Recent and current projects include:
- NASA ICESat-2 bathymetry (Forfinski-Sarkozi and Parrish, 2016; Forfinski-Sarkozi and Parrish, 2019; and Parrish et al., 2019)
- UAS and structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry for shallow bathymetric mapping (Slocum et al., 2019)
- simUAS: computer graphics rendering workflow for generating scenes of simulated UAS imagery for analyzing structure from motion (SfM) outputs (Slocum and Parrish, 2017)
- Investigation of computationally-simple, shape-based lidar waveform features (e.g., statistical moments, numerical integrals, and slopes) for enhanced analysis of spatially-varying elevation uncertainty and coastal mapping
- Total Propagated Uncertainty (TPU) modeling for topo-bathy lidar to support informed decision making (Eren et al., 2019)
- Use of topographic-bathymetric (“topo-bathy”) lidar for mapping benthic habitats, including coral reef and seagrass habitats (Wilson et al., 2019)
- UAS and lidar for traffic network monitoring
- Use of UAS for bridge inspections (collaborative research with Dr. Dan Gillins)
- PacTrans-sponsored UAS in Transportation Expo (workshop report)
- Bathymetry estimation from multispectral satellite imagery
- Notes on the index of refraction in seawater and freshwater
