January 28, 2022

Modeling and Monitoring Landscape Change

Aerial map of a wetland with Sturgeon Island highlighted
The EMLab is assisting the US Army Corps of Engineers with monitoring an experimental sediment placement on Sturgeon Island.
A man works on a small drone with a man standing next to him
The EMLab's Keith VanDerSys and Michael Luegering use UAVs equipped with multispectral cameras to evaluate marsh vegetation recovery post-sediment placement.
A man standing next to a tall monitor in a wetland
The EMLab's Sean Burkholder uses GPS survey equipment to collect sediment elevations.
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The EMLab is assisting the US Army Corps of Engineers with monitoring an experimental sediment placement on Sturgeon Island.
The EMLab's Keith VanDerSys and Michael Luegering use UAVs equipped with multispectral cameras to evaluate marsh vegetation recovery post-sediment placement.
The EMLab's Sean Burkholder uses GPS survey equipment to collect sediment elevations.