Coastal Resilience Mapping Portal
Description
Developer/Partners: The Nature Conservancy (2015)
Relevant Hazard/Threat(s): Coastal hazards
Intent: Support coastal flood adaptation decisions through aggregating data and tools in a web viewer
The Coastal Mapping Portal tool supports decision-making by showing a range of expected flooding associated with sea level rise and storm surge plus the economic cost/impact of various coastal adaptation measures including levees, wetland restoration, and home elevation.
Data Parameters
Inputs: Oceanic and atmospheric, economic, and ecological data
Outputs: Various simulations depending on the analyses being conducted
Caveats
Information available only for 17 U.S. coastal states and various locations in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America