Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00553, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Gergel, Sarah (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Metro Vancouver delivers core utility services such as drinking water and wastewater treatment to local_x000D_
governments as well as planning for growth and regional parks. The diversity of land cover types and scales in_x000D_
the urban mosaic results in relatively high rates of mapping errors among urban and other land cover classes,_x000D_
which can be a problem for urban planning. Our original ENGAGE project involved a detailed investigation of_x000D_
advanced remote sensing technologies, specifically high spatial resolution RAPIDEYE as well as Light_x000D_
Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) to map urban land cover at extremely high spatial resolution (<5m), at a level_x000D_
never before available to MetroVancouver. Building on this, we wish to extend the research via ENGAGE Plus_x000D_
to investigates the use of RapidEye and LiDAR for monitoring aquatic systems in urban areas. Land use and_x000D_
land cover (LULC) changes in urban areas have fundamental impacts on stormwater runoff, contaminant flow,_x000D_
and urban stream health. Increasing impervious (paved) surfaces can result in "flashier" runoff and contribute_x000D_
sediments and contaminants to aquatic systems. Landscape elements such as riparian vegetation can mitigate_x000D_
flooding and filter runoff, yet when converted to impervious surfaces, can exacerbate such problems. Here, we_x000D_
will build on the urban land cover we produced to create approaches for monitoring urban streams using_x000D_
landscape indicators. We use the high spatial resolution imagery from our first ENGAGE to fill urban aquatic_x000D_
monitoring needs in Vancouver. These techniques will provide transferable tools for other Canadian cities for_x000D_
monitoring ecological health., program purpose french : Metro Vancouver delivers core utility services such as drinking water and wastewater treatment to local_x000D_
governments as well as planning for growth and regional parks. The diversity of land cover types and scales in_x000D_
the urban mosaic results in relatively high rates of mapping errors among urban and other land cover classes,_x000D_
which can be a problem for urban planning. Our original ENGAGE project involved a detailed investigation of_x000D_
advanced remote sensing technologies, specifically high spatial resolution RAPIDEYE as well as Light_x000D_
Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) to map urban land cover at extremely high spatial resolution (<5m), at a level_x000D_
never before available to MetroVancouver. Building on this, we wish to extend the research via ENGAGE Plus_x000D_
to investigates the use of RapidEye and LiDAR for monitoring aquatic systems in urban areas. Land use and_x000D_
land cover (LULC) changes in urban areas have fundamental impacts on stormwater runoff, contaminant flow,_x000D_
and urban stream health. Increasing impervious (paved) surfaces can result in "flashier" runoff and contribute_x000D_
sediments and contaminants to aquatic systems. Landscape elements such as riparian vegetation can mitigate_x000D_
flooding and filter runoff, yet when converted to impervious surfaces, can exacerbate such problems. Here, we_x000D_
will build on the urban land cover we produced to create approaches for monitoring urban streams using_x000D_
landscape indicators. We use the high spatial resolution imagery from our first ENGAGE to fill urban aquatic_x000D_
monitoring needs in Vancouver. These techniques will provide transferable tools for other Canadian cities for_x000D_
monitoring ecological health., agreement title english : Landscape indicators for monitoring aquatic ecosystem health in urban systems, agreement title french : Landscape indicators for monitoring aquatic ecosystem health in urban systems, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12300.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada