Mapping and Visualizing Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts by Doug Marcy of NOAA Coastal Services Center

 

Tuesday, January 15, 1 pm EST/10 am PST/6 pm GMT

Webinar on Mapping and Visualizing Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts by Doug
Marcy of NOAA Coastal Services Center. It is one thing to have a discussion or
write about a one- or two-foot rise in the ocean surface and the potential
impacts to a local community, and it is another to show someone a map,
highlighting the areas that will potentially be impacted. The ability to
visualize the potential height and inland extent of water gives us a better
understanding of the corresponding impacts and consequences. Over the past
several years, the lessons learned from investigating pilot sea level change
mapping applications have led to the development of a next generation sea level
rise and coastal flooding viewer. This presentation will provide a brief
history of previous sea level change visualization pilots and a detailed
discussion of new methods, featuring a demonstration of the Sea Level Rise and
Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer. In this webinar, participants will learn
about: 1) the benefits of providing interactive maps online for visualizing
inundation risks and potential impacts; 2) new mapping techniques that
incorporate high-resolution data sources; and 3) the methods used to develop
the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer, its current status, and
plans for expanding the tool to the rest of the coastal U.S. Learn more about
the Viewer at www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slrviewer.

 

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