A Field Primer for Monitoring Benthic Ecosystems Using Structure-From-Motion PhotogrammetryTy N. F. Roach 1, Shreya Yadav 1, Carlo Caruso 1, Jenna Dilworth 1,2, Catherine M. Foley 1, Joshua R. Hancock 1, Joel Huckeba 1, Ariana S. Huffmyer 1, Kira Hughes 1, Valerie A. Kahkejian 1, Elizabeth M.P. Madin 1, Shayle B. Matsuda 1, Michael McWilliam 1, Spencer Miller 1,3, Erika P. Santoro 4, Mariana Rocha de Souza 1, Damaris Torres-Pullizaa 1, Crawford Drury 1, Joshua S. Madin 1
1Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i Manoa, 2Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 3Hawai'i Pacific University, 4Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
We provide a detailed protocol for conducting underwater structure-from-motion photogrammetry surveys to generate 3D models and orthomosaics.