ASSESSING THE DAEDALUS SENSOR'S PERFORMANCE BY MEANS OF SPECTRAL MIXTURE ANALYSIS IN THE MIGLIARINO, SAN ROSSORE, MASSACIUCCOLI REGIONAL PARK (ITALY)

Coastal areas represent relevant zones for environmental monitoring. They are characterized by several habitats that coexist and interact in a condition of dynamic equilibrium. Moreover they are sites of human settlements and important economic and commercial activities. Therefore, an accurate environmental characterization of these complex systems require a large amount of information and different levels of analysis. To date, the contribution by remote sensing to study coastal zones is widely accepted as it provides high quality tools and products to investigate and monitor these fragile ecosystems. In this framework, the aim of this work is to test the performance of the multispectral Daedalus Airborne Thematic Mapper (ATM-2) sensor for the interpretation and analysis of geo-environmental features of the Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli Regional Park's coastal area.