GIS Tool for Coastal Morphodynamics Analysis

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Pais Barbosa, J (Author) FEUP; Fernando Veloso Gomes (Author) FEUP; Taveira Pinto, F (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: COASTAL AND MARINE GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Pages: 275-+

CoastGIS Symposium 2005/6th International Symposium on GIS and Computer Cartography for Coastal Zone Management

Univ Aberdeen, Aberdeen, SCOTLAND, JUL 21-23, 2005

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Authenticus ID: P-003-ADX

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9720-1_26

Abstract (EN): The aim of this work is to identify morphological and hydrodynamic patterns (e.g. coastal forms, wave breaking zones, rip currents patterns, submerged bars), based on several aerial images. Understanding the patterns, which occurred in the past, may help to increase the knowledge to predict future ones. To accomplish this, a GIS database, an analysis algorithm and a user-friendly GIS tool are currently under development. The GIS database will enable to store all available image survey sets, as well as to store the results of the performed visual and computed analysis. This former analysis consists in a Mat lab 7.0 algorithm, which uses mainly the tool-box image processing. For non GIS specialists, a specific tool to visualize, overlap and search is being developed using Visual Basic 6.0, and MapObjects 2.3.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 2