1. Illustrating NOAA’s Geospatial Role in Resilient Coastal Zones Joseph Klimavicz, NOAA CIO and Director of High Performance Computing and Communications University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Annual Federal Meeting

2. “Successful coastal management starts with a map…” “However geospatial data and tools must be integrated effectively into all stages of coastal management (assessment, planning, and implementation).”

3. A resilient coastal zone is… About building the capacity to bounce back quickly and efficiently Rather than reacting exclusively to identified vulnerabilities

4. NOAA’s Mission & Goals To understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and manage coastal and marine resources to meet the Nation’s economic, social and environmental needs Mission Goals: Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach to management Understand climate variability and change to enhance society’s ability to plan and respond Serve society’s needs for weather and water information Support the Nation’s commerce with information for safe, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation Provide critical support for NOAA’s mission 4

5. NOAA’S Role NOAA is uniquely positioned to : Help coastal communities understand changing conditions and threats and shape future decisions to enhance resiliency Convene public, private, and non-profit partners collecting and applying resilience-related information and models Why? NOAA is involved in all aspects of resilience (e.g., data, models, tools, decision support, best practices, education) and serves to integrate them to improve decision-making As a science and information agency, NOAA is seen as an “honest broker” by partners and users

6. NOAA’s Use Of Geospatial Technology in Building Resilient Coastal Zones Helps identify, map, assess, and communicate coastal issues and management strategies Enables planning for future impacts and issues Provides the resources to assist multi-objective issue management

7. Developing Resilient Coastal Zones Identifying coastal management issues

8. Developing Resilient Coastal Zones Identifying threats

9. Developing Resilient Coastal Zones Assessing what’s exposed

10. Developing Resilient Coastal Zones Exploring management options

12. Elevation Land cover Orthoimagery Benthic Hydrography Marine boundaries Socio-economic Digital Coast Data

13. Mapping Coastal Management Issues Natural resource protection Hazard and climate threats and impacts Marine spatial planning Coastal development and population growth Ecosystem services Water quality

14. Mapping Coastal Threats Land cover 1972 Land cover 2000 Land cover change Hazards and climate threats

15. Assessing Coastal Exposures

16. Exploring Management Strategies and Actions

17. Mapping Threats: Hazard and Climate Example Storm surge model and model output Digital elevation model GIS model Storm surge map

18. Mapping Exposure: Vulnerable Populations and Places

19. Mapping Coastal Exposure: Vulnerable Habitats

20. Geospatial Analysis Tools Habitat Priority Planner – Prioritize habitats for conservation goals Perform “what-if” scenarios Output helps in land use planning decisions

21. Communicating and Visualizing 21 Water levels are shown as they would appear during an average high tide (mean high water). Rising sea levels will cause daily high tides to reach farther inland.

22. Communicating and Visualizing

23. Marine Spatial Planning

24. Moving Forward Partnerships Integrated systems Accessible data and products Providing higher quality, up-to-date data Improving observations, forecasting

25. QUESTIONS? JOE KLIMAVICZ JOSEPH.KLIMAVICZ@NOAA.GOV Thank you