Abstract
Airborne Sensor Fusion for Coastal Environmental Applications
Track: Imagery
Author
Currently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jointly operates the Compact Hydrographic Airborne Rapid Total Survey (CHARTS) with the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) through the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX). This sensor suite features the latest in sensor fusion including an Optech SHOALS-3000T20 with bathymetric and topographic lasers, an ITRES CASI-1500 for hyperspectral imaging, and a DSS RGB digital camera. The JALBTCX produces a suite of data products developed from the sensors, such as 1 and 5-meter Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), bare earth DEMs, true color aerial photography mosaics, hyperspectral image mosaics, shoreline contours, laser reflectance, and land cover. The U.S. Army Research and Development Center (ERDC) is working with the JALBTCX taking advantage of the sensor fusion technological advancements and expertise from the Environmental Laboratory to develop and enhance environmental data product and analysis for coastal applications.
Molly Reif
USACE, ERDC
7225 Stennis Airport Rd
Suite 100
Kiln, Mississippi 39556
United States
Phone: 228-252-1134
E-mail: molly.k.reif@usace.army.mil
Deborah Shafer
USACE-ERDC
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
United States
Phone: 601-634-3650
E-mail: Deborah.J.Shafer@usace.army.mil
Bruce Sabol
USACE-ERDC
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
United States
Phone: 601-634-2297
E-mail: Bruce.M.Sabol@usace.army.mil