Halifax Harbour drained: integration of multibeam, elevation, and SAR data

Remote sensing and hydrography are brought together in a composite image of the Halifax Harbour and surrounding area in Nova Scotia, Canada. The image represents an integration project involving three different data sources: bathymetry, elevation, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR). A seamless mosaic along the shoreline is achieved by merging the harbour depth data with elevation data. Subsequently, satellite imagery was draped over the land portion of the image. Continuous data of the terrestrial surface has advantages for geographers, geologists and other geoscientists. Geomorphological features and geological structures which otherwise may go undetected in isolated data sets can be revealed