[Coral-List] Research Advice Needed

[andrew ross]

Or Google Earth is also nice and easy to use with
reasonable resolution- and it's free.
Andrew


--- Anjali Bahuguna <anjali at sac.isro.gov.in> wrote:

> Dear Chris
> 
> The best tool available to generate data on habitats
> and monitor the changes 
> is the satellite data-based mapping. The best data
> for your site would be 
> IKONOS.
> 
> All the best
> 
> Anjali
> 
> 
> Chris Zuidema <cmz7 at cornell.edu> said:
> 
> > Hello Coral-List
> > 
> >  I am conducting a small-scale environmental
> impact assessment on a bay 
> > of South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands,
> Caribbean, that is about to 
> > undergo dredging. I am writing for some advice
> from the experts.
> > 
> > I would like to create a habitat map of the bay
> which has an area of 
> > about 1 to 1.5 km^2 and a depth range of 0.5 to 9
> m. Habitat categories 
> > within the bay include: seagrass beds, algal
> plains, sand plains and 
> > reef flats. My question is: what would be the best
> method to accurately 
> > map out these habitats so as to be able to confirm
> change after dredging?
> > 
> >  My resources include boat, GPS, manta-tow, scuba
> and three people.
> > 
> >  Thank you for the help,
> > 
> >  Chris Zuidema
> > 
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> > 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dr. Anjali Bahuguna
> Scientist SF
> MCED/MESG/RESIPA, Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
> Ahmedabad - 15
> Phone: 079-26914340
> Fax: 079-26915825
> e-mail: anjali at sac.isro.gov.in,
> anjalinupur at yahoo.co.in
> 
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