Kelp in GoogleEarth?

• by Shiphrah

  Looking at a GoogleEarth image of San Diego, I saw what looks very much like kelp at the mouth od the bay & also along the seaward side od Point Loma. Is this real?

  Posted March 8, 2015 1:23 AM

• by Quia

  Yes! The Google Earth images are not optimized for spotting kelp, but particularly large beds are still visible.

  Posted March 8, 2015 3:20 AM

• by Artman40

  I actually see kelp better in Google Earth due to higher resolution. Dume kelp is even visible.

  By the way, have Mexican kelp forests already been classified?

  Posted March 8, 2015 11:08 PM

• by kyleccav scientist in response to artman40's comment.

  We have not classified Mexican images yet, but that is next on our list. We should be releasing images from Baja California very soon!

  Posted March 13, 2015 2:02 PM

• by Artman40

  Thank you for reply.

  Are there any kelp in Oregon area and if so, have these been classified now?

  Posted March 15, 2015 9:06 PM