Collective view: mapping Sargassum distribution along beaches.

ABSTRACT: The atypical arrival of pelagic Sargassum to the Mexican Caribbean beaches has caused considerable economic and ecological damage. Furthermore, it has raised new challenges for monitoring the coastlines. Historically, satellite remote-sensing has been used for Sargassum monitoring in the ocean; nonetheless, limitations in the temporal and spatial resolution of available satellite platforms do not allow for near real-time monitoring of this macro-algae on beaches. This study proposes an innovative approach for monitoring Sargassum on beaches using Crowdsourcing for imagery collection, deep learning for automatic classification, and geographic information systems for visualizing the results. We have coined this collaborative process "Collective View". It offers a geotagg

SUBMITTER: Arellano-Verdejo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8157248 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature