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Tools
Data alone is not enough. Use these tools to turn data into helpful information.
![abstract background image with blue overlay](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/tools-minitron.jpg)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/oceanwealth.png)
Atlas of Ocean Wealth
Maps ecosystem services and their values for use in natural resource planning
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/btm.png)
Benthic Terrain Modeler
Derives benthic terrain classifications from bathymetry
Contributing Partners
Esri, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, NOAA OCM, OSU
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/ccap-comparison.png)
C-CAP Coastal Comparison
Compare land cover information between different coastal geographies
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/lca.png)
C-CAP Land Cover Atlas
View and explore coastal land cover and change data
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/cmecs-crosswalk.png)
CMECS Crosswalk Tool
Translates existing benthic habitat data sets to the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS)
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/canvis.png)
CanVis
Visualize future scenarios using your photographs and this tool’s object icons
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/climatewizard.png)
Climate Wizard
Use state-of-the-art climate models and statistical analysis to view, generate, and download climate change maps and tables
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/hazards-portal.png)
Coastal Change Hazards Portal
Create a map of potential ecological, social, and economic impacts from rising seas and changing climate
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/snapshots.png)
Coastal County Snapshots
Turn complex data into easy-to-understand stories, complete with charts and graphs
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/flood-exposure.png)
Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper
Maps people, places, and natural resources that are potentially exposed to coastal flooding
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/coastalresilience.png)
Coastal Resilience Mapping Portal
Create a map of potential ecological, social, and economic impacts from rising seas and changing climate
Analysis![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/dav.png)
Data Access Viewer
Find and download data hosted on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management website
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/dsas.png)
Digital Shoreline Analysis System
Computes the rate of shoreline change using multiple historical shoreline positions
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/enow.png)
ENOW Explorer
Helps users obtain and compare various ocean and Great Lakes economic data sets
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/enchandler.png)
Electronic Navigational Chart Handler
Simplifies the use of electronic navigational charts
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/enviroatlas.png)
EnviroAtlas
Explore ecosystem goods and services with this interactive resource
Contributing Partners
EPA, Forest Trends, LandScope America, NatureServe, USDA, USGS
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/erma.png)
Environmental Response Management Application
Integrates static and real-time data in an easy-to-use map for environmental responders and decision-makers
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/espis.png)
Environmental Studies Program Information System
Provides documents related to this program through text or map based queries
Reporting![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/efhmapper.png)
Essential Fish Habitat Mapper
Display essential fish habitat boundaries and associated areas protected from fishing
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/edm.png)
Estuary Data Mapper
View, retrieve, and analyze a wide range of estuarine data from multiple sources
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/fusion.png)
FUSION
View, analyze, and process lidar data sets
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/gecoserv.png)
GecoServ
Serves as an interactive resource and database for ecosystem services valuation
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/gl-resilience.png)
Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide
Connects users with the case studies, maps, tools, and data they need to increase community resilience to natural hazards and climate change
Learning![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/glwld.png)
Great Lakes Water Level Dashboard
Provides and visualizes Great Lakes water level data and forecasts across a variety of time scales
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/hpp.png)
Habitat Priority Planner
Helps identify priority locations for conservation, restoration, and planning (extension to ArcGIS with Spatial Analyst)
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/hazus-mh.png)
Hazards U.S. Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH)
Analyze risk and potential losses from floods, hurricane winds, and earthquakes
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/hurricanes.png)
Historical Hurricane Tracks
View and analyze historical tropical cyclone data
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/isat.png)
Impervious Surface Analysis Tool
Calculates the percentage of impervious surfaces for a selected geographic area
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/invest.png)
Integrated Valuation of Environmental Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST)
Allows decision-makers to map and value goods and services from nature
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/llv.png)
Lake Level Viewer (U.S. Great Lakes)
Visualize potential lake level changes and impacts
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/lft.png)
Landscape Fragmentation Tool
Maps fragmentation of specified land cover features
Contributing Partners
University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/MAPTITE.png)
MAPTITE
Identifies suitable locations for planting native marsh grasses during coastal wetland restoration
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/track-builder.png)
Marine Cadastre Track Builder
Converts a collection of point features into a track line,
Analysis, Visualization![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/mget.png)
Marine Geospatial Ecology Tools
A collection of over 250 geoprocessing tools
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/mmc.png)
MarineCadastre.gov National Viewer
Supplies baseline ocean planning information
Analysis, Visualization![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/marxan.png)
Marxan with Zones
Supports conservation planning design and evaluation
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/naco-county-explorer.png)
NACo County Explorer
Visualize county-level indicators and profiles for all 3,069 U.S. counties
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/natureserve-vista.png)
NatureServe Vista
Helps assess proposed conservation projects by integrating conservation data with land use and resource management information
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/chartreprojector.png)
Nautical Chart Reprojector
Reprojects digital NOAA nautical charts in a stand alone application
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/chartviewer.png)
Nautical Chart Viewer
Displays BSB-formatted nautical chart information in a GIS
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/ocean-law.png)
Ocean Law Search
Constitutes a database of environmental and historic preservation statutes and other information on the protection of underwater cultural heritage on the outer continental shelf
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/onthemap.png)
OnTheMap
An interface for creating, viewing, printing, and downloading workforce-related maps, profiles, and underlying data
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/opennspect.png)
OpenNSPECT
Measure potential runoff, nonpoint source pollution, and erosion
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/mcatoolkit.png)
Practitioner's Toolkit for Marine Conservation Agreements
Provides guidance on developing and implementing a marine conservation agreement project
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/qrt.png)
Quick Report Tool for Socioeconomic Data
Provides access to economic and demographic data for multiple coastal jurisdictions
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/rain-garden.png)
Rain Garden App
Helps users properly install a rain garden at their home, office, or job site
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/floodmaps.png)
Riverine Flood Inundation Maps
View riverine flood forecasts in a visual format
Visualization![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/slammview.png)
SLAMM-VIEW 2.0
Displays and compares sea level rise predictions
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/slamm.png)
Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model
Simulates potential impacts on wetlands and shorelines from long-term sea level rise
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/slr.png)
Sea Level Rise Viewer
View potential impacts of sea level rise along the coast
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/sdv.png)
Soil Data Viewer
Create and analyze thematic maps of soil types and characteristics
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/surging-seas.png)
Surging Seas
Shows threats from sea level rise and storm surge for all coastal towns, cities, counties, and states in the contiguous U.S.
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/tsunamimap.png)
Tsunami Information Service
Provides interactive tsunami evacuation maps and information for Hawaii and Guam
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/mpaviewer.png)
U.S. Marine Protected Areas Online Mapping Tool
Provides access to classification and spatial data for all marine protected areas
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/inventory.png)
United States Interagency Elevation Inventory
Provides an inventory and information about the best available elevation data sets collected in the United States
Visualization![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/vdatum.png)
VDatum
Vertically transforms geospatial data between a variety of tidal, orthometric, and ellipsoidal datums
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/whv.png)
Weather and Hazards Data Viewer
Compiles weather forecasts and hazards planning data useful for monitoring storms and fire weather
Contributing Partners
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224184816im_/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/app/tools/thumb/ecoastal-tools.png)
eCoastal Tools
Provides data management and analysis solutions for coastal engineering projects
Contributing Partners
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