• How Many Reindeer? UAV Surveys as an Alternative to Helicopter or Ground Surveys for Estimating Population Abundance in Open Landscapes 

      Paulsen, Ingrid M.; Pedersen, Åshild Ø; Hann, Richard; Blanchet, Marie-Anne; Eischeid, Isabell; van Hazendonk, Charlotte Maartje; Ravolainen, Virve; Stien, Audun; Le Moullec, Mathilde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Conservation of wildlife depends on precise and unbiased knowledge on the abundance and distribution of species. It is challenging to choose appropriate methods to obtain a sufficiently high detectability and spatial ...
    • HYPSO-1 CubeSat: First Images and In-Orbit Characterization 

      Bakken, Sivert; Henriksen, Marie Bøe; Birkeland, Roger; Langer, Dennis David; Oudijk, Adriënne Esmeralda; Berg, Simen; Pursley, Yeshi; Garrett, Joseph Landon; Gran-Jansen, Fredrik; Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Grøtte, Mariusz Eivind Santora; Kristiansen, Bjørn Andreas; Orlandic, Milica; Gader, Paul; Sørensen, Asgeir Johan; Sigernes, Fred; Johnsen, Geir; Johansen, Tor Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The HYPSO-1 satellite, a 6U CubeSat carrying a hyperspectral imager, was launched on 13 January 2022, with the Goal of imaging ocean color in support of marine research. This article describes the development and current ...
    • Mapping the Historical Shipwreck Figaro in the High Arctic Using Underwater Sensor-Carrying Robots 

      Mogstad, Aksel Alstad; Ødegård, Øyvind; Nornes, Stein Melvær; Ludvigsen, Martin; Johnsen, Geir; Sørensen, Asgeir Johan; Berge, Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In 2007, a possible wreck site was discovered in Trygghamna, Isfjorden, Svalbard by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. Using (1) a REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with a sidescan sonar (SSS) and (2) ...
    • Shallow-Water Habitat Mapping using Underwater Hyperspectral Imaging from an Unmanned Surface Vehicle: A Pilot Study 

      Mogstad, Aksel Alstad; Johnsen, Geir; Ludvigsen, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The impacts of human activity on coastal ecosystems are becoming increasingly evident across the world. Consequently, there is a growing need to map, monitor, and manage these regions in a sustainable manner. In this pilot ...
    • Underwater Hyperspectral Imaging of Arctic Macroalgal Habitats during the Polar Night Using a Novel Mini-ROV-UHI Portable System 

      Summers, Natalie; Johnsen, Geir; Mogstad, Aksel Alstad; Løvås, Håvard; Fragoso, Glaucia Moreira; Berge, Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      We describe an Underwater Hyperspectral Imager (UHI) deployed on an instrument-carrying platform consisting of two interconnected mini-ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicle) for the mapping and monitoring of Arctic macroalgal ...