Our nation’s coasts are home to almost 40% of the U.S. population and many of our urban communities. Continued population growth along the coasts, and urbanization pose challenges and opportunities for coastal and urban conservation. Learn in this session how the University of Puerto Rico and the nonprofit organization, Protectores de Cuencas are restoring and conserving coastal ecosystems for resilient communities in Puerto Rico while helping the next generation gain valuable skills and certification in ecological restoration.
This presentation was given at the 2011 Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It summarized the Town of Hilton Head Island's beach management program, which includes regular beach monitoring, renourishment projects using nearby sand sources, and stabilizing structures. The program has widened beaches, increased recreation areas, and protected development from erosion at a total cost of $40 million. Future projects aim to maintain current beach conditions with smaller volumes of sand rather than continual widening.
Appendix G - Ecological Impact Report - La Cambuse Hotelaknl-mauritius
This ecological report summarizes the findings of an ecological survey conducted for a proposed hotel development site in Le Chaland, Mauritius. The key points are:
1) The site contains a coastal sand dune system and inland rocky soil area that support various plant communities and habitats.
2) Surveys identified 12 indigenous plant species and vegetation zones including a littoral zone with outpost vegetation near the shore and inner littoral vegetation on the dune.
3) Wildlife observed was limited but included common bird species and insects.
4) The report provides details on the site location and description, survey methodology, ecological features and habitats identified, and recommendations.
Environmental Impact Assessment of Sentosa Integrated ResortNovember Tan
An assignment for a class on Environmental Management and Assessment, we are asked to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment on the reclamation on Sentosa island for the construction of a integrated resort.
It is important to note that this is in many ways a hypothetical EIA. There were assumptions made and we did NOT do any baseline surveys or studies. Information were all taken from other sources and projected for this site.
Conserving Biodiversity through an IWEco Approach in Caribbean SIDSiweco-project
An introduction to the UN Environment Programme Global Environment Facility-funded Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystem Management (IWEco) Project approach to Biodiversity Conservation in Caribbean Small Island Developing States, June 2020.
Conserving Biodiversity through an Integrated approach to Water, Land and Eco...iweco-project
The Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (IWEco) project aims to preserve Caribbean ecosystems and livelihoods through improved water resource management, sustainable land management, and sustainable forest management. The project involves 8 countries and focuses on enhancing biodiversity in key sites through activities like reforestation, controlling invasive species, and habitat rehabilitation. Highlights from the project in different countries include restoring the Negril Great Morass wetland in Jamaica, reforesting watersheds in Cuba, and training community members in Trinidad and Tobago to rehabilitate degraded quarry sites.
Waikorire/Pilot Bay presented by Caryn RawlinsonColleen Spiro
The document discusses options for retaining the grass at Waikorire/Pilot Bay while preserving the natural environment and open space. It identifies leveling, compacting, and re-instating sprinklers as one option, and using turf pave with kikuyu grass as another potential solution. It also recommends focusing first on improving access and connection to the southern end of the area before making decisions about installing a boardwalk. The conclusion urges considering future generations and retaining the passive, open space character of the recreation reserve to preserve the coast.
Bulrush Wetland Park is a 47-acre nature park located just outside of Denver, Colorado. It was created in 2009 through a wetland restoration project that involved removing abandoned oil and gas facilities and constructing trails, a pavilion, and interpretive signs. The park provides educational opportunities for visitors to observe the wide variety of plant and animal wildlife that have benefited from the wetland restoration. It is open by appointment only due to its remote location.
The document discusses a project applying green infrastructure along Rhode Island's coast. The project aims to address water quality issues, risks from storm surge and sea level rise, habitat restoration, and public use enhancements. It involves partnerships between various state and local organizations. The project uses green infrastructure as an adaptation tool for stormwater management in specific coastal areas like Marine Avenue in Newport, Wickford in North Kingstown, and Oakland Beach in Warwick. Conceptual designs for projects in these areas are presented.
This presentation was given at the 2011 Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It summarized the Town of Hilton Head Island's beach management program, which includes regular beach monitoring, renourishment projects using nearby sand sources, and stabilizing structures. The program has widened beaches, increased recreation areas, and protected development from erosion at a total cost of $40 million. Future projects aim to maintain current beach conditions with smaller volumes of sand rather than continual widening.
