Hyperspectral data collected from airborne platforms and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with accompanying water quality measurements – Lake Erie, Conestogo Lake, and Buffalo Pound Lake

This dataset includes hyperspectral imagery collected over Lake Erie, Conestogo Lake, and Buffalo Pound Lake. The imagery of Lake Erie and Conestogo Lake was collected with airborne hyperspectral systems from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Images were also collected with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (DJI Matrice600 Pro with Headwall Nano-hyperspec sensor). The imagery collected over Buffalo Pound Lake was with a UAV (DJI Matrice600 Pro with Corning microSHARK HSI sensor). UAV data was processed with proprietary software provided the hyperspectral instrument retailer. At or near the time of the acquisition, a field team in a boat measured biogeochemical variables in the water body for comparison with remote sensing data. These included water quality parameters, such as chlorophyll-a, suspended matters, dissolved organic carbon concentrations, and water turbidity.

A common goal of both the FORecasting tools and Mitigation options for diverse BLOOM-affected lakes (FORMBLOOM) and Transformative sensor Technologies and Smart Watersheds (TTSW) projects is to improve the detection and understanding of harmful algae blooms (HABs) through the use of hyperspectral remote sensing techniques. Certain wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum have been shown to be sensitive to water quality parameters related to HABs such as Chlorophyll-a. The hyperspectral images in this dataset were collected in order to expand the research of water quality monitoring and detecting algae blooms. Several biogeochemical variables were also measured in the water body at/ near the time of acquisition. This data was collected from Lake Erie near Leamington (ON), Conestogo Lake (ON), and Buffalo Pound Lake (SK). FORMBLOOM and TTSW projects are Pillar 3 project under the Global Water Futures Program funded by Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

Duguay, C., Chegoonian, A., Baulch, H., Binding, C., Kang, K., Venkiteswaran, J., and Zolfaghari, K. (2019). Hyperspectral data collected from airborne platforms and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with accompanying water quality measurements – Lake Erie, Conestogo Lake, and Buffalo Pound Lake. Waterloo, Canada: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). Unpublished

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