Uferlinie
Uferlinie is a geographic term describing the boundary where land meets water along coastlines, rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water. In German, it is commonly translated as shoreline or bank line. The precise line designated as the Uferlinie depends on the context and the technical or legal standard in use; it may be defined as the edge of dry land at low tide, the line at mean high water, or another fixed water level used for maps and land administration.
The Uferlinie is not fixed. It shifts with tidal cycles, river flow, sediment transport, storms, erosion, and
Measurement and data for the Uferlinie come from field surveys, tide gauges, radar or lidar topography, and
Applications of the Uferlinie include flood risk assessment, coastal and river engineering, urban planning, and cadastral