@incollection{fdi:31224,
  title = {{S}pot images for coral reef mapping in {N}ew {C}aledonia : a fruitful approach for classic and new topics},
  author = {{B}our, {W}illiam},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {... {T}he following step described in this paper is the processing of real {SPOT} images for the same scope but extended to great areas of {N}ew {C}aledonian lagoon. {LATICAL}, a multi-purpose remote sensing laboratory, was set up in {M}arch 1988 at {ORSTOM} {C}enter of {N}oumea. {T}he image processing package {TEIS} was used to classify the pixels of the barrier reef in front of the {B}aie de {S}t {V}incent. {I}n particular, the {T}etembia reef, exploited for trochus and living corals was processed to cartography the different biotope of these resources and the surface areas. {A}lthough {SPOT} spectral bands are designed for terrestrial observations, they can be processed for water depth mapping. {I}n order to find the depth penetration range of {SC} 1 channel, a topographic map of the lagoon grounds nearby {T}etembia reef was performed. {S}ome features, located in the 25-30 m range, could be detected with clear water condition. {R}emote sensing cannot completely replace field sampling, but helps minimise the need for costly reef survey stations. {SPOT} thus offers a new approach to the interpretation of bionomic and topographic features of reef environments},
  keywords = {{RECIF} {CORALLIEN} ; {TELEDETECTION} ; {SATELLITE} {SPOT} ; {RESSOURCES} {HALIEUTIQUES} ; {BIOMASSE} ; {BIOTOPE} ; {CARTOGRAPHIE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {{P}roceedings of the sixth international coral reef symposium},
  numero = {},
  pages = {445--448},
  address = {{T}ownsville},
  publisher = {{I}nternational {C}oral {R}eef {S}ymposium {E}xecutive {C}ommittee},
  series = {},
  year = {1988},
  ISBN = {0-7316-5607-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:31224},
}