@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ species-level kelp extent from outputs from the Kelp-O-Matic tool. Final outputs
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consist of polygon features (.shp) that contain species-level classification of
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emergent canopy kelp present in drone imagery.
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- These instructions assume a basic level of experience with the ArcMAP GIS interface . For
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+ These instructions assume a basic level of experience with ArcGIS Pro . For
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questions,
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please contact [ Luba Reshitnyk] ( email:luba.reshitnyk@hakai.org ) at
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the [ Hakai Institute] ( https://hakai.org ) .
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``` mermaid
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graph TB
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- A[/"Raw KoM output (.tif)"/]-- Open in ArcGIS -->B["Convert to polygon feature (raster to polygon)"];
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+ A[/"Raw KoM output (.tif)"/]-- Open in ArcGIS Pro -->B["Convert to polygon feature (raster to polygon)"];
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B-->edit
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subgraph edit [Edit]
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direction TB
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This section assumes that you have obtained output from the Kelp-O-Matic (.tif) and have
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a new
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- instance of ArcMap (version 10.8 ). These same steps can be done using other GIS
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+ instance of ArcGIS Pro (3.4 ). These same steps can be done using other GIS
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software (e.g. QGIS)
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- ??? tip "Tip: ArcMap Keyboard Shortcuts"
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+ ??? tip "Tip: ArcGIS Pro Keyboard Shortcuts"
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Keyboard shortcuts can make the editing process much faster. To enable some, go
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to `Customize > Customize Mode > Keyboard…`.
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### Load Kelp-O-Matic Raster
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- Load the output ` .tif ` file from Kelp-O-Matic into ArcMap . The raster will have the
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+ Load the output ` .tif ` file from Kelp-O-Matic into ArcGIS Pro . The raster will have the
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following
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attributes:
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### Convert to Polygons
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- Convert this raster into polygons using the ` Raster to Polygon ` tool in ArcMap .
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+ Convert this raster into polygons using the ` Raster to Polygon ` tool in ArcGIS Pro .
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- 1 . Uncheck " simplify polygons"
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+ 1 . Uncheck ` simplify polygons `
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2 . Leave the other defaults as they are
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### Add New Attributes to Polygons
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- 1 . Add a new "area" field
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- 1 . Right click layer in the table of contents
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- 2 . Select ` Open attribute table > Table options > Add field `
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- 1 . Name = "area"
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- 2 . Type = "float"
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- 3 . Click ` OK `
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+ #### Note - if you are exporting to GDB you don't need to calculate area
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+ 1 . Add a new ` area ` and ` species ` field
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+ 1 . Right-click the layer in the Contents pane
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+ 2 . Select ` Attribute Table `
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+ 3 . Click the ` New Field ` button in the Fields tab of the ribbon
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+ 1 . Name = ` area ` , Type = ` Double `
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+ 2 . Name = ` species ` , Type = ` Text `
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+ 3 . Click ` Save ` on the fields tab of the ribbon
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2 . Calculate the area for each polygon
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- 1 . Right-click the " area" header in the attribute table,
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+ 1 . Right-click the ` area ` header in the attribute table,
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select ` Calculate Geometry... `
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- 1 . Property = " area"
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- 2 . Units = " square meters"
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+ 1 . Property = ` area `
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+ 2 . Units = ` square meters `
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3 . Coordinate system = choose an appropriate projection that preserves area (
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e.g. NAD83 BC
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Albers Equal Area EPSG = 3005)
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- 4 . Click "OK"
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- 3 . Add a new "species" field
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- 1 . Right click layer in the table of contents
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- 2 . Select ` Open attribute table > Table options > Add field `
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- 1 . Name = "species"
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- 2 . Type = "text"
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- 3 . Click ` OK `
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+ 4 . Click ` OK `
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### Editing and Data Cleaning
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#### Delete small polygons that are unlikely to be kelp
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- 1 . Start editing this feature polygon layer
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- 1 . In the Editor toolbar click ` Editor > start editing ` . Select the feature layer
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- you will be
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- editing
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- 2 . Right click layer in the table of contents, Select ` Open attribute table ` .
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+ 1 . Right click layer in the table of contents, Select ` Open attribute table ` .
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Click ` Select by attribute `
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- 3 . Select features < 0.2 m2 by typing: ` "area" < 0.2 `
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- 4 . Right click highlighted features in attribute table and click ` Delete Selected `
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- 5 . Save edits
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+ 2 . Select features < 0.2 m2 by typing: ` "area" < 0.2 `
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+ 3 . Right click highlighted features in attribute table and click ` Delete Selected `
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+ 4 . Save edits
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#### Manually delete non-kelp polygons
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There may be areas where KoM classifier falsely detected kelp and these polygons need to
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be removed
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manually.
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- 1 . Select using the edit tool or “ Select by Lasso” tool
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+ 1 . Select using the edit tool or ` Select by Lasso ` tool
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2 . Delete the selected polygon(s)
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3 . Save edits.
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this step.
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1 . Select all polygon features classified as giant kelp by opening the attribute table
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- by attribute”. Select features representing giant kelp by typing: ` "gridcode" = 2 ` .
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- At the bottom
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- of the attribute table click on the "Show selected records" tab.
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- 2 . Right-click the "species" field you created earlier. Select "Field Calculator".
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- 3 . In the text box enter "Macrocystis pyrifera" (with quotes included) and click OK.
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+ and ` select by attribute ` . Select features representing giant kelp by typing: ` "gridcode" = 2 ` .
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+ At the bottom of the attribute table click on the ` Show selected records ` tab.
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+ 2 . Right-click the ` species ` field you created earlier. Select ` Field Calculator ` .
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+ 3 . In the text box enter ` Macrocystis pyrifera ` (with quotes included) and click OK.
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This will fill
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out that attribute for all the selected polygons.
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- Repeat steps 1 - 3 for bull kelp by using ` "gridcode" = 3 ` and " Nereocystis luetkeana" .
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+ Repeat steps 1 - 3 for bull kelp by using ` "gridcode" = 3 ` and ` Nereocystis luetkeana ` .
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1 . Review all the polygon species classification and manually change ones that the KoM
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classifier
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- misclassified by changing the text in the " species" field for that polygon feature.
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+ misclassified by changing the text in the ` species ` field for that polygon feature.
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2 . Save edits.
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- 3 . Delete the " gridcode" attribute once you are done.
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+ 3 . Delete the ` gridcode ` attribute once you are done.
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4 . Save edits.
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### Export Data
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- That's it! You can now export your data a shapefile and give it an appropriate name.
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+ That's it! You can now export your data a shapefile or gdb feature class and give it an appropriate name.
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