Earth Observation to support Nature Based Solutions - The FAST Project Documentary

Foreshore Assessment using Space Technology (FAST, 2014 - 2018) is a project funded by the European Union's (EU) Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement number 607131.

FAST is developing down-stream services for the European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus to support cost-effective, nature-based shoreline protection against flooding and erosion.

This short documentary includes the project achievements over the past three years, including:

+ Presentation and description of coastal flood risk issues, including the perspective of end-users.
+ Presentation of the objectives and contribution of the project to society.
+ Description of the different approaches used to achieve our objectives.
+ Description of main challenges faced by FAST and how they were solved.
+ Presentation of the MI-SAFE package (including the MI-SAFE viewer).
+ Description on which services the MI-SAFE package can provide to society.

This is a preliminary version that will undergo improvements as new material is generated in the final phase of the project.