WETMAAP Skill 4
Crescent Lake: Element 1

Skill 4: Aerial Photo Interpretation
Element 1: Signature Identification 

Materials:

1982 Aerial Photograph
1988 Aerial Photograph
Reference Manual
Color overlay of 1982 habitat map

Exercise:

1. Review Photo Signature section in the Reference Manual

2. Using the 1982 color habitat overlay and the 1982 aerial photograph, complete the signature table.

1982 Photo Signatures

Habitat type	Color	Texture	Association (where it is located)	Brightness/ Contrast	Shape
Open Water
Fresh Marsh
Flats and Beaches
Wetland Forested
Wetland Scrub-Shrub
Upland Forested
Upland Agriculture/ Range
Upland Shrub-scrub
Urban

3. Using the 1988 aerial photograph, complete the signature table.

1988 Photo Signatures

Habitat type	Color	Texture	Association (where it is located)	Brightness/ Contrast	Shape
Open Water
Fresh Marsh
Flats and Beaches
Wetland Forested
Wetland Scrub-Shrub
Upland Forested
Upland Agriculture/ Range
Upland Shrub-scrub
Urban