GIS tool for coastal morphodynamics analysis.

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2005

Authors

Joaquim Barbosa (Author) FEUP; Fernando Veloso Gomes (Author) FEUP; Francisco Taveira Pinto (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of the CoastGIS 2005 CD

CoastGIS 2005

Aberdeen, Scotland

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences

Other information

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 Matlab 7.0 algorithm, which uses mainly the toolbox 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: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific