Mud Hole rMCZ Broad Scale Habitats

A broadscale habitat layer was produced by analysing and interpreting the acoustic and ground truth data collected during a JNCC commissioned RV Corystes survey undertaken by the AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences) between 16/02/12 and 29/02/12.

PSA data were used to assign each sample a EUNIS class which then informed the semi-automated process of map production using object-based image analysis (OBIA).

Statistical modelling was combined with the OBIA image analysis to aid production of the final broadscale habitat map.