WETMAAP Skill 4
Mobile Bay: Fresh Water Inflow Element 1

Skill 4: Aerial Photo Interpretation
Element 1: Signature Identification

Materials:

1996 Aerial Photograph
1988 Aerial Photograph
1979 Aerial Photograph
Reference Manual
Color overlays of 1979 and 1988 habitat maps

Exercise:

1. Review Photo Signature section in the Reference Manual

2. Using the 1979 color habitat overlay and the 1979 aerial photograph, complete the signature table.

1979 Photo Signatures

Habitat type

Color

Texture

Association
(where it is located)

Brightness/ Contrast

Shape

Open Water          
Marsh          
Flats and Beaches          
Wetland Forested          
Wetland Scrub-Shrub          
Upland Forested          
Upland Agriculture          
Upland Barren          
Urban          

 3. Using the 1988 colored habitat overlay and 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          
Marsh          
Flats and Beaches          
Wetland Forested          
Wetland Scrub-Shrub          
Upland Forested          
Upland Agriculture          
Upland Barren          
Urban