Aerial Photography For Assessing The Sensitivity Of The Coast To Oil Spills (On The Example Of The Kola Bay)

Abstract

The article describes the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect the initial data required for the environmental sensitivity index (ESI) mapping. On the example of several areas of Kola Bay, practical methods of ESI mapping are shown as well as algorithms for processing and systematization of received information (orthomosaic) and its integration into GIS. The results of this work are important for the preparation of ESI maps, which are necessary for oil spill response plan (OSR) and directly for oil spill response operations, as well as for cleaning contaminated coastal areas from oil and oil products.