Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN>The CIC, in collaboration with Dr. Matthew Baker at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), is redefining the way stream channels and other hydrologic features are mapped. Leveraging recent advances in geomorphology and computer vision, high-resolution LiDAR terrain data will be used to extract detailed and accurate networks of stream channels, roadside and agricultural ditches, and estimates of channel characteristics. These data will inform partners about how water moves throughout the landscape and where best management practices could be located to reduce nutrient and sediment loads entering the Bay’s tributaries. This GIS layer is a status map of the hydrography.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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Copyright Text: Chesapeake Conservancy's Conservation Innovation Center (CIC), in collaboration with Dr. Matthew Baker at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), is creating a high-resolution hydrography map, as part of a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program.