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Coastline change-detection method using remote sensing satellite observation data

pp. 277-284, vol. 19, 2016

Łukasz Markiewicz
Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

Paweł Mazurek
BetterSolutions (BS Sp. z o. o. Sp. k.), Poland

Andrzej Chybicki
Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

Key words: coastal monitoring; SAR; Sentinel; Landsat; background subtraction; image processing

Abstract: Coastal zones are not only the fundaments for local economics based on trade, shipping and transport services, but also a source of food, energy, and resources. Apart from offering diverse opportunities for recreation and tourism, coastal zones provide protection against storms and other meteorological disturbances. Environmental information is also essential because of the direct influence on a country’s maritime zones, which are territorial sea and exclusive economic zones. Keeping local communities and ecosystems healthy requires monitoring and assessing of all the vital changes of territorial sea and its baseline. The paper presents a method and a concept of a system that provides an efficient means of automatic analysis of spatial data provided by satellite observation systems (optical Landsat 8 and SAR Sentinel 1) in order to monitor, and detect, changes in the coastline. The proposed methodology is based on a set of algorithms that enable one to trace and detect changes in coastline shape, and eventual damage to marine infrastructure, such as breakwaters and harbours, relying on high resolution satellite observational products.

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