Table 2 Description of the five satellite-derived-shoreline algorithms evaluated in this benchmark study.

From: Benchmarking satellite-derived shoreline mapping algorithms

SDS algorithm

Imagery used

Temporal frequency

Contour mapped

Open source

Cloud-based

Refs.

CoastSat

Landsat & S2

Instantaneous

Tide dependent

Yes

No

17

SHOREX

Landsat & S2

Instantaneous

Tide dependent

No

No

33

CASSIE

Landsat & S2

Instantaneous

Tide dependent

Yes

Yes

19

ShorelineMonitor

Landsat

Monthlya

Mean Sea Level

No

Yes

9

HighTide-SDS

Landsat

Yearly composite

Mean High Water

Yes

Yes

27

  1. aMonthly shorelines derived from yearly composites with a rolling 1-month interval.
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