Introduction: 

This assignment focuses on topographic change detection looking specifically at the River Feshie in Scotland. 

Using both the Geomorphic Change Detection Software and Arc GIS Pro, we are able to determine how much and what type of change is occurring across specific time periods. In this case we are looking at detecting change over the period of a year. 

Topographic Change Detection was found using the Geomorphic Change Detection Software and then loaded into Arc GIS Pro in order to visual the change on a map. 

I chose to look at the change in the River Feshie from 2004 to 2005. 

Red areas represent degradation, this is either: 

• Bank Erosion 

• Channel Bed Lowering 

Blue areas represent aggradation, this is either: 

• Bar Development 

• Channel Bed Rising 

In order to determine how much degradation or aggradation occurred between 2004 and 2005, I created a budget segregation shapefile and labeled reaches accordingly. 

This was determined both visually by looking at the different DEM's from 2004 and 2005 as well as the change detection calculated for this time period. 

Using the Budget Segregation shapefile created in Arc GIS Pro I was able to utilize the budget segregation tool in the GCD software.