Assessing the potential for remotely sensed statewide mapping of streamside zone and physical form metrics in Victoria, Australia

The main objective of this project was to determine how accurately riparian vegetation and physical form metrics could be mapped using four types of high spatial resolution remotely sensed image datasets: (1) existing airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data captured between 7-9 May 2005; (2) digital airborne data captured by the Vexcel UltraCam-D sensor between 19-23 April 2008; (3) multi-spectral and panchromatic Ikonos image data captured on the 25 April 2008; and (4) multi-spectral and panchromatic SPOT-5 image data captured on the 20 April 2008. The ultimate goal was to provide specifications for applying remotely sensed data and associated techniques for delivering a statewide assessment of the Index of Stream Condition for all Victorian streams in 2010.