Challenge ID

C-CORE_OFF2.13

Title

Coastal resource mapping of mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, and sandbanks

Challenge originator:

General Description

What data/products do you use?

Data currently collected through shoreline, small boat, and dive surveys but satellite imagery has been used to help with broad classification

When do you use this kind of dataset?

When offshore production transported to shore via pipeline, or operation requires construction of a terminal and has associated shipping with potential of oil spills in nearshore environment

What are your actual limitations and do you have a work around? 

EO products have been used in some cases but are expensive.  Using EO products for this would still require on-the-ground validation, but if area is extensive, assessment in this way would save time and could easily be repeated on a seasonal basis.

Needs and expectations on EO data

High resolution maps that will allow characterization/ classification of inter and sub-tidal and nearshore environment

High resolution maps that will allow characterization/
classification of coral reefs

Challenge classification

Pre license

1

Exp.

1

Dev.

1

Prod.

1

Decom.

1

Geographic context/ restrictions

- South China Sea, Falkland Islands, Myanmar

Topographic classification / Offshore classification

Shallow Water

Activity impacted/concerned

Strategic decision enabler

Technology Urgency

Mid-Term (5-10 years)

Information requirements

Update frequency

One-off, perhaps every few years might be helpful

One-off for initial assessment and monthly for monitoring purposes

Temporal resolution

Seasonal

Spatial resolution

1m

Data quality

High

Data Coverage and extent

District area, vessel route and onshore site

Example format

High resolution image

Timeliness

Reference data - timeliness not important

Existing standards

Huang, Weigen, Fu, Bin.  2002. Remote Sensing for Coastal Area Management. Laboratory of Ocean Dynamic Processes and Satellite Oceanography Second Institute of Oceanography State Oceanic Administration Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China in China. Coastal Management, 30:271–276, 2002.

UNEP, 2005. Wilkinson, C., DeVantier, L., Talaue-McManus, L., Lawrence, D. and D. Souter. South China Sea, GIWA Regional assessment 54. University of Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden.

BOBLME (2011) Country report on pollution – Myanmar. BOBLME-2011-Ecology-14