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USF researchers demo CREST tool and warn of large historical wetland losses
Summary
A University of South Florida research team demonstrated CREST, a conservation and restoration screening tool that combines historical maps, channelization metrics and AI-based mapping; draft results show ~64% loss of wetland+lake area in Indian River County, and researchers sought partner letters and funding to finish the tool.
Dr. Kai Raines of the University of South Florida presented an in-depth demonstration of CREST (Conservation and Restoration Screening Tool), a decision-support application that integrates hand-digitized historical survey data, mid‑century aerial mosaics and modern land-cover products to screen the landscape for conservation and restoration opportunities.
Raines described how the team established baselines using 1850s survey maps and 1950s aerial mosaics, then overlaid modern datasets to quantify wetland loss and channelization. He…
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