Mapping Technologies and
Monitoring Techniques in
Coral Reef Environments

14-22 April 2025
IV edition

Mapping Technologies and
Monitoring Techniques in
Coral Reef Environments

14-22 April 2025
IV edition

Mapping Technologies and
Monitoring Techniques in
Coral Reef Environments

14-22 April 2025
IV edition

The workshop

The IV Edition of the Mapping Technologies and Monitoring Techniques in Coral Reef Environments is your opportunity to gain hands-on experience in data acquisition and post-processing techniques by using different equipment, focusing on the importance of cutting-edge monitoring techniques for mapping coastal and nearshore environments.

Location

Lessons will be held at the Marine Research and High Education Center (MaRHE Center) of the University of Milano-Bicocca in Magoodhoo Island, Faafu Atoll, which is about three hours by speedboat from Malé airport.

Field activities

Field activities will be carried out either on land, or on board a traditional Dhoni (wooden sailing vessel), or in snorkelling.

Practical activities

Practical activities will include the use of dedicated software for processing collected data and performing their integration and interpretation.

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Why this workshop?

Coral reefs are a complex and productive ecosystem encompassing the highest biodiversity of any marine ecosystem; they are unique as they depend on a strong interaction between geomorphic and ecological processes.

Understanding

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Improving

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Mapping

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Develop new skills!

This course will entail an overview of the most advanced techniques used to collect remote sensing data in coral reef environments (e.g. UAVs and MBES) and to ground-truth them (Photogrammetry). We will present post-processing procedures for both MBES data (Bathymetry and Backscatter) and UAV imagery (Structure for Motion), other than data interpretation, thanks to the use of GIS toolboxes (ArcMap).

Plan and coordinate drone surveys using the software installed on the ground station.
Performe the survey and georeference the obtained models with GPS ground control points.
Identify the primary carbonate producers present within coral reef ecosystems through comprehensive analysis.
Collect terrestrial topographic/bathymetric data using UAV, MBES, photogrammetry.
Process MBES bathymetry and backscatter with specific
software (Qimera, FMGT).
Process imagery data with SfMs algorithms to build orthomosaics/3D models (Agisoft Metashape).
Generate detailed geomorphological and habitat maps using ArcMap software for analysis and visualization.
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Get certified!


At the end of the Training Course, the University of Milano-Bicocca
will release a digital certificate (Open Badge) to recognize the participant’s skills and achievements in Mapping Technologies and Monitoring Techniques.

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