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Modeling and Mapping Underwater Monitoring Sites

Modeling and Mapping Underwater Monitoring Sites. Judd Patterson Brian Witcher Lindsay Wieland. NPS I&M South Florida/Caribbean Network Miami, FL. Coral Monitoring. Started in 1999 with Virgin Islands-Southern Florida Cluster Merged into South Florida/Caribbean Network and expanded.

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Modeling and Mapping Underwater Monitoring Sites

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  1. Modeling and Mapping Underwater Monitoring Sites Judd Patterson Brian Witcher Lindsay Wieland NPS I&M South Florida/Caribbean Network Miami, FL

  2. Coral Monitoring • Started in 1999 with Virgin Islands-Southern Florida Cluster • Merged into South Florida/Caribbean Network and expanded • Monitor how coral cover and species diversity are changing over time… SFCN I&M

  3. Dry Tortugas NP • ~70 miles to the W of Key West, FL • 64,657 acres (99.8% underwater) • Significant marine resources including well preserved coral reefs • Remote with low visitation (<80,000/yr) SFCN I&M

  4. Journey to DRTO(ArcScene/ArcGlobe) SFCN I&M

  5. The Next Step • Utilize Visual Nature Studio for more complex and visually appealing animations/stills • Render clouds, waves, reflections, atmospheric effects, etc. • 3D models with textures for landmarks such as Fort Jefferson and Loggerhead Key lighthouse – Google Sketchup SFCN I&M

  6. Research Natural Area (RNA) • 46 sq. mile no-take no-anchor preserve • established Jan. 2007 • SFCN goal to compare monitoring data from inside/outside the RNA SFCN I&M

  7. Data Sources • Spatial data – Coordinates for 157 monitoring sites • Tabular data – Field data collected during site visits • Digital photographs – Photo from each cardinal direction (taken at each site) Combine! SFCN I&M

  8. Thumbs Plus SFCN I&M

  9. Thumbs Plus to ArcGIS • Open the Thumbs Plus database in Access (will open despite non-mdb file extension) • Design a query to extract needed data • Establish an ODBC connection to the Thumbs Plus database in ArcCatalog • Add the query to the ArcGIS Table of Contents • Join the query to your spatial features SFCN I&M

  10. Customizing ArcMap SFCN I&M

  11. Customizing ArcMap SFCN I&M

  12. Customizing ArcMap SFCN I&M

  13. Customizing ArcMap SFCN I&M

  14. Attribute info. from a geodatabase From Thumbs Plus database Custom Form SFCN I&M

  15. Thanks!Questions? SFCN I&M

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