Integrated System for high operationalresolucion in shore monitorizacion (INSHORE)

In littoral areas a high morphodynamics is present, particularly in those ones where sandy beaches are present. Significant morphologic changes frequently conduct to situations in which sedimentary deficiency is evident: beach wide decreases and the foredunes erosion becomes a reality. The knowledge is fundamental to establish proper policy for coastal management. The main goal of this project is to develop a low cost and high efficiency monitoring system. With this system is pretended to perform a quasi-continuous spatial morphologic and sedimentary characterization that occur in the sub-areal beach (foreshore and backshore). This system is based in the application of the GPS to land vehicles. It will be developed a new prototype that will allow a regular survey of coastal stretches with ten of kilometres. It will be also developed another prototype, which allow an automatic characterization of the textural characteristics of the superficial beach sediment.