Andrew Armstrong is the NOAA co-director of the NOAA/University of New Hampshire Joint Hydrographic Center. Along with his UNH counterpart, he manages the research, mapping and educational programmes of the centre.
Current methods of shoreline mapping include aerial and high-resolution satellite imagery and ground-based surveying, all of which require considerable investment of human and material resources. Mapping and continuous updating of the shoreline for developing countries, such as Nigeria, is a challen...
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