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High-resolution images of two UK grey seal breeding colonies were derived from multi-temporal aerial photography and geo-referenced in a GIS using ground control points obtained in the field with sub-meter DGPS. Lengths and widths of seals were digitized from these images. Elevations at seal locations were determined using sub-meter DEMs, allowing measurements to be adjusted for proximity to the camera. Mass estimates of seals were computed from these measures using models developed from direct field measurements. Comparisons of estimates derived from the images and actual masses of seals measured in the field indicate that this method provides a consistent index of relative body size. Seasonal patterns of changes in remotely determined size and mass estimates and inter-colony comparisons mirrored patterns observed from direct field measurements. Our work permits the remote estimation of seal body size for any sample of seals without the intrusive complications and sample limitations of direct field measurements.
Author(s): Twiss SD, Pomeroy PP, Thomas CJ, Mills JP
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
Year: 2000
Volume: 66
Issue: 7
Pages: 859-866
Print publication date: 01/07/2000
ISSN (print): 0099-1112
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