Website

Region(s)

SW

Summary

Oyster Reef Mapping

Parameters

Oyster coverage

Notes

Application

To establish a baseline map layer for the current extent of oysters within Tampa Bay to use for future mapping projects and enable trend analyses to be performed that will aid scientists in monitoring changes to oyster resources in Tampa Bay.

Publications

Reports, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute GIS data portal

Start

2005

End

2006

Frequency

TBD

Method

hyperspectral imagery, aerial imagery, groundtruthing, xGPS (Xplore Technologies) unit mounted on a Garmin ArcPad digital tablet

Discontinuity

Data Location

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission http://geodata.myfwc.com/datasets?keyword=Marine%20Ecosystems

Data Format

shapefile, GeoTiff, Excel

Habitats

Oyster/Oyster Reef

SEACAR Citation

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). (2005). Tampa Bay Oyster Mapping and Assessment. Updated 04/22/2022. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/974

Alternative Citation

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