The Coastal Ecosystem Mapping and Media Viability Project
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THE COASTAL ECOSYSTEM MAPPING AND MEDIA VIABILITY PROJECT
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1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
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2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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3. BACKGROUND
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I. WHAT IS BLUE CARBON?
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II. RELEVANCE OF BLUE CARBON
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III. MAJOR FINDINGS FROM THE BLUE CARBON DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (2014)
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IV. MAJOR FINDINGS FROM THE AGEDI NATIONAL BLUE CARBON PROJECT (2015)
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4. THE NEED FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) OR DRONE MAPPING TECHNOLOGIES
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I. WHY USE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (DRONES) TO CALCULATE ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS?
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5. COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH
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6. REPORT PURPOSE
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7. SUCCESS FACTORS
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USING RELATIVELY LOW COST CONSUMER DRONES:
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THE SOFTWARE USED TO PROCESS THE IMAGERY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FREE:
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THE PROJECT ITSELF SHOULD BE A CAPACITY BUILDING PROCESS:
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THE FIELDWORK SHOULD BE USED AS AN OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY:
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THIS METHODOLOGY SHOULD BE EASY TO FOLLOW:
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ANYONE WITH THE CORRECT ENTHUSIASM COULD REPLICATE THE DATA COLLECTION PART OF THIS PROJECT
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8. METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATION OF ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS FOR MANGROVES
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9. PRE FIELDWORK
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PROJECT PLANNING
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10. DURING THE FIELDWORK
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PRE-FLIGHT
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IN-FLIGHT
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11. AFTER THE FIELDWORK
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PROCESSING DATA IN PIX4D
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CALCULATING VOLUME USING PIX4D
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CALCULATING VOLUME USING GIS SOFTWARE
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DETERMINING TREE HEIGHT
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CALCULATING TREE VOLUME
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12. LIMITATIONS OF METHODOLOGY TOWARDS CALCULATING CARBON BY VOLUME
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13. NEXT STEPS
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14. REFERENCES
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