Appendix G - Ecological Impact Report - La Cambuse Hotelaknl-mauritius
This ecological report summarizes the findings of an ecological survey conducted for a proposed hotel development site in Le Chaland, Mauritius. The key points are:
1) The site contains a coastal sand dune system and inland rocky soil area that support various plant communities and habitats.
2) Surveys identified 12 indigenous plant species and vegetation zones including a littoral zone with outpost vegetation near the shore and inner littoral vegetation on the dune.
3) Wildlife observed was limited but included common bird species and insects.
4) The report provides details on the site location and description, survey methodology, ecological features and habitats identified, and recommendations.
Environmental Impact Assessment of Sentosa Integrated ResortNovember Tan
An assignment for a class on Environmental Management and Assessment, we are asked to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment on the reclamation on Sentosa island for the construction of a integrated resort.
It is important to note that this is in many ways a hypothetical EIA. There were assumptions made and we did NOT do any baseline surveys or studies. Information were all taken from other sources and projected for this site.
Conserving Biodiversity through an IWEco Approach in Caribbean SIDSiweco-project
An introduction to the UN Environment Programme Global Environment Facility-funded Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystem Management (IWEco) Project approach to Biodiversity Conservation in Caribbean Small Island Developing States, June 2020.
Conserving Biodiversity through an Integrated approach to Water, Land and Eco...iweco-project
The Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (IWEco) project aims to preserve Caribbean ecosystems and livelihoods through improved water resource management, sustainable land management, and sustainable forest management. The project involves 8 countries and focuses on enhancing biodiversity in key sites through activities like reforestation, controlling invasive species, and habitat rehabilitation. Highlights from the project in different countries include restoring the Negril Great Morass wetland in Jamaica, reforesting watersheds in Cuba, and training community members in Trinidad and Tobago to rehabilitate degraded quarry sites.
Waikorire/Pilot Bay presented by Caryn RawlinsonColleen Spiro
The document discusses options for retaining the grass at Waikorire/Pilot Bay while preserving the natural environment and open space. It identifies leveling, compacting, and re-instating sprinklers as one option, and using turf pave with kikuyu grass as another potential solution. It also recommends focusing first on improving access and connection to the southern end of the area before making decisions about installing a boardwalk. The conclusion urges considering future generations and retaining the passive, open space character of the recreation reserve to preserve the coast.
Bulrush Wetland Park is a 47-acre nature park located just outside of Denver, Colorado. It was created in 2009 through a wetland restoration project that involved removing abandoned oil and gas facilities and constructing trails, a pavilion, and interpretive signs. The park provides educational opportunities for visitors to observe the wide variety of plant and animal wildlife that have benefited from the wetland restoration. It is open by appointment only due to its remote location.
The document discusses a project applying green infrastructure along Rhode Island's coast. The project aims to address water quality issues, risks from storm surge and sea level rise, habitat restoration, and public use enhancements. It involves partnerships between various state and local organizations. The project uses green infrastructure as an adaptation tool for stormwater management in specific coastal areas like Marine Avenue in Newport, Wickford in North Kingstown, and Oakland Beach in Warwick. Conceptual designs for projects in these areas are presented.
Discussion of Bulleri et al. 2011 on coastal infrastructure Loretta Roberson
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Las Piñas-Parañaque Coastal Bay Reclamation Project: Para saan? Para Kanino?
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Source: http://reclamationforwhom.wordpress.com/presentations-and-summit-materials/
The document discusses the Ramsar Convention, which is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for wetland conservation and management. Some key details:
- The Ramsar Convention was signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran and focuses specifically on wetland protection. There are currently 171 signatory countries.
- The Ramsar Secretariat coordinates the treaty's implementation from its headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.
- The Convention encourages designation of Ramsar sites, which are wetlands of international importance that receive protections. There are currently over 2,400 Ramsar sites globally covering over 250 million hectares.
The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty that provides a framework for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. It was established in 1971 and has 171 contracting parties. The Convention encourages the designation of Ramsar sites, which are wetlands of international importance. Once designated, these sites are added to the Ramsar List and receive protections. The Ramsar Secretariat coordinates efforts to implement the Convention through activities like monitoring Ramsar sites.
