modeling and mapping underwater monitoring sites
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Modeling and Mapping Underwater Monitoring Sites. Judd Patterson Brian Witcher Lindsay Wieland. NPS I&M South Florida/Caribbean Network Miami, FL. Coral Monitoring. Started in 1999 with Virgin Islands-Southern Florida Cluster Merged into South Florida/Caribbean Network and expanded. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Modeling and Mapping Underwater Monitoring Sites
Modeling and Mapping Underwater Monitoring Sites
NPS I&M South Florida/Caribbean NetworkMiami, FL
NPS I&M South Florida/Caribbean NetworkMiami, FL
Judd PattersonBrian Witcher
Lindsay Wieland
• Started in 1999 with Virgin Islands-Southern Florida Cluster
• Merged into South Florida/Caribbean Network and expanded
Coral MonitoringCoral Monitoring
Monitor how coral cover and species diversity are changing over
time…SFCN I&M
• ~70 miles to the W of Key West, FL
• 64,657 acres (99.8% underwater)
• Significant marine resources including well preserved coral reefs
• Remote with low visitation (<80,000/yr)
Dry Tortugas NPDry Tortugas NP
SFCN I&M
The Next StepThe Next Step
SFCN I&M
• Utilize Visual Nature Studio for more complex and visually appealing animations/stills
• Render clouds, waves, reflections, atmospheric effects, etc.
• 3D models with textures for landmarks such as Fort Jefferson and Loggerhead Key lighthouse – Google Sketchup
• 46 sq. mile no-take no-anchor preserve
• established Jan. 2007
Research Natural Area (RNA)Research Natural Area (RNA)
• SFCN goal to compare monitoring data from inside/outside the RNA
SFCN I&M
• Spatial data – Coordinates for 157 monitoring sites
• Tabular data – Field data collected during site visits
• Digital photographs – Photo from each cardinal direction (taken at each site)
Data SourcesData Sources
Combine!
SFCN I&M
Thumbs Plus to ArcGISThumbs Plus to ArcGIS
SFCN I&M
1. Open the Thumbs Plus database in Access (will open despite non-mdb file extension)
2. Design a query to extract needed data
3. Establish an ODBC connection to the Thumbs Plus database in ArcCatalog
4. Add the query to the ArcGIS Table of Contents
5. Join the query to your spatial features