The Red Sea Rangers:

1. The Red Sea Rangers: The Red Sea Rangers: Presented by Joe Aufmuth, University of Florida, USA, mapper@uflib.ufl.edu Dr. Hesham Abd-El Rasol, Red Sea Sustainable Development and Improved Water Resources Management Project, Egypt, hesham_61@yahoo.com Dr. Scot Smith, University of Florida, USA, SESmith@ifas.ufl.edu IAMSLIC 31st Annual Conference October 10th-14th, 2005 Rome, Italy a case study on using spatial collections and remote sensing to protect aquatic resources IAMSLIC Rome 2005

2. Project Summary • In 1997 the Nature Conservation Sector (NCS) of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), through the Egyptian Environmental Policy Program (EEPP) assisted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), formed the Red Sea Rangers. • A seminar funded by USAID trained Rangers to use spatial collections and remote sensing to map and help manage Red Sea coastal resources • Techniques used image processing and GIS software to integrate satellite images, ancillary GIS data, and Red Sea field observations • A summary of the training and challenges of communicating technical issues in a multi-cultural environment are presented IAMSLIC Rome 2005

3. The Red Sea: Egyptian Coastline • 1500 km Coastline • One of the World’s most spectacular recreational diving destinations • Extremely popular tourist location • A major Mid-East shipping route • Tremendous growth potential IAMSLIC Rome 2005

4. Red Sea Tourism IAMSLIC Rome 2005

5. Shoreline Development IAMSLIC Rome 2005

6. Boating, Fishing, Diving IAMSLIC Rome 2005

7. Marine Resources Impacts IAMSLIC Rome 2005

8. Damage to coral reefs from marine recreation (boating, fishing, diving, and collecting) Over-fishing Aquatic and terrestrial habitat degradation Commercial shipping accidents Development increases need for Land-based solid waste disposal sites Potential Impacts IAMSLIC Rome 2005

9. The Red Sea Rangers • Approximately 40 Rangers • Environmental compliance • Environmental education • Enforce regulations • Survey environmental resources • GIS, Remote Sensing and GPS mapping section IAMSLIC Rome 2005

10. The Ranger’s Mapping Program • Approximately 10 Rangers • Mapping coastal resources • Monitoring environmental change • Predicting marine impacts • Locating future facilities • Meeting the Ranger program’s spatial information needs IAMSLIC Rome 2005

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12. Course locationAl Ghardaqah الغردقة) (Hurghada, Egypt) Red Sea Hurghada http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/refmaps.html IAMSLIC Rome 2005

13. The Classroom IAMSLIC Rome 2005

14. Course OutlineClassroom Day 1 • Remote sensing applications, theory, and principles • Image enhancement theory and exercises • NASA Remote Sensing Tutorial http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/start.html IAMSLIC Rome 2005

15. Remote Sensing Theory Visible Electromagnetic Spectrum http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/mw/mmw_rainbow.html#visible Satellite Sensors (Spectral Resolution) Light Reflectance Sun Reflectance Earth http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/IAS/handbook/handbook_htmls/chapter6/chapter6.html IAMSLIC Rome 2005

16. Satellite Image Data Satellite “Bands” Spatial Resolution 1 (B) 129 30 m 2 (G) 110 30 m 3 (R) 103 “Reflectance Value” Field Of View IAMSLIC Rome 2005

17. Satellite Sensor Summary • Many different imaging satellites • Spectral resolution: Width of spectrum measured by satellite • Spatial resolution: Satellite image pixel size • http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/start.html IAMSLIC Rome 2005

18. ClassroomDay 2 and 3 • Image classification theory, methods and laboratory exercises • Hand-held spectroradiometer theory and application • Temporal change detection theory and laboratory exercises IAMSLIC Rome 2005

19. Satellite Image Processing Summary • Preprocessing • Atmospheric correction (sun, clouds, haze) • Radiometric Correction (satellite sensor) • Geometric Correction (assign coordinates) • Postprocessing • Image Classification (assign description) • “Unsupervised” -- computer • “Supervised” – User guided • Other vector spatial data (ancillary data) • Ground Truth (pre or post classification) • Spectroradiometer field measurements IAMSLIC Rome 2005

20. Image Display and Enhancement False Color Bands 4,3,2 Full Image Subset True Color Bands 3,2,1 False Color Bands 7,1,5 IAMSLIC Rome 2005

21. Image Classification Geographic Information Systems Data (ancillary data) Image Classification 3 Classes IAMSLIC Rome 2005

22. Ground TruthSpectroradiometer On The Sea On The Land IAMSLIC Rome 2005

23. Red Sea Field TripDay 4 • Demonstrate theory and application of using hand-held spectroradiometer in marine biology • Field data processing and laboratory exercises to apply field data in order to enhance image classification IAMSLIC Rome 2005

24. Red Sea Field Trip IAMSLIC Rome 2005

25. Mission Planning IAMSLIC Rome 2005

26. Equipment Check GPS Sensor Spectroradiometer IAMSLIC Rome 2005

27. Data Collection IAMSLIC Rome 2005

28. Example Study Areas Shallow Water Coral Sea Grass Deep Water IAMSLIC Rome 2005

29. Example Spectral Data Source ASTER spectral library http://speclib.jpl.nasa.gov/Search.htm IAMSLIC Rome 2005

30. Hurghada Mountains Field Trip Day 5 • Demonstrate theory and application of using hand-held spectroradiometer in Geology • Field data processing and laboratory exercises to apply field data in order to enhance image classification IAMSLIC Rome 2005

31. Mountain Field Trip IAMSLIC Rome 2005

32. Mission Planning IAMSLIC Rome 2005

33. Equipment Check Calibration Plate IAMSLIC Rome 2005

34. Data Collection IAMSLIC Rome 2005

35. Example Study Areas Rocks, Minerals Soils, Vegetation Landscape IAMSLIC Rome 2005

36. Example Spectral Data Source ASTER spectral library http://speclib.jpl.nasa.gov/Search.htm IAMSLIC Rome 2005

37. The Red Sea Rangers IAMSLIC Rome 2005

38. Post Training Landfill Siting Study • ASTER satellite imagery and GIS data to locate a potential solid waste disposal site • Criteria – distance from the coast, protectorates, and roads, as well as specified slope, drainage, and soils IAMSLIC Rome 2005

39. GIS Criteria Selected Sites IAMSLIC Rome 2005

40. Our Host and Family IAMSLIC Rome 2005

41. Red Sea Ranger Hospitality IAMSLIC Rome 2005

42. Farewell Dinner IAMSLIC Rome 2005

43. Questions ? IAMSLIC Rome 2005