CVIc: A Web Platform for Automated Coastal Vulnerability Index-based Assessment

CVIc: A Web Platform for Automated Coastal Vulnerability Index-based Assessment IAG RCG 2025 16-18 September, Timișoara, Romania 1) 1Harokopio University of Athens, Department of Geography; 2) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Geology and Geoenvironment; Alexandros Liaskos1,2); George P. Petropoulos1); Niki Evelpidou2); Spyridon E. Detsikas1); Boost and advance scientific research on Coastal Hazards Risk Absence of Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) automation tools CVIc: A web app that streamlines the entire CVI assessment into a single user-friendly workflow. Architecture Serverless Single Page Application (SPA) Framework React 18 + TypeScript Data Storage IndexedDB + idb Build Tool Vite + SWC Deployment GitHub Pages Geoprocessing Turf.js File processing GeoTIFF.js + Shapefile.js Mapping Leaflet + React -Leaflet Charts & Graphs ReCharts + Chart.js The Urgent Need The Problem Our Solution Static Web Hosting Local Browser Database CVIc Web UI Data Processing Interactive Maps System Design Application Requirements Application Workflow 1Input Data Upload Shapefile or digitize shoreline from GeoTIFF. 2Define Resolution Divide shoreline into equal-sized segments. 3Select Index Choose a standardized method (CVI or ICVI). 4Assign Values Assign vulnerability scores using map-based tools. 5Calculate & Visualize Compute index and instantly visualize results and charts. 6Export Results Download as GeoJSON or save HTML report. 1Input Data 2Define Resolution 3Select Index 4Assign Values 5Calculate & Visualize 6Export Results Participation of Alexandros Liaskos, George P. Petropoulos & Spyridon E. Detsikas has been financially supported by the MSCA research project "EO-PERSIST", funded by European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation program HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01-01 under grant agreement N. 101086386. Access Online Website ES2020 Browser Support (Chrome 80+, Firefox 72+, Safari 13.1+) Input Data Zipped Shapefiles LineString or MultiLineString geometries of the shoreline GeoTIFF Imagery Image covering the Area of Interest. For manual shoreline digitization Expertise User Knowledge Understanding of the study area coastal vulnerability Data Access Geological, oceanographic, socioeconomic data, etc. Technology Stack CVI Assessments A Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI)-based Assessment is a quantitative or semi-quantitative method used to evaluate and map the relative susceptibility of a coastal area to harm from various hazards, particularly those associated with climate change like sea-level rise, storm surge, and erosion. Live Website Source Code Scan to view