Enhancing data access through geovisualization using aerial imagery of coastal habitats

Coastal landscapes, bridging the terrestrial and marine environments, are characterized by their dynamic shorelines and diverse geomorphological features, including soft and rocky shores, cliffs, coastal shelves, and wetlands. These habitats are crucial for supporting life cycles, marine food webs, and broader ecosystem functions. As climate change and human activities increasingly impact these areas, effective monitoring and management have become more complex. ShoreZone, which is widely utilized and predominantly funded by public resources, plays a vital role in coastal management and research, across public, private, and non-government agencies. This project seeks to advance data visualization practice by developing an interactive, web-based tool designed to share shoreline imagery acquired by SeaChange. The goal of this proposed project is to work closely with SeaChange to utilize the ShoreZone database to utilize a variety of immersive methods, to reflect the coastscape, and assess the development and functionality, focusing on visualizing temporal and spatial changes in habitat data.

Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher Bone

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Partner:

SeaChange Marine Conservation Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Victoria

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