Research project

Geospatial data for NBS in Studland Bay

Research groups:

Geology and Geophysics

Landscape Dynamics and Ecology
Lead researchers:

Dr Hachem Kassem
Other researchers:

Professor Blair Thornton,

Ken Collins,

Professor Julian Leyland,

Dr Charlie Thompson
Status:

Not active

Project overview

This FELS Geospatial demonstrator project seeks to build new partnership with the Dorset Coastal Forum, facilitating knowledge exchange and supplementing their baseline data with state-of-the-art geospatial data/ measurements needed to inform nature-based solutions (NBS) for coastal protection and habitat conservation in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone.

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Hachem Kassem PhD, MSc, FHEA

Lecturer

Research interests

Nearshore hydrodynamics and coastal sediment dynamics
Coastal and ocean engineering and flow-structure-seabed-biota interactions
Adaptive, nature-inclusive solutions to climate-mediated geohazards, including flooding, erosion and habitat degradation

Connect with Hachem

Email: Hachem.Kassem@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Blair Thornton

Professor of Marine Autonomy

Research interests

seafloor 3D visual reconstruction: development of deep-sea imaging hardware and processing pipelines for calibration, localisation and 3D mapping of the seafloor with full-field uncertainty characterisation
automated interpretation of data: development of AI methods for rapid scalable interpretation of seafloor imagery
robotics: development of low-cost, long endurance seafloor imaging floats and highly intelligent and manoeuvrable robotic imaging platform for visual survey of complex environments

Connect with Blair

Email: B.Thornton@soton.ac.uk