Presented at the FSBPA in 2014, this covers alternative methods to effectively map and quantify baseline and impacts associated with beach restoration projects in Florida.

1. CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.
GeoSpatial Services
Prepared for FSBPA Conference – February 13, 2014

2. GIS IS EVERYWHERE
It’s in Everything

3. NEARSHORE SURVEYING AND MAPPING:
ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO EFFECTIVELY MAP AND QUANTIFY
BASELINE AND IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH BEACH
RESTORATION PROJECTS IN FLORIDA
•Survey technologies for
consideration
•Post processing technologies
for consideration

4. • Survey technologies for consideration
• Post processing technologies for
consideration

5. CASE STUDIES
•St. Lucie County - 2010
• Side Scan Sonar
•Indian River County Sector 3 - 2013
• Hummingbird Sonar
•St. Lucie County - 2013
• Satellite Imagery
• Survey technologies for
consideration

6. St. Lucie County - 2010
•Klein 3000 – Side Scan Sonar
•The System 3000 performance and
price is directed to the commercial,
institutional, and government markets
•672.06 Acres of project area mapped
•Does not require clear water conditions
•Could be used to supplement aerial
interpretation for hard bottom
• Survey technologies for
consideration

7. Indian River County Sector 3
- 2013
•Hummingbird Sonar
•Does not require clear water conditions
•Could be used to supplement aerial
interpretation for hard bottom or
nearshore hard bottom edge.
•Post processing is not ideal
•Provides good in-field “heads-up”
verification
• Survey technologies for
consideration

8. St. Lucie County 2013
•Satellite Imagery – Pleiades
•Collected 06/18/2013
•.5m resolution
•Not the best year for imagery. Acquired
a tile during the project timeframe that
we wanted to investigate further.
•Acquired in low light conditions
•Cost effective
•Archive ~$350 for 25sq km
•Ideal alternative if aerials are not
acquired
• Survey technologies for
consideration

9. CASE Studies
•Full Motion Video
• Diver – St. Lucie Co. 2013
• Boat – IRC Sector 3 2013
• WAASP
• Post processing
technologies for
consideration

10. • Post processing technologies for
consideration – Viewer (Diver)
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11. • Post processing technologies for
consideration – Viewer (Sonar)
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12. • Post processing technologies for
consideration – WAASP
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13. • Post processing technologies for
consideration – ArcGIS (Diver)
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14. • Post processing technologies for
consideration – ArcGIS (Diver)
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15. • How do we access all this data?

16. • Through a GeoPortal
https://www.csawebmap.com/nearshore/
Username: FSBPA
Password: CSAguest
Expires: 02/28/2014

17. • Questions or Comments
Thank you for your time!