Description
- The Coast Line Change Map provides the delineation of the stretches of coast on which changes occurred between two different time instants (initial and final date), classifying them according to the type of variation, which can be
- Variation in the typology of the stretch of coast (e.g. from natural to artificial)
- Shifting the shoreline (retreat or advance)
Operating scenarios
- Post event
Technical specification
| Requirement | Description |
| Spatial resolution | 1 – 5m |
| Coverage area | Maximum extension of the AOI: 50km |
| Geographic accuracy | Circular Error 90%: <= 2 pixels (equal to 2 times the spatial resolution of the EO data used) or equal to that of the Coastline Maps products (State Maps) used as input |
| Information Age | 1 year |
| Measurement uncertainty | 15% |
| Measurement / projection unit | Projection: UTM-WGS84 |
| Input EO data | – Very high resolution optical data: oPléiades, WorldView-2/3, GeoEye – Very high resolution SAR data (optional, as support for optical data): oCOSMO SkyMed, TerraSAR-X relative to the final date considered. Optional if a Defense Works Map (State Maps) is available for the final date. |
| Other input data | – Map of the Defense Works (State Map) for the starting date – Map of the Defense Works (State Map) for the final date (optional) |
| Validation data | Ground truth |
| Format | GIS-file: shapefile Metadata: compliant with ISO 19115 standards, and with the specifications required by the Inspire Directive by the relative Legislative Decree |
| Refresh rate | 2 days |
Example
