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Great to see YSI, a Xylem brand introduce eoapp AQUA to the US market! - We feel confident that this smart web app will help simplify the work of many managers of water bodies. Try the app and monitor key parameters remotely and in near-realtime, set thresholds for alerts or trigger reportings within mouse clicks! #eoapp #hydrospatial

How can you use multispectral drone data to efficiently map very shallow waters? The project 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗣 offers new insights and capabilities.    Together with German Aerospace Center (DLR) and OptoPrecision GmbH we recently finalised this project – in collaboration with Fugro.    🔎 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗣 aimed to develop a flexible drone-based system to survey coastal and shallow water zones and improve situational awareness. Coastal stakeholders will benefit from flexible and extremely high-resolution bathymetric data. This should be complemented by seafloor characterisation and allow to localise anomalies in the shallow water area critical for navigation.    💰 Currently, on-site survey methods for shallow water require a significant effort in equipment and costs. To address this, we developed a concept and system using standard drones. These can be operated with standard licenses and relatively affordable, but precise multispectral sensor systems and positioning.     ❓ However, this implied many modifications on how EOMAP has processed spectral information before. So far, our physics-based algorithms to retrieve depth and water properties rely on multispectral satellite or hyperspectral airborne data. The amount of collected data, their recording conditions, the positioning, the fact that they record below clouds and many other aspects had to be researched and applied. ❗ Finally, the results positively surprised us in terms of quality, the sensitivity of the system, and outcome:    ➡ Multispectral drone data are particularly useful in very shallow waters.  Correct calibration, analytics and mosaicking as well as geolocation improvements are of highest importance. ➡ Throughout the project, the developed algorithms and workflows proved reliable on different sites and with three different sensors. ➡ The drone-based system now provides a harmonised workflow with user-friendly handling. It allows for flexible on-site surveys in very high resolution. ➡ This is of particular interest for mapping changes, such as coastal erosion processes for benthic studies.    The images show the drone-derived bathymetry with a spatial resolution of 5 cm in Prerow, Germany using a Multispectral Imaging Camera (MAIA).   A huge "𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗛Ö𝗡" to our project partners for their excellent cooperation, to Fugro, Landesbetrieb für Küstenschutz, Nationalpark und Meeresschutz Schleswig-Holstein and Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt Mittleres Mecklenburg for their great support and – last, but not least - to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action for their funding.     Please reach out to shallowwater@eomap.de for further details.    #drone #hydrospatial #research #innovation #hydrography #bathymetry #digitaltwin #coastal

📢 Now online: The Danish Depth Model (DDM) 2.0, building on crowd-sourced data, airborne lidar and satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB).   The updated 50-metre model of the Danish Geodata Agency is a leap forward in both data quantity and quality. It not only includes vast areas that lacked bathymetric coverage before, but also integrated new data sources.   From the beginning of 2024 onwards, EOMAP has supported the Danish Hydrographic Office with Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB) for mapping near-coastal shallow water areas. The result is a seamless shallow water grid of the Danish coastline and its hundreds of islands.  This SDB grid has been integrated with existing and other new data sources, such as airborne lidar and crowd-sourced bathymetry. All datasets have been harmonised, resulting in uniform depth measurements.  The new DDM addresses all stakeholders who value a comprehensive overview of marine areas and depths. It is a key tool for accurate storm surge, wave and climate models for maritime planning. Moreover, it supports the planning of projects such as wind farms, bridges and tunnels. However, the new 50-metre model is not designed for navigation.   Last, but not least, these data are embedded into the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Bathymetry.  You can freely access the DDM on the Danish Geodata Agency’s website - including insights into the source data. Read more on the new depth model here: https://lnkd.in/dfRhnnwM   Congratulations to the entire team and “ Mange tak” for this successful collaboration!  Philip Sigaard Granding, Matilde Kjær Christiansen, Mikkel Brix Mørk, Thierry Schmitt  If you wish to fill coastal data gaps, monitor morphodynamics, habitats or remotely control the coastal waters from the comfort of your desk, please reach out to our coastal team at shallowwater@eomap.de. #detectmore #bathymetry #denmark #balticsea #northsea #hydrospatial #satellitederivedbathymetry  

𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 - 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 🌊 Sandy coastlines are particularly vulnerable to exposure from wave and climate events, such as cyclones and storms, leading to significant coastal erosion, inundation and changes in shallow-water bathymetry, habitats and water quality. Frequent, high-quality spatial information across the coastal zone is required to monitor, manage and predict coastal changes and associated hazards, however, these data are seldom available. 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗦: 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 (𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-) 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 (𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-)𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 is a collaboration between the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), EOMAP , Noosa Council and The University of Queensland, supported by the Queensland Earth Observation Hub (a SmartSat CRC and Queensland Government initiative). The team addressed the challenges of understanding complex coastal processes and their impacts at a local level, by: ◾ developing a state-of-the-art cloud-based coastal monitoring system, with predictive capabilities, to facilitate coastal adaptation to climate change and build resilience against coastal hazards. ◾ leveraging near real-time metocean data (waves and tides), satellite imagery, satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB), echolocation, drone imagery, Digital Elevation Models, water quality information (e.g. turbidity), 3D modelling (including hydrodynamic modelling and beach erosion rate forecasting), artificial intelligence-based analytics and cloud-based portal technology, to derive and deliver information and tools that fill the gaps in our understanding of coastal processes, coastal hazards and beach safety. 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗦 is now commercially available as an operational coastal change monitoring and hazards early warning system, allowing for adaptive management as new data becomes available (e.g. changes in coastal morphology or nearshore bathymetry), with regular updating of coastal erosion models and alerts as issues arise. 👏 Congrats to the 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗦 multi-skilled team of Javier Leon (UniSC), Magnus Wettle (EOMAP), Daniel Harris (UQ) and Shayan Barmand (Noosa Shire Council), for developing this highly innovative coastal monitoring solution, which will ultimately help increase the resilience of coastal communities to climate change and sea-level rise.  🌏 Please get in touch if you want to know more about 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗦, bespoke Web Apps, or our other Apps including SDB-Online (shallow-water bathymetry) and eoApp AQUA (water-quality monitoring). #coasts #coastalmonitoring #metocean #bathymetry #sdb #drones #DEM #eoportals #eoapps #ai #earthobservation #eo #remotesensing #hydrospatial #geospatial

Are you an ocean scientist with modeling experience? Then there is a rare and exciting opportunity to work with us in a senior position at the Potsdam Institute, one of the world's leading climate science institutions! More info here: https://lnkd.in/edbqy46C

A good occasion to meet our colleague Knut Hartmann: The IHO Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (AHRC) meeting in Tromsø, Norway. On 3rd September, Knut will elaborate on how hydrographic capacity building can benefit from satellite-based information. The Arctic Commission - founded in 2010 and chaired by Birte Noer Borrevik - is one of 15 regional IHO commissions. These unite international experts to advance mutual hydrographic and chart production problems, plan joint survey operations, and resolve schemes for medium and large-scale international chart coverage in their regions. In this context, the ARHC's specific target is to improve 🌐 hydrographic awareness, 🗺 nautical charting, 🌍 and marine environmental protection in the Arctic. We're always glad to contribute. Read more about the commission's scope and IHO's work here: https://lnkd.in/dJh8sTDx International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) #hydrospatial #arctic #hydrography #remotesensing #marine #protection

