1. USACE Post-Hurricane Monitoring requirements Post-storm assessments of Corps Projects Damage estimates (economic & engineering) Extreme event data – forensic storm analysis – High Water Marks and storm surge hydrograph – Wave observations, including over land – Used for model development/evaluation Most information is time-sensitive, need it quickly – Presents funding and other agency/contracting challenge

2. Email Questions What works now with respect to interagency post- storm assessment activities? Do you know what the other agencies are doing? Are you aware of duplication of efforts? What can be improved? How can a workgroup a with high-level representation help our folks in the field? Summarize your 2008 post-storm activities (Ike, Gustav, etc). Describe 2009 plans. Are you interested in the plans of the other agencies?

3. Summary Comments Received Lots of data being collected – need shared data dump: federal, state, local Need maximum wind speed map along track (immediately afterward) – based on observations and radars, NWS, TV, airports, etc FEMA/Corps coordination could be improved Also some discussion is warranted on the optimal time to do post-storm beach surveys for various purposes: FEMA requires surveys to assess how much help a beach should be awarded based on sand loss. If the survey is done too soon, before natural recovery, the assessment may overestimate sand loss. If post-storm LIDAR happens too late, then the storm effects and natural recovery can no longer be separated from everyday sediment processes. It would help to have: – a measure of the beach width before a storm; – a measure of the berm width after the storm; – location of vertical erosion damage indicators (0.5, 2.0, 4.0 ft) with respect to structures – Associated structure damage.

4. 2008 Activities (incomplete) Jacksonville District assisted FEMA in post- storm beach assessments around Florida and into North Carolina during 2008. LIDAR surveys – coordinated with USGS, NOAA, NAVY, NASA Street-level real-time ADCIRC forecasts for the New Orleans district during Gustav – Intense, tiring, technically challenging, useful

5. Jennifer M. Wozencraft Director Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise 7225 Stennis Airport Road, Suite 100 Kiln, MS 39556 Jennifer.M.Wozencraft@usace.army.mil 228-252-1101 (phone) 228-806-6044 (cell) 7 April 2009 USACE National Coastal & Post-Storm Mapping Program Activities/Flights coordinated with USGS

6. USACE National Coastal Mapping Program Mapping summary FY10 FY11 10,000 km mapped to date: 2004 Post-hurricane 2004 2005 Post-hurricane 2005 2006-2008 Future surveys FY09 Available data products ASCII xyz RGB mosaics Zero contour 1-m bathy/topo DEMs LAS format topo 1-m bathy/topo bare earth DEMs Hyperspectral mosaics Bottom reflectance Basic landcover classification

7. USACE National Coastal Mapping Program Post-hurricane survey requirements 2008 Post- Ike Post- Gustav

8. USACE National Coastal Mapping Program Post-hurricane survey analysis 05/06 Texas GLO color infrared aerial photography Rollover Pass 2006 – High Water Line 2008 – Storm Impact Line overwash Ike overwash sand deposit extent County Gilchrist Shorelines 87 Galveston Rollover Pass 2006 Pre - Ike Conditions 09/15/08 NOAA-NGS color photography Rollover Pass Geotube Exposed by storm County Gilchrist 87 Galveston Rollover Pass 2008 Post - Ike Conditions 2006 (Pre-Ike Texas GLO) – 2008 (Post-Ike USGS) LIDAR Difference Map 2006 – High Water Line 2008 – Storm Impact Line overwash Ike overwash sand deposit extent Gilchrist Shorelines Geotube Exposed by storm Elevation Change (m) Erosion Accretion No Change Rollover Pass

9. USACE National Coastal Mapping Program FY09/FY10/ARRA 2004 Post-hurricane 2004 2005 Post-hurricane 2005 2006-2008 Post-hurricane 2008 2009-2010

10. 2009 Plans (incomplete) Fly the coast, send out teams to inspect the projects before and after the storms. etc..... Concerns Funding – Affects our level of involvement – Can OFCM still accumulate funds for post-storm use? Rapid access to other agency/contractor data is important to our post-storm efforts/reports/preparations

11. Post-meeting plans Build internal/external email lists – HQ, district, laboratory POCs – Agency contacts Convey out meeting results Serve as POC from USACE to other agencies during the season, as needed Keep engaged