Coastal Wetlands Surrounding New Orleans, Louisiana
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom B/C/D
Start Date
21-5-2015
End Date
21-5-2015
Keywords
Coastal Wetlands, Remote Sensing, Geography
Abstract
This project consists of a remote sensing evaluation of the wetlands located in the immediate vicinity of New Orleans, Louisiana, by use of satellite imagery. This was accomplished by means of an unsupervised k-mean classification method to define wetland landcover area within the study area. In addition, normalized difference of vegetation (NDVI) and normalized difference of water indices (NDWI) were developed from differing spectral bands of light to further evaluate the nature of the wetland coverage, their outputs ohave been included for analyses and discussion. Complete documentation of data acquisition and methods applied has been recorded and expressed in the final product of this study, a poster presented at this symposium. In addition, an analysis of the outputs generated by this research has been provided, as well as a conclusion drawn from this analysis, which is in turn informed by a literature review from a variety of academic sources. These outside research works are mainly based upon study of the benefits wetlands can provide to surrounding ecosystems, both natural and human-made.
Recommended Citation
Meinhold, Andrew, "Coastal Wetlands Surrounding New Orleans, Louisiana" (2015). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 96.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2015/posters/96
Poster Number
42
Department/Program
Geography
Additional Mentoring Department
Political Science
Coastal Wetlands Surrounding New Orleans, Louisiana
SURC Ballroom B/C/D
This project consists of a remote sensing evaluation of the wetlands located in the immediate vicinity of New Orleans, Louisiana, by use of satellite imagery. This was accomplished by means of an unsupervised k-mean classification method to define wetland landcover area within the study area. In addition, normalized difference of vegetation (NDVI) and normalized difference of water indices (NDWI) were developed from differing spectral bands of light to further evaluate the nature of the wetland coverage, their outputs ohave been included for analyses and discussion. Complete documentation of data acquisition and methods applied has been recorded and expressed in the final product of this study, a poster presented at this symposium. In addition, an analysis of the outputs generated by this research has been provided, as well as a conclusion drawn from this analysis, which is in turn informed by a literature review from a variety of academic sources. These outside research works are mainly based upon study of the benefits wetlands can provide to surrounding ecosystems, both natural and human-made.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Rex Wirth