🌿 Kelp is a highly productive natural resource, providing food and shelter for marine life and the potential for carbon storage. Learn how the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles use satellite-based knowledge to understand where kelp grows and how sea surface temperature affects it. According to NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, kelp forests are highly dynamic ecosystems covering a third of the world’s coastlines. Their growth and distribution are greatly influenced by ecological dynamics, human impacts, and environmental stressors, such as a warming ocean. Kelp thrives in temperate coastal waters on rocky reefs, but will also grow in nearshore areas including break walls and riprap armored shorelines. However, once the temperature rises above 18 - 23°C, the kelp canopy dies off and sinks to the seafloor where it fuels benthic food webs. Our long-term partner WSP in the U.S. - in collaboration with the authorities of Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles - has been responding proactively to this challenge to understand kelp dynamics on urbanized coastlines. Exhausting the potentials of remote sensing 🌿 they count on seasonal routines of kelp mapping and monthly water quality analysis, 🛰 using very-high-resolution commercial Maxar Technologies (WorldView), Airbus Defence and Space - Intelligence (Pleiades NEO) and high-resolution Copernicus ECMWF Sentinel-2 image data. 🌿 This way, the port authorities can keep track of the extent of surface and submerged kelp and crucial #environmental impact factors on kelp growth such as turbidity and water temperature. Data from these surveys are used in environmental documents and biological mitigation planning to meet NOAA requirements for Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation Act (MSA) to determine if Port activities are likely to have an impact on EFH or protected species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Fisheries Management Plans (FMP) for groundfish and pelagic species. Kevin Stolzenbach: “The EOMAP team has been a great collaborator to apply remote sensing to the needs of both Ports. They consistently provide excellent technical support on image acquisition, analysis, and creating an online portal to view and export data.” On our side, we truly appreciate this cooperation with plenty of interesting insights on kelp protection. Are you interested in similar services for your coastal or harbor area? - Philip Klinger and our shallow water team will be glad to give you more details.   #kelp #harbour #portmanagement #hydrospatial #remotesensing #monitoring #waterquality #losangeles #longbeach #sentinel2

✅ Ready for the #VV24 launch on 4 September 2024, the Copernicus EU #Sentinel2C upper composite meets its Vega rocket in the launch tower at Europe’s Spaceport. 👉https://lnkd.in/eJdvsWm4 Credits: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–T. Leduc Centre National d'Études Spatiales ARIANESPACE

Congratulations, team Planet! - Confident that this will strengthen fact-based decision support in favor of aquatic environments and #biodiversity, we look forward to integrating more Dove data into our data products and apps. #remotesensing #hydrospatial

“Analysing nearshore change at Coquina Beach following #Hurricane Idalia” - Learn more during Edward Albada's talk at the upcoming ASBPA American Shore and Beach Preservation Association Conference 2024 (26-29 August). In Galveston, Texas, coastal engineer Edward will outline how our physics-based Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB) helped assess the beach and nearshore change after nourishment measures in 2021 and the hurricane in Florida in August 2023. For this purpose, two (a pre- and two post-hurricane) SDB snapshots from Planet’s SkySat imagery in 3 m horizontal resolution were compared against APTIM’s single sideband (SSB) profile data. The results indicate 📍 physics-based SDB as a viable option for local and federal regulatory agencies 📍 who are interested in rapid, cost-effective, and accurate bathymetric surveys following episodic storm events. 📍 The SDB comparison allows for a direct assessment of spatial changes within the domain, including sandbar dynamics and smothering of hard-bottom features. 📍 The comparison in dense spatial grids also allows for a better understanding of the nearshore dynamics and beach response for potential application in morphological modeling applications. 🗣 Conference talk: 28 August at 8.20 - 8.40 am I Galveston Island Convention Center I Track E - Harbor If you don't make it to Texas: Please get in touch with Edward or shallowwater@eomap.de to learn more about this and other use cases! Thank you for the great cooperation to Morjana Signorin and Lindino Benedet. 👉 Here is more on the 2024 conference under the motto “Wrangling the Waves of Change: Adapting to Coastal Dynamics”: https://lnkd.in/dEyv8J4R #hydrospatial #hurricane #coastal #climateresilience #earthobservation #bathymetry #naturebasedsolution