Count Us!

Using GPS-Photo Link, Photoshop & ArcGIS tocensus surface-nestingseabirds

Khem So (khem_so@fws.gov)1/12/2011

The old way of doing things….

Photograph colonies using 2 DSLRs

Geotag photos using GPS-Photo Link

Catalog photos by colony number

Photomerge photos using Photoshop

Count seabirds in ArcMap

Our workflow Overview

Detail

Shawn Stephensen/USFWS

David Ledig/USFWS

Photograph colonies using 2 DSLRs

Geotag photos using GPS-Photo Link

Catalog photos by colony number

Photomerge photos using Photoshop

Count seabirds in ArcMap

Our workflow

Photograph colonies using 2 DSLRs

Geotag photos using GPS-Photo Link

Catalog photos by colony number

Photomerge photos using Photoshop

Count seabirds in ArcMap

Our workflow

Photograph colonies using 2 DSLRs

Geotag photos using GPS-Photo Link

Catalog photos by colony number

Photomerge photos using Photoshop

Count seabirds in ArcMap

Our workflow

Photograph colonies using 2 DSLRs

Geotag photos using GPS-Photo Link

Catalog photos by colony number

Photomerge photos using Photoshop

Count seabirds in ArcMap

Our workflow

Photograph colonies using 2 DSLRs

Geotag photos using GPS-Photo Link

Catalog photos by colony number

Photomerge photos using Photoshop

Count seabirds in ArcMap

Our workflow

•Timestamped FC•Domains

Photograph colonies using 2 DSLRs

Geotag photos using GPS-Photo Link

Catalog photos by colony number

Photomerge photos using Photoshop

Count seabirds in ArcMap

Our workflow

Final Thoughts

•GPS-Photo Link provides a flexible geotagging option

•The automated Photomerge process in Photoshop works well with oblique aerial photography

•Thanks to Roy Lowe, Shawn Stephensen, David Ledig, & Amanda Gladics for the photos & screenshots!