More than just data...
The Digital Coast also provides the tools, training, and information needed to turn these data into the information most needed by coastal resource management professionals. Read more...
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Learn more about the kinds of data available and download data.
Use these tools to turn data into the useful information your organization needs.
Update your skills by participating in one of these training programs.
See how data and tools are used to address coastal management issues.
Understand the basics and get the tools that will help make your community more resilient.
Social science data can help address coastal issues. Find highlights of economic and demographic data, and also tools and methods, that can be applied to solve real issues.
Learn spatial techniques and get resources to prioritize wetland conservation.
Provides a basic understanding of parameters, uncertainties, and appropriate uses of model results depicting potential future impacts of sea level rise on coastal wetlands
Outlines eight steps to help communities calculate sea level change scenarios and communicate impacts
Creates maps of potential impacts of sea level rise along the coast and provides related information and data for community officials
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Tools
Provides an interactive, graphical means to retrieve, view, and save a wide range of estuarine data from multiple sources.
In Action
Engaging Communities in New Hampshire to Strengthen Resilience
New Hampshire communities used the Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risk to assess and address vulnerabilities and work toward reducing risk.
In Action
Informing Conservation Efforts in Coastal Georgia
Coastal conservation groups used the NatureServe Vista decision-support system to create new maps that aid in preservation of Georgia’s coastal habitat.
If I’ve learned anything from my Coastal Services Center colleagues this summer, it’s that all data was created for a particular reason. No data set can do it all or should do it all. And oftentimes, the more specific the data’s intended purpose, the greater the limitations and the opportunities associated with it.