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An Evaluation Of Image Processing Techniques For Mapping Seagrass From Ikonos Satellite Imagery In Springs Coast Florida And Evaluating The Effectiveness Of These Techniques In Replacing Traditional Photo-Interpretation Methods, Rene Dieter Baumstark
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
Seagrass mapping in Florida provides important information about the spatial distribution and density of seagrass habitat in coastal waters. New image processing and satellite technologies present the opportunity to leverage quantitative, objective and cost effective techniques that have the potential to improve upon traditional aerial photography photo-interpretation techniques. Pan-sharpening, light attenuation correction and spatial/spectral image processing techniques were evaluated for their effectiveness in mapping seagrass from an IKONOS satellite image of Springs Coast, Florida. Pan-sharpening techniques, which are limited by the quality of the panchromatic band, were found to alter original multi-spectral pixel values in a statistically significant way and …