The VILAMAP project officially launched with a coordination meeting bringing together key team members from GMU, CUT, NTUA, GUT and NCU. The project aims to produce high‑resolution bathymetric and archaeological mapping of 328 km² of the Vistula Lagoon, one of Poland’s most biologically and historically important coastal areas.
During the meeting, participants reviewed major environmental and technical challenges—most notably extremely poor water transparency, high turbidity, and GPS jamming near the Russian border, which may hinder airborne LiDAR surveys and potentially extend the project timeline. A multi‑sensor strategy integrating ALB, MBES and SDB was confirmed, targeting up to 0.2 m resolution in priority zones.
The team also discussed budget allocation and confirmed four core work packages covering management, data acquisition, processing, and automated mapping. A high‑performance computing server (96 cores CPU, 512 TB RAM, RTX 5090 GPU) is now operational to support intensive processing workflows.
Contingency planning (Plan B) was outlined in response to reviewer concerns, with a stronger emphasis on satellite‑derived bathymetry, archival datasets, and flexible scheduling to avoid adverse weather. The meeting concluded with defined action items for environmental monitoring, tender preparation, and data‑source evaluation.