- Coastal wetland environment
- Fine-scale vegetation boundaries
- Cross-year imagery differences
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EnvironmentalCape Hatteras, North Carolina
PHRAGMITES / CAPE HATTERAS
Five years of high-resolution imagery quantified a 41.3-acre reduction in invasive phragmites.
MISSION PROFILE07 / 08
01 / OPERATIONAL BRIEF
THE
OBJECTIVE.
Measure the changing extent of invasive Phragmites australis to support habitat restoration decisions.
- 2019 high-resolution imagery
- 2024 high-resolution imagery
- Wetland and shoreline basemaps
02 / ANALYTICAL METHOD
Delineate invasive vegetation in each observation year
Normalize the two mapped extents
Calculate and communicate net habitat change
03 / MISSION OUTCOMES
WHAT
CHANGED.
Reviewable intelligence built for the next decision, not the final presentation.
53.4 acres mapped in 2019
12.1 acres mapped in 2024
41.3-acre decrease documented
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