HISTORICAL AERIAL IMAGERY

Sheila Scolaro

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

How is historical aerial photography useful in seagrass restoration?

■ Map historical seagrass beds

■ Determine timeline and extent of seagrass loss

■ Discern patterns

Source: Geological Society of America

Seagrass Imagery Inventory

UFDC: Map and Imagery Library

■ Frame Index■ Single Frame

1942 1953 1964

West Bay: Timeline of Seagrass Loss

1953 2015

Source: NAIP

NOAA Data Catalog

■ National Geodetic Survey (1943)

■ LiDAR

■ Ocean Imaging Corp.’s (2010)

– Deepwater Horizon MC252

NOAA Coastal Mapping Program

■ Emergency Response Imagery

– 2005: Hurricane Dennis

■ Ortho- rectified Mosaic Tiles

(2006, 2010)

■ Digital Terrain Elevation Map

(2004)

NOAA Digital Coast

USGS Earth Explorer

USGS Earth Explorer

Saint Andrew Bay 2010 West Bay 2010

USDA NAIP Imagery

■ National Agriculture Imagery Program (2003)

Sheila Scolaro

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Sheila.Scolaro@myfwc.com

Additional aerial imagery sources?Source: Florida State Library