Title: Modelling of coastal erosion and accretion of remotely sensed data

Authors: T. Hemamalini, S. Somasundaram, A.N. Senthilvel, R. Prabhakar

Addresses: Department of Mathematics, Tamilnadu College of Engineering, Coimbatore 641659, Tamilnadu, India. ' Department of Mathematics, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore 641014, Tamilnadu, India. ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore 641014, Tamilnadu, India. ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore 641014, Tamilnadu, India.

Abstract: Spatial data were collected from map 1973, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS 1A), IRS 1B of 1989 and 2001. A spatial model was created based on these data. This geographic information systems application, based on available and easily developed digital data, provides realistic and valuable information in a short time frame. This article includes three major stages: (1) data preparation and pre-processing (2) boundary detection and (3) modelling and results presentation. These results offered some insights for erosion control on the 11° 40′ northing to 11° 30′ northing of Tamilnadu state of Indian east coast area. This article helps to identify the coastal erosion and accretion.

Keywords: accretion; connected objects; costal erosion; remote sensing; modelling; spatial models; geographic information systems; GIS; data preparation; data pre-processing; boundary detection; sensors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISTA.2009.025106

International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications, 2009 Vol.7 No.1, pp.58 - 71

Published online: 12 May 2009 *

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