Geomorphometry, the science of quantitative terrain characterization, has traditionally
focused on the investigation of terrestrial landscapes. However, the dramatic increase in the …

Ocean biodiversity loss is being driven by several anthropogenic threats and significant
efforts are required to halt losses and promote healthy marine ecosystems. The …

Marine spatial planning and conservation need underpinning with sufficiently detailed and
accurate seabed substrate and habitat maps. Although multibeam echosounders enable us …

Multibeam echosounders are becoming widespread for the purposes of seafloor bathymetry
map**, but the acquisition and the use of seafloor backscatter measurements, acquired …

In this study we outline the techniques used to transform multibeam acoustic data into spatial
layers that can be used for predictive habitat modelling. The results allow us to identify …

Habitat map** data are increasingly being recognised for their importance in
underpinning marine spatial planning. The ability to collect ultra-high resolution (cm) …

In this paper, a new image segmentation method based on Particle Swarm Optimization
(PSO) and outlier rejection combined with level set is proposed. A traditional approach to the …

Multibeam echosounders (MBES) are increasingly becoming the tool of choice for marine
habitat map** applications. In turn, the rapid expansion of habitat map** studies has …

Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly in automatically recognising features from satellite
imagery. Satellite imagery is of great interest to the computer science community, which …

An understanding of the distribution and extent of marine habitats is essential for the
implementation of ecosystem-based management strategies. Historically this had been …