Featured Tool
NOAA’s State of the Coast
Delivers quick facts and detailed statistics through interactive visualizations about coastal communities, ecosystems and the economy
Tool Resources
Ecosystem-Based Management Tools Network
Supports the implementation of ecosystem-based management tools in coastal and marine environments and the terrestrial environments that affect them
Platform
- Desktop ()
- Web ()
Focus Area
- Climate Adaptation ()
- Coastal Conservation ()
- Coastal Economy ()
- Coastal Hazards ()
- Community Resilience ()
- Land Use Planning ()
- Ocean Planning ()
- Water Quality ()
Function
- Change ()
- Classification ()
- Data Analysis ()
- Nonspatial Visualization ()
- Spatial Visualization ()
Data Type Used
- Benthic ()
- Elevation ()
- Hydrography ()
- Imagery ()
- Land Cover ()
- Marine Boundaries ()
- Socioeconomics ()
Type
- Handlers ()
- Data Graphic ()
- Model ()
- Participatory ()
- Viewer ()
The tools on this page support coastal decision-making by transforming Digital Coast data into information tailored for specific issues. Some tools are Web-based, providing direct online analysis and viewing, while others are downloadable extensions that provide new functionality for desktop geographic information systems. Have an idea for a tool you would like to see in the Digital Coast? Make a tool suggestion to the Digital Coast.
Airborne LIDAR Data Processing and Analysis Tools
Florida International University
Assists users in classification of ground and non-ground lidar measurements and in additional lidar data analysis
Benthic Habitat Atlas of Coastal Texas
NOAA
Displays shallow water habitat for Texas coastal bays in an interactive viewer
Benthic Terrain ModelerOregon State University and NOAA
Derives benthic terrain classifications from input bathymetry
C-CAP Land Cover AtlasNOAA
Enables users to view regional Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) land cover data and explore land cover changes and trends
CanVis Visual Simulation ToolUSDA and NOAA
Enables users to add objects to images in order to visualize impacts of future management decisions
Chart ReprojectorNOAA
Allows users to "re-project" digital NOAA nautical charts with this stand-alone application
Coastal County SnapshotsNOAA
Turns complex data into easy-to-understand stories, complete with charts and graphs
Coastal Resilience Long Island
The Nature Conservancy
Enables users to visualize coastal hazards impacting Long Island, New York
Community Resource Inventory (South Carolina)
Clemson University
Provides an online mapping atlas of the natural and cultural resources in a community
Cumulative Impacts ModelNational Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Provides estimates of human impacts on ocean ecosystems from a host of activities
Digital Shoreline Analysis System
U.S. Geological Survey
Computes rate-of-change statistics from multiple historic shoreline positions
eCoastal ToolsU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Provides data management and analysis solutions for coastal engineering projects
Electronic Navigational Chart Handler
NOAA
Provides the ability to simplify the use of electronic navigational charts (extension to ArcView or ArcGIS)
Essential Fish Habitat MapperNOAA
Enables users to display essential fish habitat and the associated areas protected from fishing
FUSIONUSDA
Assists users in viewing, analyzing, and processing lidar data sets
Habitat Priority PlannerNOAA
Helps to identify priority locations for conservation and restoration planning (extension to ArcGIS with Spatial Analyst)
Hazard Assessment TemplateNOAA
Offers guidance on developing a website that addresses hazard-related data specific for your region
Hazards U.S. Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH)
FEMA
Analyzes risks and potential losses from floods, hurricane winds, and earthquakes
Historical Hurricane TracksNOAA
Enables viewers to find tropical cyclone data in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Basins
Impervious Surface Analysis Tool
NOAA
Calculates the percentage of impervious surfaces for a selected geographic area (extension to ArcGIS with Spatial Analyst)
Landscape Fragmentation ToolUniversity of Connecticut
Maps the type of fragmentation present in a specified land cover feature and produces a data set containing results
Legislative AtlasNOAA
Displays maps of ocean and coastal laws and provides access to summaries of the state and federal laws via an interactive Web application
Lidar Data HandlerNOAA
Enables users to work with lidar data (extension to ArcView or ArcGIS with Spatial Analyst)
MarineMap
Marxan with ZonesUniversity of Queensland Australia
Provides decision support to a range of conservation planning problems
Mississippi-Alabama Habitat Mapper
NOAA, National Estuary Program, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, and The Nature Conservancy
Displays habitat protection priorities in Mobile and Baldwin counties, Alabama
Multipurpose Marine CadastreThe Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and NOAA
Supplies baseline information needed for coastal and marine spatial planning efforts
Nautical Chart ViewerNOAA
Permits viewers to bring BSB-formatted nautical chart information into a GIS (extension to ArcView, ArcGIS, or Imagine)
Nonpoint-Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool
NOAA
Examines land cover to measure runoff, nonpoint source pollution, and erosion (extension to ArcGIS with Spatial Analyst)
Practitioner's Toolkit for Marine Conservation Agreements
The Nature Conservancy and partners
Offers guidance on how to develop and implement a marine conservation agreement project
Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model
EPA and Warren Pinnacle Consulting, Inc.
Simulates potential impacts of long-term sea level rise on wetlands and shorelines
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flood Frequency Viewer (Wilmington, Delaware)
NOAA
Portrays sea level rise scenarios and potential impacts
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer
NOAA
Creates maps of potential impacts of sea level rise along the coast and provides related information and data for community officials
SLAMM-VIEW 2.0Image Matters and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Displays sea level rise predictions created using the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model for select geographies
Soil Data Viewer
Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics Quick Report Tool
NOAA
Provides map-interface access to demographic and economic information for numerous coastal management jurisdictions
Storm Data Resource Guide NOAA
Guides users to helpful, weather-related Internet resources
Storm Mapping Tutorial NOAA
Leads users through the process of using weather data in a GIS
Topographic and Bathymetric Data Inventory
NOAA
Enables users to locate and learn about the best available elevation data sets for their area
U.S. Marine Protected Areas Online Mapping Tool
NOAA
Allows users to access and explore classification and spatial data on all Marine Protected Areas in the U.S.
VDatumNOAA
Converts datums associated with elevation data to a common system reference
Wave Exposure ModelNOAA
Estimates wave energy and its effects on ecosystem function (extension to ArcGIS)
Weather and Hazards Data Viewer
NOAA
Provides access to weather forecasts and hazards planning data in an Internet mapping tool for monitoring storms and fire weather
