumentCode :
1795339
Title :
Advances in coastal wetland remote sensing
Author :
Klemas, Victor V.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Marine Sci. & Policy, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
fYear :
2014
fDate :
27-29 May 2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
16
Abstract :
To plan for wetland protection and sensible coastal development, scientists and managers need to monitor the changes in coastal wetlands as the sea level continues to rise and the coastal population keeps expanding. Advances in remote sensor design and data analysis techniques are providing significant improvements for studying and mapping natural and man-induced changes of coastal wetlands. New techniques include fusion of multi-sensor, multi-resolution and multitemporal images; object-based and knowledge-based classification algorithms; wetland biomass/health mapping with radar, LiDAR, and imagery; high-resolution satellite data; hyperspectral sensors; and quadcopters with digital cameras. Results of case studies show that analysis of new satellite and aircraft data, combined with a minimum of field observations, allows researchers to effectively determine longterm trends and short-term changes of wetland vegetation and hydrology. The objective of this paper is to review recent developments in wetland remote sensing and to evaluate the performance of the new techniques.
Keywords :
environmental monitoring (geophysics); geophysical equipment; geophysical image processing; hydrological techniques; hyperspectral imaging; lakes; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; LiDAR; aircraft data; coastal development; coastal population; coastal wetland change monitoring; coastal wetland remote sensing; data analysis techniques; digital cameras; high resolution satellite data; hyperspectral sensors; knowledge based classification algorithms; multiresolution images; multisensor images; multitemporal images; object based classification algorithms; quadcopters; radar; remote sensor design; sea level; wetland biomass mapping; wetland health mapping; wetland protection; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sea level; Sea measurements; Spatial resolution; Vegetation mapping; Remote sensing; coastal wetlands; wetland health; wetland mapping; wetland remote sensing; wetland stress;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Baltic International Symposium (BALTIC), 2014 IEEE/OES
Conference_Location :
Tallinn
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5707-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/BALTIC.2014.6887873
Filename :
6887873
Link To Document :
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