Using stereo-video for deep water benthic habitat surveys

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 28-37

  Shortis, M R ^a   Seager, J W ^b   Williams, A ^c   Barker, B A ^c   Sherlock, M ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SeaGIS P/L ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; AUSTRALIA; BENTHIC HABITATS; BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES; DEEP OCEAN; DEEP WATER; DOT PATTERNS; FIELD OF VIEWS; HABITAT MAPPING; QUALITATIVE DATA; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; SURVEY WORKS; VARIOUS CONFIGURATION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURVEYS;

VIDEO CAMERAS;

DEEP WATER; HABITAT STRUCTURE; IMAGING METHOD; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; STEREO IMAGE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349303656     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533208787157624     Document Type: Article

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