Sensors & Electronics
Macro Property Measurement
Data Fusion for Littoral Zone Analysis (183)
Problem: Need more complete, timely knowledge of events in the littoral zone (coastal, intertidal, and estuarine waters)
Clockwise from research buoy: in situ data collection; intertidal mapping; data fusion; remote sensing
Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart):
Interaction Mechanisms through Measurement & Analysis System Applications
PNNL Solution:
- Used sensor & field data from multiple instruments & sources
- Analyzed fused data sets to allow comprehensive understanding
- Developed customized, automated tools that were tailored to application requirements to provide rapid access to analysis results
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs: Integration of algorithms and methods for multisensor data fusion, automatic feature extraction, multispectral/hyperspectral data analysis, side scan sonar mapping.
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Contact: Karen Steinmaus
