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SATELLITE IMAGERY FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT
SATELLITE IMAGERY FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT

The role of Planet Imagery in management of coastal region

The impacts of coastal erosion can have significant impacts on conservation measures. How steep a beach is can dictate the way the beach interacts with incoming ocean waves for the safety of swimmers.

NSW Department of Planning and Environment supports research into costal monitoring and the archive of PlanetScope satellite imagery for enhanced coastline mapping of the beaches after storm events. The practicality of satellite imagery ensures large lengths of coastlines can be monitored without repeated site visits. 

Outcomes

Improved management of beaches

Data is increasingly important to improve management and evaluation of costs and benefits of management strategies for beaches.

 

A python toolbox, CoastSat.PlanetScope by Yarran Doherty from the UNSW Water Research Laboratory, is available to classify satellite images into sand, water, and whitewater, which is useful for understanding storm damage, tides, erosion.

Research
Coastal classification research by Yarran Doherty, UNSW Water Research Laboratory, 01/2021 using CoastSat.PlanetScope (available at: https://github.com/ydoherty/CoastSat.PlanetScope).
PlanetScope imagery acquired from near-daily satellite availability and has a resolution of 3.7m. For more information, contact [email protected].

 

 

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