Overview of the Saguenay-St.Lawrence Marine ParkFrédéric Dufour
The document provides an overview of the Saguenay-St.Lawrence Marine Park in Canada. It discusses the park's history, objectives of conservation, management issues, research activities, and challenges. Key points include its 1245 km2 area protecting three ecosystems, objectives of prohibiting industrial activities while allowing multiple uses, and long history of community involvement leading to its establishment. The park provides an opportunity to study ecosystems and monitor impacts of human activities on the environment.
The document provides an overview of the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park in Canada. It discusses the park's objectives to conserve biodiversity and ecosystems while allowing sustainable human uses. The park covers 1,245 square kilometers and protects three main ecosystems. It also discusses the history of the park's creation and management challenges related to human activities and climate change on the beluga whale populations in the park.
The document analyzes the loss of tidal wetlands in New York from 1880 to 2000 based on a study by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, finding a 48% loss from the 1880s to 2000 and an additional 19% loss from 1970 to present despite protective legislation passed in the 1970s, indicating wetland decline continues to be a problem. It discusses how wetlands provide important ecosystem services like habitat for marine organisms and nutrient cycling. The main cause of ongoing wetland loss is increased amounts of open water on marsh surfaces due to excess nitrogen leading to the wetland's demise, though laws in the 1970s aimed to protect from draining and filling wet
Chambers Group has over 40 years of experience providing marine biology services including underwater surveys, sampling, and studies of oceans, bays, wetlands and streams. They have specialized equipment and follow regulatory protocols to conduct environmental studies from shallow waters to over 1,400 feet deep using SCUBA, manned submersibles and remote operated vehicles. Chambers Group also has expertise in wetlands delineation, restoration planning and permitting for coastal projects. They have worked on restoration projects for Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Colorado Lagoon and Upper Newport Bay, preparing environmental impact documents.
The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystemsAna Arache
The document summarizes the key ecosystem services provided by five critical estuarine and coastal ecosystems: coral reefs, seagrass beds, salt marshes, mangroves, and sand beaches and dunes. It discusses the economic valuation of these services and outlines some of the major stressors threatening each ecosystem. The conclusion calls for more interdisciplinary studies, viewing degradation of these ecosystems as costly rather than costless, encouraging ecological restoration, and considering setting an infinite monetary value to focus on sustainable management rather than valuation.
Igcse geography coastal environments fieldworkWill Williams
The document provides information about a fieldwork investigation into coastal environments at Shoreham, England. It discusses:
1) Two themes for the fieldwork - measuring beach profiles and material to analyze the impact of coastal protection structures, and conducting a survey to understand local residents' views on coastal management.
2) Background context on the regeneration plans for Shoreham and the need to protect the coastline given new development.
3) Details on the coastal protection methods used, including groynes, seawalls, and beach nourishment.
4) An overview of the fieldwork process, from formulating aims and hypotheses to collecting and analyzing data and drawing conclusions.
5) Instructions for tasks to measure
Igcse geography coastal environments fieldworkWill Williams
The document provides information about a fieldwork investigation into coastal environments at Shoreham. It discusses:
1) Two themes for the fieldwork - measuring beach profiles and material to analyze the impact of coastal protection methods, and conducting a survey to understand local residents' views on coastal protection.
2) Background context on the regeneration plans for Shoreham and the need to protect the coastline given new development.
3) Details on coastal protection methods including soft engineering like beach nourishment and hard engineering like groynes and seawalls.
4) An overview of the fieldwork process including formulating aims, data collection methods, presentation, analysis and conclusions.
5) Specific instructions for tasks under Theme
The document discusses the plight of coral reefs in Trinidad and Tobago. It outlines the Buccoo Reef Trust's strategy of research, education, and conservation to protect coral reefs. It describes the value of coral reefs through tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection. It also discusses threats to coral reefs like coral bleaching caused by rising water temperatures, sedimentation from land clearing/development, and diseases. Monitoring results show a general decline in live coral cover and increase in threats like sedimentation and disease. It recommends policies and marine protected areas to enhance protection of these valuable ecosystems.
AquaTech Eco Consultants has over 16 years of experience restoring seagrass beds through innovative and traditional techniques. They have restored over 111,000 square feet of propeller scars using sediment tubes and over 217,000 square feet using bird stakes. Their projects employ local laborers and have received environmental awards.
