Coastal dynamics analyzer (CDA): A QGIS plugin for transect based analysis of coastal erosion

IF 2.4 4区计算机科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SoftwareX Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI:10.1016/j.softx.2024.101894

Pietro Scala, Giorgio Manno, Giuseppe Ciraolo

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Abstract

Coastal erosion is a critical issue affecting shorelines worldwide, imposing effective monitoring and management strategies. We present the Coastal Dynamics Analyzer (CDA), a newly developed QGIS plugin designed for transect-based analysis of shoreline changes, enhancing both the accuracy and efficiency of coastal erosion studies. CDA seamlessly integrates into QGIS, providing an open-source, user-friendly tool that automates the calculation of key shoreline change metrics, including End Point Rate (EPR), Net Shoreline Movement (NSM), Shoreline Change Envelope (SCE), and Linear Regression Rate (LRR). This paper presents the motivation behind the CDA's development, its importance in addressing the limitations of existing tools such as the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) and Analyzing Moving Boundaries Using R (AMBUR) and details its implementation. The plugin's functionalities are demonstrated through a case study in the Mediterranean Sea, showing its ability to generate accurate and reliable data for coastal management. By providing high quality results with considerable speed, CDA is promising to become a resource for researchers, coastal engineers, and policy makers involved in coastal erosion management and climate change adaptation planning.

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海岸动力学分析器（CDA）：基于横断面的海岸侵蚀分析 QGIS 插件

海岸侵蚀是影响全球海岸线的一个关键问题，需要有效的监测和管理策略。我们介绍了海岸动力学分析器（CDA），这是一个新开发的 QGIS 插件，旨在对海岸线变化进行基于横断面的分析，从而提高海岸侵蚀研究的准确性和效率。CDA 无缝集成到 QGIS 中，提供了一个开源的、用户友好的工具，可以自动计算关键的海岸线变化指标，包括端点速率 (EPR)、净海岸线移动 (NSM)、海岸线变化包络线 (SCE) 和线性回归率 (LRR)。本文介绍了 CDA 的开发动机、其在解决数字海岸线分析系统（DSAS）和使用 R 分析移动边界（AMBUR）等现有工具的局限性方面的重要性，并详细介绍了其实现方法。通过对地中海的案例研究，展示了该插件的功能，表明它能够为海岸管理生成准确可靠的数据。CDA 能够以相当快的速度提供高质量的结果，有望成为参与海岸侵蚀管理和气候变化适应规划的研究人员、海岸工程师和决策者的资源。

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SoftwareX COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

2.90%

发文量

184

审稿时长

9 weeks

期刊介绍： SoftwareX aims to acknowledge the impact of software on today''s research practice, and on new scientific discoveries in almost all research domains. SoftwareX also aims to stress the importance of the software developers who are, in part, responsible for this impact. To this end, SoftwareX aims to support publication of research software in such a way that: The software is given a stamp of scientific relevance, and provided with a peer-reviewed recognition of scientific impact; The software developers are given the credits they deserve; The software is citable, allowing traditional metrics of scientific excellence to apply; The academic career paths of software developers are supported rather than hindered; The software is publicly available for inspection, validation, and re-use. Above all, SoftwareX aims to inform researchers about software applications, tools and libraries with a (proven) potential to impact the process of scientific discovery in various domains. The journal is multidisciplinary and accepts submissions from within and across subject domains such as those represented within the broad thematic areas below: Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Medical and Biological Sciences; Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Originating from these broad thematic areas, the journal also welcomes submissions of software that works in cross cutting thematic areas, such as citizen science, cybersecurity, digital economy, energy, global resource stewardship, health and wellbeing, etcetera. SoftwareX specifically aims to accept submissions representing domain-independent software that may impact more than one research domain.