(2003) used aerial photographs to investigate the coastal
evolution on a ten-year scale in the Pomeranian Bight in
the Southernmost part of the Baltic Sea. Furthermore,
many studies that have been carried out the last 20 years
have combined aerial photographs and orthophotographs with remote sensing data. Nikolakopoulos et al.
(Nikolakopoulos et al., 2019) reported the usage of
remote sensing data as an origin of information for
the coastline evolution in Lefkada island, Greece.
As the present study refers to the last twenty years
of shoreline movement investigation, it is necessary to
document the satellite evolution for this period. Until
the twentieth-century, remote sensing was only based
on aerial photography using analog mechanical or
optical equipment (Cracknell Arthur, 2018).
The biggest achievement in remote sensing
research development was undoubtedly the usage of
satellites. The Landsat program starts in 1972 and over
the years there was a succession of Landsat’s missions,
equipped with new sensors with better imagery resolution until the most recent, Landsat 8, that was
launched in 2013. As the time passed and technology
evolved, parallel to the Landsat satellites series many
other satellites came to the foreground which could be
discerned in three main categories: high, medium and
low imagery resolution.
Due to the bibliometric analysis, we found many studies that have used high resolution (0,5–5 m) satellites
images. For instance, IKONOS-2 imagery has been used
by Pantanahiran (2019), Kaliraj et al. (2017), Vassilakis et
al. (2016), and Maglione et al. (2015); Ford (Murray,
2013); In-Ho et al. (Kim et al., 2013); Teodoro (Teodoro
& Gonçalves, 2012); Marfai et al. (Aris et al., 2008); Di et
al. (2003). Worldview-2 has been used by Pantanahiran
(2019); Paravolidakis et al. (Vasilis et al., 2018); Vassilakis
et al. (2016); Maglione et al. (2015); Ford and Kench
(Ford Murray & Kench Paul, 2015); Sekovski et al.
(Ivan et al., 2014); Mann & Westphal (Thomas &
Hildegard, 2014). QuickBird has been used by
Almonacid-Caballer et al. (Jaime et al., 2016);
Andredaki et al. (2014); Mann and Westphal (Thomas
& Hildegard, 2014); Da Guia Albuquerque et al. (2013);
Ford (Murray, 2013) and Faik et al. (2008). RapidEye has
been used by Duarte et al. (2018). Corona has been used
by Annibale et al. (Annibale Guariglia et al., 2009) and
Bulent et al. (2004) and Pleiades has been used by
Pantanahiran (2019).
Some indicative relative studies which have used
high–resolution data are presented in the next
paragraph.
Pantanahiran (2019) used a combination of highresolution satellite (IKONOS, Quick Bird, WorldviewTable 2. Researchers’ whose interest about time interval (n) of shoreline monitoring was 10 < n ≤ 30 years.
Researchers
Place
Period of study
Years interval
Number of
Citations
Kaliraj et al. (2017)
Kanyakumari, South India
2000–2011
11
No data
da Guia et al. (2013)
Hermenegildo Brazil
2000–2011
11
11
Prasita (2015)
Pamurbaya/Indonesia
2002–2014
12
4
Weicheng (2007)
Nouakchott, Mauritania
1989–2001
12
No data
Grigio et al. (2005)
Guamaré City, Northeast Brazil
1989–2001
12
32
Vanderstraete et al. (2006)
Hurghada, Egypt
1987–2000
13
11
Shalaby & Tateishi (2007)
Northwestern Egypt
1987–2001
14
13
Pantanahiran (2019)
Koh Kho Khao, Southern Thailand
2002–2016
14
10
Shaghude et al. (2003)
Zanzibar
1986–2000
14
7
Almonacid-Caballer et al. (2015)
El Saler (Valencia, Spain)
2000–2014
14
No data
Chen & Hsien-Kuo (2009)
