FOSS4G NA 2024 - My Talk is Just Beach Remote Sensing - Michele Tobias

Project Geospatial

Michele Tobias shares insights on using publicly available data for remote sensing of sandy beaches, emphasizing the challenges of traditional data collection methods and the potential of open-source tools. Highlights 🌊 Focus on Beach Remote Sensing: Utilizing open data to analyze coastal ecosystems. 📊 Challenges of Traditional Methods: Fieldwork is costly and time-consuming, with limited sampling frequency. 🚁 Limitations of Aerial Imagery: Custom flights and drones face logistical and regulatory hurdles. 💻 Tools Used: Primarily R with Terra and SF packages for data analysis. 🌱 Importance of Vegetation: Small plants play a crucial role in beach ecology and dune formation. 📈 Data Quality: Sentinel imagery provides lower resolution, impacting vegetation detection quality. 🔍 Future Directions: Need for improved methodologies and better data resolution for effective environmental monitoring. For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com #RemoteSensing #BeachEcology #OpenData #DataScience #CoastalResearch #EnvironmentalMonitoring #GIS