Aerial Assessment of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat in the Brazos River and Blanco River, Texas

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dc.contributor.authorHardy, Thomas B.
dc.contributor.authorKollaus, Kristy A.
dc.contributor.authorTolman, Kristina
dc.contributor.authorHeard, Thomas C.
dc.contributor.authorTennant, James
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-19T18:09:41Z
dc.date.available2021-11-19T18:09:41Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractUse of small, autonomous UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) in fisheries, watershed management, and restoration practices has gained increasing attention. This is, in part, to the UAV’s (Aggieair™) relatively low cost, versatility, and instantaneous acquisition of multispectral digital aerial imagery (Chao et al. 2009; Jensen et al. 2009). Recent and current applications of the UAV include management of invasive plant species and mapping riparian habitat (Zaman et al. 2011; Jensen et al. 2011). The purpose of this study was to use the UAV to capture high resolution multispectral aerial imagery of two Texas rivers. Specifically, we sought to capture images of riparian and instream habitat within selected reaches of the Brazos River and the Blanco River. Our goal was to obtain imagery ≤ 25 cm pixel resolution and produce geo-referenced mosaics of the UAV imagery. Imagery collected by the UAV will be used by Texas Parks and Wildlife to identify available fish habitat at selected Brazos River sites and to locate areas of isolated pools within the Blanco River to facilitate removal of non native smallmouth bass.
dc.description.departmentThe Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
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dc.format.extent3 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifierReport No. 2012-01
dc.identifier.citationHardy, T. B., Kollaus, K., Tolman, K., Heard, T., & Tennant, J. (2012). Aerial assessment of aquatic and riparian habitat in the Brazos River and Blanco River, Texas (Report No. 2012-01). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/14890
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.sourceThe Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. https://www.meadowscenter.txstate.edu/Publications.html
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectBrazos River
dc.subjectBlanco River
dc.subjectRiparian habitats
dc.subjectwatershed management
dc.subjectaerial imagery
dc.subjectTexas Parks and Wildlife
dc.titleAerial Assessment of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat in the Brazos River and Blanco River, Texas
dc.typeReport

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