Bute Inlet Geohazard - Topography Surveys - 2023 - Hakai Airborne Coastal Observatory

Hakai Institute collected LiDAR and Imagery via the ACO in 2023 over three watersheds as a part of the Indigenous Watersheds Initiative (IWI) for a project "Assessing Geomorphic threats in Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Priority Watersheds". These data would be used to inform a geotechnical assessment carried out by a retained professional geoscientist (Pierre Friele). A fourth site (Elliot Creek Landslide) will also be used in the assessment. The purpose of the project is to collect information that will help local resource managers mitigate the hazards posed by extreme geohazards.

For more information on the project, please contact Ian Giesbrecht (ian.giesbrecht@hakai.org), or for more information on the ACO operation please contact Derek Heathfield (derek@hakai.org)

The following sites were requested for collection in 2023:

• 23_3059_00_Orford
• 23_3060_00_RaleighCreek
• 23_3061_00_Lake55

The Airborne Coastal Observatory (ACO) is an aerial remote sensing platform operated by Hakai Institute, with support from partners UNBC and Kisik Aerial Survey. The platform is primarily focused on monitoring Ice and Snow as a part of Hakai’s Cryosphere program, but the platform works on a range of applications.