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Project title

Develop a novel methodology to quality assess EO products and verify their suitability and sustainability for coastal applications by incorporating environmental indicators

Primary Funding Agency

Irish Research Council

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

n/a

Lead Organisation

Maynooth University (NUIM)

Lead Applicant

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Project Abstract

Satellite derived products have been used to monitoring the coastal zone since the 1970�s with the Landsat program. The recent appearance of the Sentinel 2 constellation in 2015 has allowed attaining waterlines and land cover coastal information to an unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution, supporting coastal change research and managing the associated risk. Geological Survey Ireland, as part of the international ESA funded project (2019-2021), holds a large database of satellite products (optical and SAR) linked to coastal change for the time spanning between 1995-2021. A robust and innovative validation strategy is deemed essential to ensure product applicability. Uncertainty models are necessary to effectively use satellite derived products such as waterlines, shorelines and land-cover information. The aim of this project is to develop a novel methodology to assess the quality, accuracy and applicability of the existing satellite products to monitor coastal change in Ireland and beyond. The methodology will implement advanced statistical analysis, including spatial statistics, thus ensuring the variability of coastal environmental indicators is factored in. The overall validation outcome is expected to be the first to fully assess the adequacy of selected EO products to describe coastal evolution in key coastal environments and recent timeframes.

Grant Approved

�111,833.33

Research Hub

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Research Theme

Ireland's Future Climate, its Impacts, and Adaptation Options

Start Date

01/09/2022

Initial Projected Completion Date

31/08/2026