Proiecte
FAST: Foreshore Assessment using Space Technology
| Responsabil: | Prof. Adrian Stănică, CS I |
| Coordonator: | DELTARES |
| Beneficiar: | GeoEcoMar |
| Finanțator: | Comisia Europeană |
| Schema de finanțare: | FP7 |
| Durata: | 48 months |
| Data începerii: | 01.01.2014 |
| Data finalizării: | 31.12.2017 |
FAST: Foreshore Assessment using Space Technology
The FAST project has developed a web-based integrated services platform called MI-SEIF, which is freely accessible. This platform provides users with access to data and modelling services related to coastal flooding. To build this service, FAST researchers studied 8 pilot coastal areas in Europe, salt marshes and lagoons. They measured vegetation characteristics in these areas, wave attenuation, water depth, sediment particle size and estimated the erosion. They integrated this data with the satellite images from the European Space Agency’s Copernicus service and NASA’s Lansat, as well as with the global datasets on coastal morphology, tides, vegetation types, etc. The Mi-SAFE services were developed following consultations with the potential users from the public and private sectors.
- Using uniform methods to estimate the capacity of coastal marshes to mitigate wave energy and erosion;
- Improving the models used in simulations and forecasts regarding the role of vegetation in coastal protection (so-called methods of ”green protection”);
- Finding and optimising the methods for measuring coastal areas’ characteristics with satellite data, so that they can be measured globally in the future;
- Including all the data in a free online service that can be used even after the project is completed;