WETMAAP
Skill 4Skill 4: Aerial Photo Interpretation
Element 1: Signature Identification
Materials:
1983 Aerial Photograph
1990 Aerial Photograph
Reference Manual
Color overlays of 1983 and 1990 habitat maps
Exercise:
1. Review Photo Signature section in the Reference Manual
2. Using the 1983 color habitat overlay and the 1983 aerial photograph, complete the signature table.
1983 Photo Signatures
| Habitat type | Color |
Texture |
Association (where it is located) | Brightness/ Contrast | Shape |
| Open Water
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| Salt Marsh
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| Flats and Beaches |
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| Wetland Forested |
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| Wetland Scrub-Shrub |
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| Upland Forested |
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| Upland Agriculture/ Range |
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| Upland Barren |
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| Urban
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3. Using the 1990 colored habitat overlay and the 1990 aerial photograph, complete the signature table.
1990 Photo Signatures
Habitat type |
Color |
Texture |
Association (where it is located) | Brightness/ Contrast | Shape |
| Open Water
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| Salt Marsh
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| Flats and Beaches |
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| Wetland Forested |
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| Wetland Scrub-Shrub |
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| Upland Forested |
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| Upland Agriculture /Range |
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| Upland Barren |
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| Urban
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