Wai-san-ting Chou, Taiwan
1993–2007
14
24
Paravolidakis et al. (2018)
Crete, Greece
1990–2005
15
21
Nageswara et al. (2008)
Andhra Pradesh coast, India
1990–2006
16
22
Nan (2018)
Galveston, Texas
1986–2015
19
No data
Shui-sen Chen et al. (2005)
South China
1978–1998
20
1
Asib et al. (2018)
Bangladesh
1989–2010
21
32
Kawakubo et al. (2011)
Icapara and Ararapira, Brazil
1986–2007
21
11
Kankara et al. (2015)
Andhra Pradesh coast, east India
1990–2012
22
15
Hegde & Akshaya (2015)
Karnataka India
1991–2014
23
110
Vassilakis et al. (2016)
Corinthian Gulf
1987–2012
25
No data
Petropoulos et al. (2015)
Thermaikos Gulf
1984–2009
25
No data
Rasuly et al. (2010)
Caspian Sea
1977–2002
25
1
Esmail et al. (2019)
Damietta coast, Egypt
1990–2015
25
29
Majed et al. (2012)
Djerba, Tunisia
1984–2009
25
1
Addo et al. (2011)
Keta, Ghana
1986–2011
25
8
Do et al. (2018)
North-Holland from Wijk aan Zee to Den Helder
1985–2010
25
5
Gormus et al. (2014)
Sakarya, Turkey
1987–2013
26
4
Sandeep et al. (2018)
Bakkhali
West Bengal, India
1990–2016
26
5
Cenci et al. (2013)
Portugal Ovar and Marinha Grande
1984–2011
27
12
Nassar et al. (2019)
North Sinai coast, Egypt
1989–2016
27
3
Ratna (2019)
Semarang Java
1988–2017
29
11
Qingxiang et al. (2017)
Narrabeen-Collaroy Beach, Australia
1987–2016
29
14
Behling et al. (2018)
Namibia
1984–2014
30
33
In-Ho et al. (2013)
Gonghyunjin and Songjiho Beaches, South Korea
1991–2010
30
No data
Konko et al. (2018)
Togo (West Africa)
1988–2018
30
1
Brock et al. (2001)
Balasore and Midnapur, India
1973–2003
30
0
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evolution on a ten-year scale in the Pomeranian Bight in
the Southernmost part of the Baltic Sea. Furthermore,
many studies that have been carried out the last 20 years
have combined aerial photographs and orthophotographs with remote sensing data. Nikolakopoulos et al.
(Nikolakopoulos et al., 2019) reported the usage of
remote sensing data as an origin of information for
the coastline evolution in Lefkada island, Greece.
As the present study refers to the last twenty years
of shoreline movement investigation, it is necessary to
document the satellite evolution for this period. Until
the twentieth-century, remote sensing was only based
on aerial photography using analog mechanical or
optical equipment (Cracknell Arthur, 2018).
The biggest achievement in remote sensing
research development was undoubtedly the usage of
satellites. The Landsat program starts in 1972 and over
the years there was a succession of Landsat’s missions,
equipped with new sensors with better imagery resolution until the most recent, Landsat 8, that was
launched in 2013. As the time passed and technology
evolved, parallel to the Landsat satellites series many
other satellites came to the foreground which could be
discerned in three main categories: high, medium and
low imagery resolution.
Due to the bibliometric analysis, we found many studies that have used high resolution (0,5–5 m) satellites
images. For instance, IKONOS-2 imagery has been used
by Pantanahiran (2019), Kaliraj et al. (2017), Vassilakis et
al. (2016), and Maglione et al. (2015); Ford (Murray,
2013); In-Ho et al. (Kim et al., 2013); Teodoro (Teodoro
& Gonçalves, 2012); Marfai et al. (Aris et al., 2008); Di et
al. (2003). Worldview-2 has been used by Pantanahiran
(2019); Paravolidakis et al. (Vasilis et al., 2018); Vassilakis
et al. (2016); Maglione et al. (2015); Ford and Kench
(Ford Murray & Kench Paul, 2015); Sekovski et al.
