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Satellite and Airborne Remote Sensing Applications for Freshwater Fisheries
Author(s) -
Dauwalter Daniel C.,
Fesenmyer Kurt A.,
Bjork Robin,
Leasure Douglas R.,
Wenger Seth J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1080/03632415.2017.1357911
Subject(s) - remote sensing , satellite imagery , environmental science , watershed , cloud computing , temporal scales , satellite , environmental resource management , hydrography , geography , computer science , cartography , ecology , machine learning , biology , operating system , aerospace engineering , engineering
Remote sensing has been pivotal to our understanding of freshwater fisheries, and we review this rapidly changing field with a focus on satellite and airborne applications. Historical applications emphasized spatial variation in the environment (e.g., watershed land use and in situ primary productivity), but improved access to imagery archives facilitates better change detection over time. New sensor platforms and technology now yield imagery with higher spatial, temporal, and spectral resolutions than ever before, which has accelerated development of remote sensing products that more accurately characterize aquatic environments. Free access to imagery archives, cloud computing, and availability of derived products linked to national hydrography databases are all removing historical barriers to its use by fisheries professionals. These advances in remote sensing have allowed new questions to be answered at finer spatial resolutions across broader landscapes and longer time frames, providing a new big‐picture perspective to freshwater fisheries conservation and management.