Due to the specifics of the Baltic Sea, performing accurate measurements in the coastal zone is not an easy task. For the past decade, topographic laser scanners have been used for the periodic monitoring of the sea’s southern coast in Poland, in addition to profiles using GNSS RTK receivers. This article outlines the work to verify the feasibility and accuracy of using airborne Lidar bathymetry (ALB), both on the seabed and on land.
The southern coast of the Baltic Sea is characterized by great variability. Due to storms, sandy beaches are becoming wider and wider in some places, while in other places they are simply disappearing. The desire to prevent these