This new publication is an international collection of papers from the CoastGIS 2005 Symposium and Exhibition hosted by the University of Aberdeen at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre in July 2005. Together they represent a selected and up-to-date overview of some of the main areas of research into the application of the geospatial technologies, including Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Digital Mapping, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), databases, Internet technology, and mobile field data collection and mapping, to coastal and marine environments around the World. Aimed at the researcher, editor, practitioner and student this volume seeks to expand the available literature in a rapidly expanding and evolving area of interest, namely the coastal and marine environment. The book comes at a time when there is growing concern about global warming, climate change, and sea level rise, all of which will have an impact upon coastal areas around the World. GIS Geospatial technologies Coastal and marine environments Coastal researcher and practitioner

Índice: From the contents 1. Integration of large-scale regional measurement, data management and analysis programmes, for coastal processes, geomorphology and ecology.- 2. GIS tool for coastal morphodynamics analysis.- 3. A metadata service for managing spatial resources of coastal areas.- 4. Environmental indicators GIS of the Catalonian coast.- 5. Developing an integrated regional assessment of climate change on coastal landscapes.- 6. Prestige marine pollution: a GIS tool.- 7. Aquaculture in Sicily: ecological and economic aspects.- 8. Soft copy photogrammetry to measure shore platform erosion on decadal time... Etc.