Airborne Systems and Underwater Monitoring

Abstract

Wetlands monitoring requires accurate topographic and bathymetric maps. Regular creation of these with minimal cost and reduced environmental impact, can be achieved using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This chapter introduces a set of systems needed to create this automation starting with an automatic image labeling system, an online classification system for differentiating land and water, offline bathymetric map creation, and online bathymetric map creation. All systems have been implemented, simulated, and field tested where possible.