Working with the Mississippi River for Sustainable Storm ProtectionGeoEngineers, Inc.
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Abstract: The Louisiana coast is losing land at an alarming rate. This land loss has resulted in greater damage to infrastructure near the coast, as land and marsh that historically buffered this infrastructure disappears. Infrastructure in Louisiana is critical to the United States for shipping along the Mississippi River, and for oil and gas production and import/export. Land loss in Louisiana is the result of years of well-intentioned, but unsustainable, practices. Louisiana is in the initial stages of a 50-year plan (Louisiana’s Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast, 2012) to build resilient infrastructure that will work with the natural delta and coastal processes to provide long-term, sustainable coastal protection for the State. Given the projected annualized cost of doing nothing, Louisiana can’t afford not to implement the Plan.
A presentation delivered to Friends of the Earth by The FREdome Visionary Trust about Operation OASIS - a project to reclaim arid lands for agroforestry - enabling the large-scale natural conversion of carbon emissions into diminishing carbon resources, such as food and fuel.
This document discusses New Zealand's Coastal Policy Statement and its potential impacts on coastal development and protection of coastal biodiversity. It notes that the policy statement aims to avoid adverse effects on threatened species and protect important coastal habitats. It also discusses how the policy could impact development, restrict activities affecting dolphin species, address coastal hazards, protect surf breaks and natural landscapes, and require councils to update plans to implement the new policies.
This document proposes creating artificial reefs off the coast of Haiti using clean concrete rubble from the 2010 earthquake to assist with reconstruction efforts. Artificial reefs could provide habitat for marine life while disposing of rubble in an environmentally friendly way. Estimates suggest an ocean disposal area of 0.5 square miles could hold over 5 million cubic yards of debris. The document outlines considerations for site selection and references previous successful artificial reef projects. It recommends engaging stakeholders to develop and implement a debris disposal strategy using artificial reefs.
Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society aims to establish a marine research center and educational programs on Saturna Island. The island is well positioned for research as it is located in the Salish Sea between Canada and the US, surrounded by parks and proposed conservation areas. The Society plans to partner with universities and scientists to conduct research, offer educational programs, and install hydrophones and webcams to engage the public. The goal is to advance understanding and stewardship of the natural environment.
The document contains multiple repetitions of the phrase "Share your photos with #NACD2024" tagged with various organizations and individuals such as the Nebraska's Natural Resources District, North Carolina Association of SWCDs, Association of Illinois SWCDs, Georgia Association of CDs, Kentucky Association of CDs, Oklahoma County Conservation District, and Bill & Becky Dunn. It appears to be promoting sharing photos from an event using the hashtag #NACD2024.
Symposium Session Slides
Putting Farmers at the Center of Regenerative Agriculture Engagement Planning – Deborah Carter McCoy, Rebecca Bartels, and Suzy Friedman with the Midwest Row Crop Collaborative, Trust In Food, and the WWF will lead a planning process based on insights from their behavior change research to accelerate regenerative agriculture acceptance by producers. The panelists will be Deborah Carter McCoy from Environmental Initiative, Rebecca Bartels from Trust In Food, and Suzy Friedman from the World Wildlife Fund.
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Monday, February 12 4:00 - 4:25 p.m.
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1. Strengthening the Resilience of Communites
to Extreme Weather in Puerto Rico
through the Ecological Restoration of
Coastal Ecosystems.
Robert J. Mayer Ph.D., CERP
Universidad de Puerto Rico en Aguadilla
Vida Marina: Center for Conservation and Ecological Restoration
robert.mayer@upr.edu
(787) 890-2681 x 2295
2. Dunes are found on 13 coastal municipalities
on the north coast of Puerto Rico.
47.8% of those dunes are found in Isabela, Dorado and Loiza.
Isabela Dorado Loiza
3. Coastal dunes in Puerto Rico serve as habitat for
important biota
4. They also play an important role in protecting
lives and primary infrastructure from extreme
weather
5. Secret Spot, Isabela
Many of these dunes were very impressive
and near world renowned surfing beaches
6. Dunes in Puerto Rico have many threats and have
been damaged, degraded and destroyed by
human action
7. Secret Spot Beach, Isabela
Many of the sites still have heavy traffic of
all-terrain vehicles.
