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Generation of lake bathymetry using sonar, satellite imagery and GIS

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Abstract

Bathymetric information on lakes and reservoirs has important value in hydrology. Besides water level - volume - lake area or stage curve relationships, multi temporal comparison between bathymetries is an indicator for environmental changes like lake or reservoir sedimentation. From this information, lake ecosystem functioning, life times of reservoirs or erosion - sedimentation rates of catchments can be derived. Monitoring lake bathymetry has become attractive using recent advances in Global Positioning Systems, portable sonar sounders, remote sensing data and GIS software analysis tools. A methodology for rapid bathymetric survey and map generation, developed by the International Institute for Geo-information Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC) is described based on surveys performed in Europe, Africa and South America.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationESRI 2008
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 2008 ESRI International User Conference: GIS, Geography in action, August 4-8, 2008, San Diego, Florida
EditorsJ. Dangermond
Place of PublicationRedmond, USA
PublisherESRI
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event28th Annual Esri International User Conference, Esri UC 2008
- San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, United States
Duration: 4 Aug 20088 Aug 2008
Conference number: 28
https://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/spring08articles/making-the-most.html

Conference

Conference28th Annual Esri International User Conference, Esri UC 2008
Abbreviated titleEsri UC 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period4/08/088/08/08
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Keywords

  • ADLIB-ART-1581
  • WRS

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