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Mapping BioBase Automated Mapping Stay up to date on news and features about aquatic habitat mapping with BioBase Menu Contact Twitter Facebook Google+ GitHub WordPress.com Tips and Tricks: Hypsometric Curve Walkthrough Hypsometric Curve Using BioBase Depth Outputs The Critical Role of Hypsometric Curves in Stormwater and Lake Management. Understanding the bottom contours and bathymetry of a water body is essential for effective lake, pond, and stormwater management. This is where hypsometric curves come into play, serving as a vital tool for environmental scientists and engineers. Hypsographic Curve Output Using BioBase Data What are Hypsometric Curves and why are they important? Hypsometric curves (otherwise known as Hypsographic curves) are graphical representations of the relationship of water volume as a function of depth in a waterbody. We highlight two specific popular examples used by BioBase user community. 1.Using Water Volume Estimations for Proper Pesticide Dosing By utilizing the depth outputs provided by BioBase, managers can generate these curves to accurately predict pesticide rates at different water levels. This foresight is critical for ensuring that pesticide treatments are both effective, ecologically responsible and cost effective. By understanding the distribution of water volumes, managers can most precisely estimate the amount of pesticide needed to kill their intended target. Pesticides are only effective if you get your concentrations right, and a lake or pond isn’t exactly a bucket with measured graduations. But quantifying water volume in this complicated environments is a purpose for which BioBase was built! In conjunction with hypsometric analysis, the practice of lake drawdown can further refine pesticide application strategies. 2. Aeration Sizing This is where BioBase’s precise bathymetric and vegetation mapping services become invaluable. By providing detailed underwater topography and plant distribution data, BioBase enables better aeration system design, ensuring that stormwater ponds maintain optimal oxygen levels and ecological balance. By understanding the depth-volume relationship, it’s possible to design aeration systems that can effectively target different water layers, ensuring that oxygenation is not just surface-level but reaches deeper zones where it’s needed. Case Study Example: In the Kasco Marine case study , LakeTech used BioBase’s cloud platform to create bathymetric maps from sonar data, which helped them design a customized aeration system tailored to the exact contours of the lagoon. The hypsometric curves derived from this data are instrumental in understanding the volume distribution at different depths, ensuring that the aeration system was sized accurately to provide sufficient oxygen throughout the water column. Aeration calculation with BioBase and LakeTech. https://kascomarine.com/blog/diffused-aeration-partnership-case-study/ For a direct link to the video visit the BioBase Youtube Channel Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Author biobasemaps Posted on May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 Categories Uncategorized Leave a comment on Tips and Tricks: Hypsometric Curve Walkthrough BioBase is Going Independent! April 18th 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The automated cloud mapping platform for waterbodies, BioBase (biobasemaps.com), has recently undergone a change in ownership. Formerly under the Navico Group, a division of the Brunswick Corporation, BioBase has now been acquired by an independent group of investors. In the short term, users can expect minimal changes to the platform, and the development team will continue its operations from St. Paul, MN, USA. Aquatic resource professionals have the option to subscribe to various plans and utilize the platform to process Lowrance® or Simrad® Sonar Logs in the cloud, generating detailed aquatic maps and GIS datasets. Looking ahead, this transition is expected to pave the way for enhancements in the platform’s capabilities and a quicker development cycle. These enhancements will include the ability to process sonar files of multiple formats and create additional map and data layers valuable to water and fisheries professionals. The team is enthusiastic about this new chapter and is eager to solidify BioBase as the premier solution for automated mapping derived from sonar files. Whether it’s mapping depth, aquatic vegetation, or bottom composition, we’re committed to delivering high value maps and datasets with minimal effort. This allows aquatic and fisheries professionals to focus on the important work of aquatic management and conservation and not making a map” stated BioBase President and Product Expert, Ray Valley. Stay informed about important updates by following us here on this blog, LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram . For inquiries, please reach out to us at info@biobasemaps.com. Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Author biobasemaps Posted on April 24, 2024 April 26, 2024 Categories Uncategorized Leave a comment on BioBase is Going Independent! BioBase Feature Alert: Bulk Export Tools As BioBase has grown through the years, Natural Resource Agencies, Researchers, and Lake Managers have mapped millions of acres of water and aquatic habitats benefitting conservation. But Million’s of acres means millions of files and terabytes of data. BioBase is a great solution for storing, browsing, and analyzing these data, but until now users did not have a way to bulk export processed files. The initial release of the feature will allow users to bulk export .csv data files, Google Earth .kmz for all layers, and Vegetation Analysis Reports from January 1st 2018 through December 1st 2023 for all trips and merges within a waterbody for a user or organization . Future improvements to the feature will expand this window. It’s important to note that already existing export features on a trip by trip basis within the trip viewer (e.g., Tools – Export Data) has not changed. The export links and data will remain active and available for 30 days. After 30 days, exports will be deleted from BioBase servers and users will need to make another request if they wish to download the files again at a later date. Feature extracts a .zip file with the Lake Name, a Waterbody ID, and the date YYYYMMDD of the request. Contents in the zip file include other zip files and include sonar file names, Trip ID’s, and other information that should be intuitive for users Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Author biobasemaps Posted on December 21, 2023 December 21, 2023 Categories Uncategorized Leave a comment on BioBase Feature Alert: Bulk Export Tools Professional Spotlight – Studying Arctic Charr Habitat in Maine Professional Spotlight – Studying Arctic Charr Habitat in Maine Greg Kronisch is a PhD student studying the movement ecology and diet of Arctic charr ( Salvelinus alpinus ) in Maine. These cold-water relatives of brook trout and salmon are found in North America, Europe, and Asia. Throughout their range Arctic charr exhibit a great diversity of size, body shape, and behavior in association with different habitats and diets. While anadromous (sea-running) populations are common in Canada, Alaska, and Europe, their range in the contiguous United States has receded over the past half a century to now only 12 native land-locked populations in Maine. Greg is advised by Dr. Nathan Furey at the University of New Hampshire, Drs. Michael Kinnison and Christina Murphy at the University of Maine on a National Science foundation project to evaluate Arctic charr diversity and ecology in the context of climate change. An Arctic charr from Floods Pond, Maine being measured and photographed in April 2023. Each fish also receives a unique subdermal tag and a small tissue sample is taken for genetic analysis Greg is continuing a 20-year project at UMaine that focuses on studying the Arctic charr in Floods Pond near Bangor, Maine which...