Destroys stabilizing vegetation preventing dunes from forming
Compaction of the sand, altering the habitat of many species of
animals including diatoms, crabs and sea turtles
8. Poza de Teodoro, Isabela, Puerto Rico (2007)
As a result of these threats the dunes on the
north coast of Puerto Rico are in a very
fragile state
Increase in the vulnerability of our coastal communities to
extreme weather and other effects of climate change.
Habitat loss
9. Hurricane María - September 20, 2017
Recent storms severely damaged our already
fragile coast
10.
11. Random beach accesses, on primary dunes, are
a major threat to their integrity and cause problems.
12. Random beach accesses
cause a reduction in
vegetation cover that
makes the dunes more
susceptible to erosion.
Puts primary infrastructure, property and
lives in danger in the event of strong
wave action.
PR-187, Loiza Puerto Rico
13. Storms have also recently displaced large
volumes of sand away from our dune systems.
There are no relocation programs for displaced sand in Puerto Rico
14. Our dune restoration work has six steps
Select the sites to be restored - Coastal Resilience
Evaluation and Siting Tool (NFWF) and other tools
Capture of aerial imagery (UAS) to asses
the condition of the sites and perform a
baseline inventory
Process and analyze aerial imagery using
photogrammetry software. Develop
a reference ecosystem.
16. Set restoration targets, goals and objectives and then
make recommendations or “prescriptions” for the ecological
restoration of each of the sites.
Implement project and
collect data
Planning and implementation.
Monitoring and adaptive
maintenance
17. Puerto Rico
Isabela
Camuy Hatillo Arecibo Manatí
Dorado
Luquillo
• End of Pedro Albizu Campos St.
• End of Monte de Oca St.
• Haudimar housing complex
• Golondrinas Beach
• West Secret Spot Beach
• Breach between S. Spot and Middles
• Breach on Middles Beach
• Poza de Teodoro Beach
• Shore Island Beach
• Pozo Brujo
• Bajura sites
• Villa Pesquera
• Reserva Natural Finca Nolla
• Urbanización Costa Norte
• Jarealito
• Maranto
• Poza de las mujeres
• Mar Chiquita
• Caracol
• El Único
•
• Reserva Natural Corredor Ecológico del Noroeste
Jarealito, Arecibo
Loiza
• Road PR-187
Culebra
Our dune restoration work is impacting multiple sites on 9 municipalities
along the north coast of Puerto Rico and Culebra
18. We use an RTK GPS enabled Unoccupied Aerial System
(UAS) to capture aerial imagery of the selected sites.
Images were analyzed using photogrammetry software
≈ 0.05 km2
Point cloud grid
≥ 30 minutes of flight time
≈ 500 images
Each high accuracy mission:
19. Contour map of Pedro Albizu street in Barrio Bajuras, Isabela Puerto Rico with elevation intervals
of 1 meter.
We then generate maps and models from that
imagery.
20. Gray Scale Digital Surface Models (DSM) of the
end of Pedro Albizu Campos St. in Isabela.
21. This allows us to analyze each site both from the
ground and from the air.
Pedro Albizu street in Barrio Bajuras, Isabela Puerto Rico
22. Land cover/land-use analysis of anthropogenic
impacts
Maranto Beach, Arecibo Puerto Rico
This allows us to collect baseline data that is critical for monitoring implementation and
effectiveness.
23. We use the Sample Point application to determine
percent vegetation cover and other parameters.
27. We want to return these ecosystems to
their historical trajectory
We design our projects to be effective, efficient and engaging
We harness any “remaining potential of species to regenerate” to
establish a self-organizing ecosystem.
We undertake more intensive interventions when this
regeneration potential has been depleted
28. Vida Marina is the Center of Conservation
and Ecological Restoration of the University
of Puerto Rico
Operated by undergraduate research
students and 8 full time employees that
do multiple tasks related to our ecological
restoration projects.
35. We promote the natural accumulation sand that is
transported by the wind
36. July 7, 2018
November 8, 2018
Using biomimicry matrices has several advantages
to using traditional sand accumulation barriers
(sand fences)
Uniform accumulation of sand
Wider accumulation patterns
Resistant to storm surge and
strong wave action
Low disruption of matrix
compared to pallets or fencing
Easily re-adjusted
Lighter
Protects recently planted
vegetation from sand blasting
Cost effective
44. El pisar las dunas y caminar fuera de los paseos de
madera pone en riesgo a esta comunidad.
