The rocky intertidal dataset consists of drone imagery and associated data, collected as part of nearshore surveying at the Hakai Institute.
The goals of this project are to:
1. Collect drone imagery associated with Nearshore survey sites, including affiliate research projects
Relate RPAS-derived metrics to in situ field surveys
2. Derive metrics for nearshore habitat productivity and biodiversity using remotely sensed imagery
This project has two levels, the first being a one-time inventory, and the second being a seasonal component.
Level 1: one-time (i.e. non-seasonal) 3D models of all the sites for Nearshore Rocky intertidal, Pyropia, and Harley, Gehman, and Martone sites.
Level 2: At least once per year, collect fine-resolution orthomosaics to classify barnacles, mussels, phyllospadix, fucus, and other primary cover types.
We performed the Level 1 and Level 2 mapping at the following Hakai Rocky Intertidal sites as well as the level 1 and level 2 mapping at the three seasonal sites, we mapped sites requested by Alyssa Gehman / Chris Harley, Patrick Martone, and the seasonal Pyropia sites.
