Coastal Services Center

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Coastal Inundation Mapping

Description of Course

Course participants will learn about the different types of coastal inundation, ways to map flood areas in the coastal environment, data and methodology limitations, and practical ways to apply this information to support state and local planning efforts.

The intended audience for this two-day course is certified floodplain managers, National Weather Service personnel, and county, state, and municipal officials. Specifically, after examining coastal inundation products and data, the course will provide an overview of geographic information system (GIS) techniques for mapping and visualizing inundation, as well as the basics of performing risk and vulnerability assessments.

In the GIS portion of the course, a series of exercises will lead participants through the following steps:

• Access topographic and water-level data
• Perform vertical and horizontal transformations
• Create digital elevation models
• Map inundation areas
• Compare inundation mapping methods using advanced geospatial analysis

Prerequisites

All participants must complete Introduction to ArcGIS I before beginning the inundation-mapping course. Participants who have not taken the ArcGIS course within the past year should familiarize themselves with its concepts, since the material presented in this training is both comprehensive and fast-paced.

Classes are limited to current Center partners from the nonprofit, local, state, and federal government sectors.

Information about Hosting

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Course Dates

The 2008 schedule for this course is currently being developed. If you are interested in taking this course, or hosting, please contact the Center.

The Center reserves the right to cancel courses with low enrollment.

Contact Information

To register, or for questions about this training, please contact Steve Walker at Steve.Walker@noaa.gov.