Journal
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
Volume 123, Issue -, Pages 1-11Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2012.02.024
Keywords
Shoreline subpixel detection; Landsat images; Coastal processes; Beach management
Funding
- Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion
- Spanish Plan E [CGL2009-14220-C02-01, CGL2010-19591]
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A high precision geometric method for automated shoreline detection from Landsat TM and ETM+ imagery is presented. The methodology is based on the application of an algorithm that ensures accurate image geometric registration and the use of a new algorithm for sub-pixel shoreline extraction, both at the sub-pixel level. The analysis of the initial errors shows the influence that differences in reflectance of land cover types have over shoreline detection, allowing us to create a model to substantially reduce these errors. Three correction models were defined according to the type of gain used in the acquisition of the original Landsat images. Error assessment tests were applied on three artificially stabilised coastal segments that have a constant and well-defined land-water boundary. A testing set of 45 images (28 TM, 10 ETM high-gain and 7 ETM low-gain) was used. The mean error obtained in shoreline location ranges from 1.22 to 1.63 m, and the RMSE from 4.69 to 5.47 m. Since the errors follow a normal distribution, then the maximum error at a given probability can be estimated. The results confirm that the use of Landsat imagery for detection of instantaneous coastlines yields accuracy comparable to high-resolution techniques, showing the potential of Landsat TM and ETM images in those applications where the instantaneous lines are a good geomorphological descriptor. (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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