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Regional substrate classification of Cook Strait, New Zealand, from textural image analysis of backscatter data

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posted on 2023-05-24, 10:54 authored by Lamarche, G, Vanessa LucieerVanessa Lucieer
A comprehensive EM300 (32 kHz) multibeam survey of Cook Strait, New Zealand (~8500 km2) is used to generate a regional substrate classification map over a wide range of water depths, seafloor substrates and geological landforms using an automated mapping method based on the textural image analysis of backscatter data. We used the SonarScope® software to process the data, including signal corrections from sensor bias, specular reflection compensation and speckle noise filtering aiming at attenuating the effects of recording equipment, seafloor topography, and water column. This is required in order to obtain an image with a strongly attenuated specular reflection. Image segmentation of the merged backscatter and bathymetry layer is constrained using shape, compactness, and texture measures. The number of classes and their spatial distribution are statistically identified by employing an unsupervised fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering algorithm to sediment samples, independent of the backscatter data. Classification is achieved from the overlay of the FCM result onto a segmented image and attributing segments with the FCM class.

History

Publication title

Geohab 2011: Development of New Methodologies to Map the Marine Environment in Support of Sustainable Ocean Management

Editors

Aarno Kotilainen

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Geological Survey of Finland

Place of publication

Finland

Event title

Geohab 2011

Event Venue

Helsinki, Finland

Date of Event (Start Date)

2011-05-03

Date of Event (End Date)

2011-05-06

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems

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