Get a close-up view of some of the most spectacular coast in the world.
Since 1984, the Geological Survey of
Canada (Atlantic) has carried out a program of collecting low-level
aerial oblique video of the coast of Arctic and Eastern Canada. More
than 9000 km of shoreline have been captured including all of Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, as well as large segments
of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Arctic. The surveys were completed in co-operation
with the Canadian Coast Guard in the south and Polar Continental Shelf
Project in the north.
At the Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), video tape recording
equipment has been used in three areas of research:
- to obtain continuous, aerial oblique imagery of the Canadian coastline
- at ground level, to monitor temporal variations in wave run-up and
sedimentation, and
- at sea, on remotely operated and manned underwater vehicles, to
document seafloor morphology and sediment types
The aerial video was flown at an altitude of about 100 - 150 m, at a
speed of around 150 km/hr and at a few hundred metres from shore. The
tapes include commentary on coastal geology, processes and location.
Although intended primarily for oil spill contingency planning and coastal
mapping purposes, these videos are available to the public. Applications
of the footage are diverse: teaching aids by universities, promotion of
film locations by the Nova Scotia Film Board, identification of property
erosion by landowners, studying of coastal change by scientists and private
consultants, and development of coastal resources by community groups.
Much of the coastal video has been edited and released as the Geological
Survey of Canada Open Files. Unreleased (unedited) coverage is also
available.
Other Open File videos include views of the seabed from manned and unmanned
underwater vehicles. The effects of natural forces on the ocean floor -
icebergs to earthquakes - are demonstrated in these videos.
Map of Coastal Video Coverage
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