High Resolution Landscape Mosaics for Coral Reef Mapping and Monitoring
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The U.S. Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) has supported a) the development of software tools for generating underwater landscape mosaics without relying on external navigation and b) the evaluation of these mosaics for coral reef mapping and monitoring. We are seeking to identify potential applications and partners. Data Acquisition Requirements: Mosaics are made in one of two modes: "Standard mode" uses video data only; "Enhanced mode" uses still images acquired synchronously with the video. Both need: • Near-nadir view video 1-2 m from seabed. • High (~80%) overlap between swaths. Enhanced mode additionally requires: • Still camera synchronized with video.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008