Coastal zone monitoring systems are very important and has an impact on many aspects of the oceans and seas. Modern systems for coastal zone monitoring are based on data acquired from hydrographic systems. Such systems are closely related to various fields of scientific research including modern ones like artificial intelligence and deep learning. With the continuous development of oceanographic observation equipment and technology, there has been a surge in spatial data, propelling marine science into the era of big data. Modern data processing and analysis tools have great potential and broad application prospects in marine science. Very often, spatial data is acquired with the help of unmanned vehicles, which also increases the possibilities for research and innovative approaches to the problem. Surveying and recording underwater environments remain challenging tasks that stimulate research, design and development of new sensors, devices, techniques, and methods for processing data from underwater areas. Modern research also includes the implementation of modern applications.
Visualization and monitoring of the seafloor have evolved significantly over the past few decades following the dramatic technological development of hydroacoustic and optical remote sensing technologies and others. The benefits of implementing the results of the research work can include, for example, monitoring of the coastal zone (harbour wharves, breakwaters, piers, locks or sailing marinas), inventorying the condition of navigational markings, waterways, shoreline fortifications, movement of bottom debris, wharf inspections, checking the capacity of the waterway, updating flood risk maps. Monitoring will check how the measured and visualized changes affect the surrounding environment.
This research topic welcomes high-quality original research and review articles emphasizing the collection, processing, modelling, analysis, visualization, fusion and application of geospatial data and information for marine and ocean areas, especially the coastal zone. Special emphasis will be placed on the following topics, but not limited to:
· data acquisition for the coastal zone
· modern measurement systems for coastal zones
· spatial data models
· bottom bathymetry
· seafloor mapping
· bottom and coastal zone imaging
· fusion of data from different sources
· management of data from modern systems
· analysis of data acquired from different sources
· information visualization capabilities
· development of bottom and coastal area imaging equipment
· seabed classification techniques
· object and threat detection methods
· artificial intelligence
· deep learning
· spatial big data
Keywords:
Monitoring Systems, Hydrography, Data Processing, Coastal Zone, Data Fusion, Seafloor Mapping, Spatial Big Data, Artificial Inteligence, Deep Learning, Classification
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Coastal zone monitoring systems are very important and has an impact on many aspects of the oceans and seas. Modern systems for coastal zone monitoring are based on data acquired from hydrographic systems. Such systems are closely related to various fields of scientific research including modern ones like artificial intelligence and deep learning. With the continuous development of oceanographic observation equipment and technology, there has been a surge in spatial data, propelling marine science into the era of big data. Modern data processing and analysis tools have great potential and broad application prospects in marine science. Very often, spatial data is acquired with the help of unmanned vehicles, which also increases the possibilities for research and innovative approaches to the problem. Surveying and recording underwater environments remain challenging tasks that stimulate research, design and development of new sensors, devices, techniques, and methods for processing data from underwater areas. Modern research also includes the implementation of modern applications.
Visualization and monitoring of the seafloor have evolved significantly over the past few decades following the dramatic technological development of hydroacoustic and optical remote sensing technologies and others. The benefits of implementing the results of the research work can include, for example, monitoring of the coastal zone (harbour wharves, breakwaters, piers, locks or sailing marinas), inventorying the condition of navigational markings, waterways, shoreline fortifications, movement of bottom debris, wharf inspections, checking the capacity of the waterway, updating flood risk maps. Monitoring will check how the measured and visualized changes affect the surrounding environment.
This research topic welcomes high-quality original research and review articles emphasizing the collection, processing, modelling, analysis, visualization, fusion and application of geospatial data and information for marine and ocean areas, especially the coastal zone. Special emphasis will be placed on the following topics, but not limited to:
· data acquisition for the coastal zone
· modern measurement systems for coastal zones
· spatial data models
· bottom bathymetry
· seafloor mapping
· bottom and coastal zone imaging
· fusion of data from different sources
· management of data from modern systems
· analysis of data acquired from different sources
· information visualization capabilities
· development of bottom and coastal area imaging equipment
· seabed classification techniques
· object and threat detection methods
· artificial intelligence
· deep learning
· spatial big data
Keywords:
Monitoring Systems, Hydrography, Data Processing, Coastal Zone, Data Fusion, Seafloor Mapping, Spatial Big Data, Artificial Inteligence, Deep Learning, Classification
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.