Respeta a las personas que viven aquí usando los paseos de madera. No pises las dunas ni camines
por pasadisos en la misma. Proteje la vegetación para que la arena se acumule y pueda proteger vidas.
Reporta cualquier daño a estas estructuras al cuerpo de vigilantes del DRNA al (787) 724-5700 o a Vida Marina (787) 890-2681 x 2295
45.
46. Group of volunteers from CUNY. 2020
We propagate all our plant material in
our own greenhouse
47.
48. This has inspired K-12
students to develop science
fair projects related to this
technique
Esteban O. Barreto
49. Site location:
End of Pedro Albizu Campos in Barrio Bajuras
Isabela, Puerto Rico.
We have been observing very positive results, in
some of the sites, in a short period of time.
50. The dune was totally devastated in this area and
the sand was relocated with heavy machinery to
form an artificial dune
Pedro Albizu street in Barrio Bajuras, Isabela Puerto Rico
59. Recovery wheel and five - star system
Uses 6 ecosystem attributes to
visually communicate progress
Site and scale specific
Describes an ecosystem that
is on a self organizing trajectory
to full recovery
63. Aerial image of the Loiza coast showing segments of primary dune that will be restored in the proposed project (yellow lines). The length of these segments is 337 m and
6,647 m.
We have recently identified a total of 125 sites along road PR-187 in Loiza, as high priority areas that
need to be restored in order to increase the resilience of local communities.
There are more sites that need to be restored along the
north coast of the main island as well as in the small
island of Culebra.
64. 18.44783o
N - 65.89607o
W
Wide pathway on dune that will act as a water inlet in storms and cause flooding on PR-187
and damage to primary infrastructure. The area is next to an abandoned small concrete
structure. There are several houses across the street from this breach.
Site 5, Loiza, PR
Recommendations
Boardwalk = 40 m
Exclusion fence = 13 m
Biomimicry matrix
Vegetation
Information signs = 2
This area has a wide beach on the fore
dune area that will be stabilized
with biomimicry and re-vegetation.
Additional sites that need to be restored
65. Global Earth Partnership
We are spreading the word about the importance of
dune restoration with our environmental education
component.
73. The ultimate goal of Vida Marina is to transfer our
experience and techniques to other parts of the
Caribbean
Contributing to increasing the resilience of the Caribbean to strong
more frequent storms and other effects of climate change
74.
75. Thanks for helping us make our communities and habitats
more resilient to extreme weather and other
effects of climate change.
Editor's Notes
Las dunas son ecosistemas unicos y que proven un nicho importante para muchos organismos ademas de que sirven como lugar de relajacion y recreacion para el ser humano.
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Estimation of dune ecosystems in terms of storm damage – This technique estimates the average per unit value of dune ecosystem variables based on the derivative of the model’s equation with respect to a dune variable
Pix4D is a suite of software products that use photogrammetry and computer vision algorithms to transform both RGB and multispectral images into 3D maps and models.
Ten sites along the north western coast of Puerto Rico
We focused on highly populated areas that are located behind coastal dunes
Pix4D is a suite of software products that use photogrammetry and computer vision algorithms to transform both RGB and multispectral images into 3D maps and models
I had interesting conversation yesterday. Topography as a function of vegetation.Topographic maps provide a snapshot of the current lay of the landscape.The topography is a function of the vegetative conditions. By that I mean the topography is the way it is because of the existing vegetation.I realized that civil engineering designs for large construction projects are based on pre-construction topography/vegetation and DO NOT account for the changes that occur when vegetation is removed.After vegetation is removed rainfall directly impacts the soil surface, dislodging soil particles causing erosion that was NOT accounted for in the civil design. Additionally, once vegetation is removed there are no obstacles (grass, stems, trees, brush,etc) to break concentrated flow.The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation 2 (RUSLE2) is a tool to determine how landuse (pre vs during vs post-construction) will alter the erosion potential.SWPPP plans should be developed using RUSLE2 calculation for bare soil... and not developed by pre-construction vegetation conditions.
Vamery R. Gonzalez y José Caijga
Full recovery of a site would be represented by a solid circle