TY - JOUR
T1 - BioIntertidal Mapper software
T2 - A satellite approach for NDVI-based intertidal habitat mapping
AU - Haro, Sara
AU - Jimenez-Reina, Jonathan
AU - Bermejo, Ricardo
AU - Morrison, Liam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - BioIntertidal Mapper is a user-friendly tool, with a graphical user interface, that automates the selection and processing of Sentinel-2 imagery, to generate intertidal habitat maps. The software uses Google Earth Engine API and the WorldTides API to select imagery acquired at low tide within a specified timeframe. These images are subsequently processed to calculate a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, which is masked, based on a shapefile defining the area of interest. Maps are exported to a Google Drive folder. The program offers a simple solution for scientific and environmental manager to map intertidal habitats using free and publicly available satellite imagery.
AB - BioIntertidal Mapper is a user-friendly tool, with a graphical user interface, that automates the selection and processing of Sentinel-2 imagery, to generate intertidal habitat maps. The software uses Google Earth Engine API and the WorldTides API to select imagery acquired at low tide within a specified timeframe. These images are subsequently processed to calculate a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, which is masked, based on a shapefile defining the area of interest. Maps are exported to a Google Drive folder. The program offers a simple solution for scientific and environmental manager to map intertidal habitats using free and publicly available satellite imagery.
KW - Coverage
KW - Environmental management
KW - Google earth engine
KW - Low tide
KW - Primary producers
KW - Python
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85172017278&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.softx.2023.101520
DO - 10.1016/j.softx.2023.101520
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85172017278
SN - 2352-7110
VL - 24
JO - SoftwareX
JF - SoftwareX
M1 - 101520
ER -