Mapping and Analyzing Acoustic Surveys' Results: A GIS Approach

Abstract

C.I.B.R.A. is a research group whose main interest is in the study of underwater sounds related to marine mammals and in the development of acoustic detection and analysis technologies. The "acoustic" aspect in wide area studies, critical habitat identification and population distribution has become more and more popular. According to our experience it is a difficult task to integrate, in one scheme, acoustic evidences with other data sets like remote sensing or seasonal fluctuations models, and scientists often fail to provide one general clear picture of the study area. Nowadays, more than expanding scientific knowledge about acoustic communication and echolocation in marine mammals, researchers' interest is shifting to more comprehensive research topics. The methodology used to consolidate on a GIS acoustic data, historical data and measured or modeled parameters is hereafter described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA418162

Entities

People

  • Claudio Fossati
  • Gianni Pavan
  • Marco Priano
  • Michele Manghi

Organizations

  • University of Pavia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Communications
  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Acoustics
  • Classification
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Demography
  • Detection
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Odontocetes
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Underwater Sound

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.