Total Shallow-Water Survey Through Airborne Hydrography

Abstract

Eight years of SHOALS (Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne Lidar Survey) operations have proven that airborne bathymetric lidar is an ideal tool for rapidly measuring shallow water depths and nearshore land elevations. The next generation Compact Hydrographic Airborne Rapid Total Survey (CHARTS) and Bathymetric And Topographic Survey (BATS) systems are fully integrated suites of airborne sensors, including bathymetric lidar, topographic lidar, and digital imagery. The flight parameters and sensor suites of the new systems are ideal for further integration with other airborne sensors like hyperspectral imagers. The new systems allow not only collection of shallow water depths, but also classification of shoreline features and shoreline position essential to a complete hydrographic mission. This paper outlines the future of airborne hydrography through a description of CHARTS and BATS. The current research and development efforts that support the creation of the new systems will result in a new era of total shallow-water survey from an airborne platform.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA488962

Entities

People

  • Jennifer M. Wozencraft
  • W. J. Lillycrop

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Bathymetry
  • Data Processing
  • Flight Speeds
  • Hydrography
  • Laser Pulses
  • Remote Sensing
  • Shallow Water
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design