(Ivan et al., 2014); Mann & Westphal (Thomas &
Hildegard, 2014). QuickBird has been used by
Almonacid-Caballer et al. (Jaime et al., 2016);
Andredaki et al. (2014); Mann and Westphal (Thomas
& Hildegard, 2014); Da Guia Albuquerque et al. (2013);
Ford (Murray, 2013) and Faik et al. (2008). RapidEye has
been used by Duarte et al. (2018). Corona has been used
by Annibale et al. (Annibale Guariglia et al., 2009) and
Bulent et al. (2004) and Pleiades has been used by
Pantanahiran (2019).
Some indicative relative studies which have used
high–resolution data are presented in the next
paragraph.
Pantanahiran (2019) used a combination of highresolution satellite (IKONOS, Quick Bird, WorldviewTable 2. Researchers’ whose interest about time interval (n) of shoreline monitoring was 10 < n ≤ 30 years.
Researchers
Place
Period of study
Years interval
Number of
Citations
Kaliraj et al. (2017)
Kanyakumari, South India
2000–2011
11
No data
da Guia et al. (2013)
Hermenegildo Brazil
2000–2011
11
11
Prasita (2015)
Pamurbaya/Indonesia
2002–2014
12
4
Weicheng (2007)
Nouakchott, Mauritania
1989–2001
12
No data
Grigio et al. (2005)
Guamaré City, Northeast Brazil
1989–2001
12
32
Vanderstraete et al. (2006)
Hurghada, Egypt
1987–2000
13
11
Shalaby & Tateishi (2007)
Northwestern Egypt
1987–2001
14
13
Pantanahiran (2019)
Koh Kho Khao, Southern Thailand
2002–2016
14
10
Shaghude et al. (2003)
Zanzibar
1986–2000
14
7
Almonacid-Caballer et al. (2015)
El Saler (Valencia, Spain)
2000–2014
14
No data
Chen & Hsien-Kuo (2009)
Wai-san-ting Chou, Taiwan
1993–2007
14
24
Paravolidakis et al. (2018)
Crete, Greece
1990–2005
15
21
Nageswara et al. (2008)
Andhra Pradesh coast, India
1990–2006
16
22
Nan (2018)
Galveston, Texas
1986–2015
19
No data
Shui-sen Chen et al. (2005)
South China
1978–1998
20
1
Asib et al. (2018)
Bangladesh
1989–2010
21
32
Kawakubo et al. (2011)
Icapara and Ararapira, Brazil
1986–2007
21
11
Kankara et al. (2015)
Andhra Pradesh coast, east India
1990–2012
22
15
Hegde & Akshaya (2015)
Karnataka India
1991–2014
23
110
Vassilakis et al. (2016)
Corinthian Gulf
1987–2012
25
No data
Petropoulos et al. (2015)
Thermaikos Gulf
1984–2009
25
No data
Rasuly et al. (2010)
Caspian Sea
1977–2002
25
1
Esmail et al. (2019)
Damietta coast, Egypt
1990–2015
25
29
Majed et al. (2012)
Djerba, Tunisia
1984–2009
25
1
Addo et al. (2011)
Keta, Ghana
1986–2011
25
8
Do et al. (2018)
North-Holland from Wijk aan Zee to Den Helder
1985–2010
25
5
Gormus et al. (2014)
Sakarya, Turkey
1987–2013
26
4
Sandeep et al. (2018)
Bakkhali
West Bengal, India
1990–2016
26
5
Cenci et al. (2013)
Portugal Ovar and Marinha Grande
1984–2011
27
12
Nassar et al. (2019)
North Sinai coast, Egypt
1989–2016
27
3
Ratna (2019)
Semarang Java
1988–2017
29
11
Qingxiang et al. (2017)
Narrabeen-Collaroy Beach, Australia
1987–2016
29
14
Behling et al. (2018)
Namibia
1984–2014
30
33
In-Ho et al. (2013)
Gonghyunjin and Songjiho Beaches, South Korea
1991–2010
30
No data
Konko et al. (2018)
Togo (West Africa)
1988–2018
30
1
Brock et al. (2001)
Balasore and Midnapur, India
1973–2003
30
0
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