Houghton, A., Whitehouse, R. Calkoen, C. and Wouters, F., 2007. The application of satellite derived bathymetric data to the coastal zone management market. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 50 (Proceedings of the 9th International Coastal Symposium), 168 – 172. Gold Coast, Australia, ISSN 0749.0208

The uptake of novel coastal management tools is often restricted by a lack of interaction between service providers who develop the techniques and Market Player organisations providing services to end users. HR Wallingford (UK), ARGOSS (NL) and Geoserve (NL) have undertaken a collaborative study to determine how an Earth Observation based bathymetric charting technique could be integrated into existing coastal engineering and management services, thereby providing added value to end users. During the initial phase of the study a number of trial cases were carried out to identify sectors of the Coastal Zone Management market where the Special purpose Large Area Bathymetry (SLAB) service could be used in favour of traditional bathymetric charts or surveys. The performance of the SLAB service was evaluated against a set of predetermined demand criteria and although a range of potential applications were identified, there were also a number of blockages that would prevent commercial uptake of the service. To combat these blockages, a Value Adding Market Player Integrated Information Service (VAMPIIS) supply chain has been defined comprising Geoserve and ARGOSS as service providers and HR Wallingford as Market Players. The framework of the supply chain will facilitate delivery of a range of bathymetric products based on both Earth Observation and traditional techniques combined with data analysis and numerical modelling. Typical applications include long term assessment of seabed and sandbank mobility for the marine construction industry, coastal impact studies, navigation risk assessments and wave/current transformation studies.