Concluding CSI analysis
The information that coastal managers use for determining the physical condition of the coastline via data, observations and scientific interpretation is often complicated. Thus, COAST_VIEW, comprised of scientists and coastal managers, has designed Coastal State Indicators (CSIs) derived from videos for the purpose of assisting in coastal zone management. CSIs are made up of a group of parameters that are able to quantitatively depict the dynamic condition of a coastal system. Video systems that can collect required data for CSI determination according to an appropriate time-scale have been produced. Algorithms have been designed for evaluating CSIs from video data and have been proven through comparing data from various environments. The final report on CSIs expands on the work that was undergone in the first COAST_VIEW workshop in the Netherlands. It exhibits the methodology designed by the COAST_VIEW programme for determining useful management of CSIs. Descriptions of CSI demonstrations for each of the four COAST_VIEW field sites are available as well as information on the algorithms and software development for estimating video-derived CSIs. The report includes demonstrations of CSIs related to coastal protection, navigation and recreation of coastal management areas. Furthermore, it summarises possible advances of the predictive nature that could be gained from extended series of high-resolution video data in hope of extending beyond the COAST_VIEW project.