Publication Abstract

Review of Standards and Protocols for Seabed Habitat Mapping. 2^nd Edition

R. Coggan*, J. Populus, J. White, K. Sheehan, F. Fitzpatrick and S. Piel, S

The intention of the reviews was to examine existing standards and protocols with a view to highlighting those that could be adopted immediately, and identifying the major areas where further development was required. The reviews cover:

1. Remote sensing techniques for shoreline & shallow water surveys e.g. airborne techniques including LiDAR, CASI and aerial photography, satellite imaging, shoreline surveys and ground-truth sampling.
2. Remote sensing techniques for deeper water surveys e.g. using acoustic systems such as multibeam sonar, sidescan sonar , Acoustic Ground Discrimination Systems and 3D seismic systems, optical techniques including camera sledges, ROVs, drop cameras and sediment profile imagery.
3. In-situ sampling  for ground-truthing of remote data e.g. by diver surveys, grab and core samplers, and trawls dredges.

Reference

MESH Project document: 210 pages. http://www.searchmesh.net/Default.aspx?page=1442