Santa Cruz Island Reserve

25 Aug, 07 AM - 29 Aug, 04 AM

In August, 2007, the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) beta system surveyed Santa Cruz Island, coincident with the blooming period for sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), the most prevalent invasive plant on SCI. The CAO beta system combines the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) with a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor and an integrated navigational system. Together these sensors allow for the development of high resolution, high fidelity data products for vegetation structure, species composition, and underlying topography. On SCI, known areas of dense fennel were used to "train" the CAO data to classify areas as likely to have fennel infestations. Field reconnaissance will then identify which areas were correctly classified and which were 'false positives.' This data will be compared to a recent field-based invasive plant mapping effort for both accuracy and precision. Systems like the CAO can make valuable contributions to protected areas' invasive plant mapping and early detection/rapid response programs.

Visit #15871 @Santa Cruz Island Reserve

Approved

Under Project # 10361 | Research

Airborne Remote Sensing of Invasive Plants

graduate_student - Stanford University

Reservation Members(s)

Kyla Dahlin Aug 25 - 29, 2008 (5 days)
Group of 4 Undergraduate Student Aug 25 - 29, 2008 (5 days)

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Jeep 5 Aug 25 - 29, 2008
Pickup Truck 5 Aug 25 - 29, 2008