Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center s Digital Coast: Geospatial Information for Coastal Communities

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Coastal Populations U.S. Coastal Watershed Counties: < 20 percent of total land area 52 percent of total population

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Coastal Economies In 2010, the U.S. Ocean and Great Lakes economy produced 2.8 million jobs and $258 billion in GDP

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Coastal Challenges Nine Of the top ten most destructive events on record have occurred since $24 Billion In total losses have been paid out by the National Flood Insurance Program within the coastal floodplain from 1978 to 2011.

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Barriers Coastal data availability Data integration and accessibility Improved intergovernmental coordination Techie and non-techie tools Training Outreach and awareness

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Digital Coast Approach: Bring the geospatial and coastal management communities together Outcome: A constituent- driven, integrated, enabling platform supporting coastal resource management that is used

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Digital Coast Partnership American Planning Association Association of State Floodplain Managers Coastal States Organization National Association of Counties National Estuarine Research Reserve Association National States Geographic Information Council The Nature Conservancy Urban Land Institute NOAA Coastal Office

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center A Sampling of Our Contributors Federal NOAA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Geological Survey State Mississippi State Coordinating Council for Remote Sensing and GIS Maryland Department of Natural Resources Academic University of South Carolina University of Hawaii Nongovernmental Resources for the Future Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors Private Dewberry Fugro EarthData PhotoScience Sanborn Woolpert

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Digital Coast Data Over 65 terabytes of high- resolution elevation data, land cover data, and orthoimagery 200-plus Web-mapping services Linkages to over 40 national- level coastal data sets

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer Digital Coast Tools An inventory of over 50 decision-support and information visualization tools Many provide visualization and analysis capabilities without the need for GIS software Coastal County Snapshots Sea Level Rise Viewer Coastal County Snapshots CanVis

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Digital Coast Training 22 training courses, including many Web-based options An archive of recorded webinars highlighting Digital Coast tools and data

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Stories from the Field 90-plus place-based narratives highlighting the application of Digital Coast resources to coastal management issues Focus on partners and outcomes

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Apply-It Comprehensive information resources providing context and direction to facilitate use and application Coastal Inundation Toolkit Conserving Coastal Wetlands for Sea Level Rise Adaptation Social Coast

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center The Digital Coast in Action: Facilitating Use and Application DISCOVER Information on the C- CAP land cover data set on the Digital Coast website DOWNLOAD Land cover data for your community via the Data Access Viewer MAP Develop mash-ups with ESRI and OGC map services ANALYZE Change in your county with the Land Cover Atlas LEARN From data experts through recorded webinars SHARE Outcomes with others though Stories in the Field DATA INFORMATION ACTION

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Demonstrating Value to the Nation Benefits are 3.5 times greater than costs 254 percent return on investment Net present value is $41.8 million FY 2012 benefit projection of $6.47 million

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | Coastal Services Center Connect with the Digital Coast