Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics, cilt.4, sa.12, ss.432-439, 2026 (TRDizin)
Libya is a North African country with a coastline of 1,770 km in the Mediterranean. The politicalinstability that began after the Arab Spring in 2011 has disrupted the updating of marine sciences andbathymetric maps. Satellite-based bathymetry offers an effective method for shallow water bathymetrythat can obtain depth data quickly and cost-effectively over large areas, as an alternative to lidar, UAV, oracoustic methods. In this study, bathymetry estimation was carried out using Sentinel-2 satellite imagesto strengthen intergovernmental relations between Türkiye and Libya and contribute to Al Khoms Port'snavigational safety. The analysis conducted with Sentinel-2 data yielded R²: 0.86 and RMSE: 0.99 metersfor Al Khoms Port without applying tidal correction. These findings show that satellite-based bathymetrycan provide preliminary information for navigational safety in regions lacking bathymetric data and canbe used in applications such as coastal management and environmental monitoring. However, it wasassessed that tidal corrections and modelling of environmental factors were required for full compliancewith IHO S-44 standards.