WP5: Drone Data Product Validation
By collecting data on the ground using traditional benchmark methods, drone products are validated and the automated product generation is improved.
Drone Data Product Validation
By collecting data on the ground using traditional benchmark methods, drone products are validated and the automated product generation is improved.
It is essential during the infrastructure Establishment Phase to ensure high quality imaging products. As we approach the Operational Phase, it will become less central for the included applications.
Design and Methods
We provide product validation through data ground-truthing and develop protocols for drone-based automatic procedures for identifying coastal habitats, seabird and marine mammal communities, water quality, and anthropogenic impacts. SeaBee will carry out several independent field campaigns to collect sufficient and targeted ground-truth data.
It takes advantage of existing national data collection programs with external funding to support the field campaigns, i.e. like ØKOKYST (monitoring coastal ecosystems), SEAPOP (mapping and monitoring seabirds), NorSOOP (surface water applications), MERCES (marine restoration). Through its broad foundation across Norwegian environmental institutions chances are high that other relevant programs will also be available in the future.
