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Module 7

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Bilko Module 7

Applications of Satellite and Airborne Image Data to Coastal Management

Contents

Introduction
Section 1

Introduction to the Bilko for Windows 2.0 image processing software

Introductory on-line tutorials
Section 2

Practical lessons using coastal image data of the Caicos Bank
1: Visual interpretation of images with the help of colour composites: getting to know the study area
2: The importance of acquiring images of the appropriate scale and spatial resolution for your objectives
3: Radiometric correction of satellite images: when and why radiometric correction is necessary
4: Crude bathymetric mapping using Landsat TM satellite imagery
5: Compensating for variable water depth to improve mapping of underwater habitats: why it is necessary
6: Mapping the major inshore marine habitats of the Caicos Bank by multispectral classification using Landsat TM
7: Predicting seagrass standing crop from SPOT XS satellite imagery
8: Assessing mangrove leaf-area index (LAI) using CASI airborne imagery

Further details