Structure-from-motion: uses in long-term shoreline monitoring
Presentation Abstract
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is tasked with the protection of State priority habitat and species through regulation of marine shoreline activities. To inform the development of best protections and mitigations, the WDFW Habitat Science Program has been monitoring how shoreline restoration activities throughout Puget Sound influence the topography and function of Washington’s nearshore environments. To support this effort, we explored the use of Structure-from-Motion (SfM), a photogrammetry technique that uses digital imagery with modeling software to create high-resolution 3-D models that enable real-world topographic mapping. At 13 shoreline armor removal sites throughout Puget Sound, the WDFW nearshore monitoring team used SfM to model restoration project sites to characterize the nearshore environment. We collected photos on-site using a compact camera either hand-held or fixed to an extendable pole, and used Trimble RTK GPS to collect ground control points. In phase one of our study, we completed surveys at project sites before restoration activities to establish baseline conditions, and again after restoration efforts to assess near-term responses of the physical beach environment. For phase two, WDFW will continue monitoring efforts to better understand long-term beach responses and inform future planning and development of shoreline restoration activities in these dynamic nearshore environments. While our monitoring project is on-going, we have identified and successfully implemented SfM to model localized nearshore environments. This technique uses simpler and more cost-effective equipment that in turn provides accurate high-resolution topographic data to quantify shoreline responses, and provide a foundation to continue long-term monitoring across a diversity of shoreline restoration projects. We plan to continue exploring the merits of SfM in a suite of landscape research and shoreline management, aim to advance efficiencies in field data collection and model processing, and continue to develop collaboration within and outside the department to expand SfM survey efforts.
Session Title
Structure from Motion and Drone Aerial Imagery for Coastal Restoration and Management
Conference Track
SSE15: Data and Information Management
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE15-422
Start Date
4-4-2018 3:30 PM
End Date
4-4-2018 3:45 PM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Photographic surveying; Ecological surveys--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Restoration monitoring (Ecology)--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Shorelines--Monitoring--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife
Geographic Coverage
Puget Sound (Wash.); Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
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Language
English
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Structure-from-motion: uses in long-term shoreline monitoring
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is tasked with the protection of State priority habitat and species through regulation of marine shoreline activities. To inform the development of best protections and mitigations, the WDFW Habitat Science Program has been monitoring how shoreline restoration activities throughout Puget Sound influence the topography and function of Washington’s nearshore environments. To support this effort, we explored the use of Structure-from-Motion (SfM), a photogrammetry technique that uses digital imagery with modeling software to create high-resolution 3-D models that enable real-world topographic mapping. At 13 shoreline armor removal sites throughout Puget Sound, the WDFW nearshore monitoring team used SfM to model restoration project sites to characterize the nearshore environment. We collected photos on-site using a compact camera either hand-held or fixed to an extendable pole, and used Trimble RTK GPS to collect ground control points. In phase one of our study, we completed surveys at project sites before restoration activities to establish baseline conditions, and again after restoration efforts to assess near-term responses of the physical beach environment. For phase two, WDFW will continue monitoring efforts to better understand long-term beach responses and inform future planning and development of shoreline restoration activities in these dynamic nearshore environments. While our monitoring project is on-going, we have identified and successfully implemented SfM to model localized nearshore environments. This technique uses simpler and more cost-effective equipment that in turn provides accurate high-resolution topographic data to quantify shoreline responses, and provide a foundation to continue long-term monitoring across a diversity of shoreline restoration projects. We plan to continue exploring the merits of SfM in a suite of landscape research and shoreline management, aim to advance efficiencies in field data collection and model processing, and continue to develop collaboration within and outside the department to expand SfM survey efforts.
