The results show that the shoreline of Tra Vinh province has changed over the years. This change is concentrated in some points such as: erosion occurs strongly in Hiep Thanh, Long Thanh and Dan Thanh communes with erosion rate can reach to 13 - 15 m per year. | Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology 56 (5) (2018) 612-624 DOI: ASSESSING THE SHORELINE CHANGES IN TRA VINH PROVINCE USING MULTI-TEMPORAL REMOTE SENSING DATA Tran Ha Phuong1, *, Hoang Phi Phung2, 4, Nguyen Thanh Hung3, Hoang Cong Tri3 1 Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography, VAST, 01 Mac Dinh Chi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 2 HCMC Space Technology Application Center, Vietnam National Space Center, 268A Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St, , Ho Chi Minh City 3 Representative office VAST, 01 Mac Dinh Chi street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 4 Graduate University of Science and Technology (GUST), VAST, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay Dist., Ha Noi City * Email: thphuong@ Received: 7 December 2017; Accepted for publication: 2 September 2018 Absract. The erosion – deposition of shoreline is not only a natural phenomenon, but also influenced by human activities. In recent decades, these changes occur more frequently with changes in the shape of shoreline, the changes in area of coastal mangroves as well as loss of productive land. In the trend of sea level rise, a study on changes of estuaries is necessary, in order to preserve and develop the mangroves, disposition, production planning infrastructure and civil works, etc. By using multi – temporal remote sensing from 1989 to 2015 and techniques appropriate digital image processing, the changes of erosion – deposition in shoreline are determined and contributed to clarify of erosion – deposition rules of the Mekong Delta. The results show that the shoreline of Tra Vinh province has changed over the years. This change is concentrated in some points such as: erosion occurs strongly in Hiep Thanh, Long Thanh and Dan Thanh communes with erosion rate can reach to 13 - 15 m per year. In addition, the deposition occurs mainly in communes such as My Long Nam commune, the first half of Truong Long Hoa and the area of Dong Hai and Long Vinh communes. The shoreline .
