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Join the NSGIC Coastal Caucus to explore states' coastal challenges and innovative solutions through Digital Coast tools and updates. Topics include climate change, sea level rise, hazard planning, and more.
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NSGIC Coastal Caucus National States Geographic Information Council Annual Conference September 14, 2010 Minneapolis, MN
AGENDA • 12:20 Welcome, introductions • 12:30 State’s Coastal Issues • What we heard at previous Caucuses • Using Digital Coast to address coastal issues • 12:40 Digital Coast update • Coastal Inundation Viewer • Coastal County Snapshot • Ocean Jobs Snapshot • Web usability assessment • 1:00 State of the Coast and Digital Coast • Placed based initiatives • 1:10 Future direction of the Digital Coast Partnership • Discussion/Feedback
State Coastal Issues • Who have we heard from and when? • Midyear 2009 • New York • Delaware • California • Annual 2009 • Ohio • Rhode Island • South Carolina • Hawaii • Alaska • Louisiana • Midyear 2010 • Massachusetts • Washington
State Coastal Issues • Common Management Issue Areas: • Climate Change • Sea level rise • Coastal Inundation • Hazard Planning • Land Use • Coastal Erosion • Habitat Management/Wetland Loss • Conservation • Offshore Wind Power • More Data – specifically elevation • Q: How are some states using the Digital Coast to address these issues?