Coastal zone and its problems related to the dynamic process have been intensively studied using aerial photographs and ground surveys. However, these techniques are time consuming and do not provide accurate results. Remote sensing technique integrated GIS
can be a useful tool to monitor and map a shoreline. These techniques became more
important with development of semi automatic algorithms that can automatically detect
and extract shoreline from satellite images as the digitizing method, digitizing method is
not practical where the area has a complex geomorphology. This thesis presentes the
application of remote sensing and GIS in analyzing and mapping the shoreline of Kuala
Terengganu using time series data over 38 years.