AbstractSea Level Rise Wizard: An Inundation Mapping and Planning ApplicationTrack: Climate Change Author As coastal communities and land managers become increasingly aware of the challenges born from climate-change enhanced sea level rise, there is an immediate need for real-time, web-based, dynamic inundation modeling to prepare for coastal flooding and to minimize its impact on both human and natural systems. Using Esri's web mapping and data visualization and distribution applications with coastal elevation data sets for the contiguous United States, users can explore future inundation patterns resulting from changes due to global climate change. We use ArcGIS ServerŪ, Image ServerŪ and Python scripting to combine National Elevation Data (NED) with LiDAR elevation data to create a continuous surface on which we apply cell connectivity algorithms to create flood maps representing probability of inundation based on NOAA tidal datums. The maps and data are available via web mapping systems for visualization and download to support sea level rise adaptation planning. Chris Zganjar The Nature Conservancy 4245 N Fairfx Drive Suite 100 Arlington, Virginia . United States Phone: 703-841-2724 E-mail: czganjar@tnc.org Tamara Manik-Perlman Avencia Incorporated 340 North 12th Street Suite 402 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 United States Phone: (215) 925 - 2600 E-mail: tmanik-perlman@avencia.com Robert Cheetham Avencia Incorporated 340 North 12th Street, Suite 402 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 United States Phone: (215) 925 - 2600 E-mail: cheetham@avencia.com Evan Girvetz The Nature Conservancy 1917 1st Avenue Seattle , Washington 98101 United States Phone: (206) 543-5772 E-mail: egirvetz@tnc.org Brian Embley The Nature Conservancy 4245 North Fairfax Dr Suite 100 Arlington, Virgin Islands 22203 United States Phone: (703) 841-3920 E-mail: BEMBLEY@TNC.ORG Sean McGinnis Avencia Incorporated 340 North 12th Street Suite 402 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 United States Phone: (215) 925 - 2600 E-mail: smcginnis@avencia.com |