Synthetic imagery for the automated detection of rip currents
Synthetic imagery for the automated detection of rip currents
Rip currents are a major hazard on beaches worldwide. Although it is in-situ measurements of rips can be made in the field, it is generally safer and more cost effective to employ remote sensing methods, such as coastal video imaging systems. However, there is no universal, fully-automated method capable of detecting rips in imagery. In this paper we discuss the benefits of image manipulation, such as filtering, prior to rip detection attempts. Furthermore, we present a new approach to detect rip channels that utilizes synthetic imagery. The creation of a synthetic image involves zonation of the ‘parent’ image into key areas, such as sand bars, channels, shoreline and offshore. Then, pixels in each zone are replaced with the respective dominant color trends observed in the parent image. Using synthetic imagery increased the accuracy of rip detection from 81% to 92%. Synthetics reduce ‘noise’ inherent in surfzone imagery and is another step towards an automated approach for rip current detection.
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Pitman, Sebastian
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Gallop, Shari L.
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Haigh, Ivan D.
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Mahmoodi, Susan
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Masselink, Gerd
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March 2016
Pitman, Sebastian
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Gallop, Shari L.
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Haigh, Ivan D.
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Mahmoodi, Susan
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Masselink, Gerd
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Pitman, Sebastian, Gallop, Shari L., Haigh, Ivan D., Mahmoodi, Susan, Masselink, Gerd and Ranasinghe, Roshanka
(2016)
Synthetic imagery for the automated detection of rip currents.
Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue (75), .
(doi:10.2112/SI75-183.1).
Abstract
Rip currents are a major hazard on beaches worldwide. Although it is in-situ measurements of rips can be made in the field, it is generally safer and more cost effective to employ remote sensing methods, such as coastal video imaging systems. However, there is no universal, fully-automated method capable of detecting rips in imagery. In this paper we discuss the benefits of image manipulation, such as filtering, prior to rip detection attempts. Furthermore, we present a new approach to detect rip channels that utilizes synthetic imagery. The creation of a synthetic image involves zonation of the ‘parent’ image into key areas, such as sand bars, channels, shoreline and offshore. Then, pixels in each zone are replaced with the respective dominant color trends observed in the parent image. Using synthetic imagery increased the accuracy of rip detection from 81% to 92%. Synthetics reduce ‘noise’ inherent in surfzone imagery and is another step towards an automated approach for rip current detection.
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Accepted/In Press date: 15 January 2016
Published date: March 2016
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14th International Coastal Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 2016-03-06 - 2016-03-11
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Vision, Learning and Control, Geology & Geophysics, Physical Oceanography
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/382699
ISSN: 0749-0208
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Shari L. Gallop
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Susan Mahmoodi
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Roshanka Ranasinghe
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