1. Digital Coast An Enabling Platform for Coastal Communities

2. Coastal Populations U.S. Coastal Watershed Counties: < 20 percent of total land area 52 percent of total population

3. Coastal Economies In 2011, the economy of U.S. coastal shoreline counties produced 51 million jobs and $6.6 trillion in GDP

4. Barriers Coastal data availability Data integration and accessibility Intergovernmental coordination Non-techie tools Relevant training Outreach and awareness

5. Digital Coast Approach: Bring the geospatial and coastal management communities together Outcome: A constituent- driven, integrated, enabling platform supporting coastal resource management that is used

6. Digital Coast Partnership American Planning Association Association of State Floodplain Managers Coastal States Organization National Association of Counties National Estuarine Research Reserve Association National States Geographic Information Council The Nature Conservancy Urban Land Institute NOAA Office for Coastal Management

7. A Sampling of Our Contributors Federal NOAA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Geological Survey State Mississippi State Coordinating Council for Remote Sensing and GIS Maryland Department of Natural Resources Academic University of South Carolina University of Hawaii Nongovernmental Resources for the Future Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors Private Dewberry Fugro EarthData PhotoScience The Baldwin Group Woolpert

8. Digital Coast Data Over 65 terabytes of high- resolution elevation data, land cover data, and orthoimagery 200-plus Web-mapping services Linkages to over 40 national- level coastal data sets

9. Digital Coast Tools An inventory of over 50 decision-support and information visualization tools Many provide visualization and analysis capabilities without the need for GIS software Coastal County Snapshots Sea Level Rise Viewer Coastal County Snapshots CanVis

10. Digital Coast Training 22 training courses, including many Web-based options An archive of recorded webinars highlighting Digital Coast tools and data

11. Stories from the Field Over 100 place-based narratives highlighting the application of Digital Coast resources to coastal management issues Focus on partners and outcomes

12. Topics Comprehensive information resources providing context and direction to facilitate use and application Climate Adaptation Water Quality Green Infrastructure

13. Digital Coast - An Enabling Platform Facilitating Use and Application DISCOVER Information on the C- CAP land cover data set on the Digital Coast website DOWNLOAD Land cover data for your community via the Data Access Viewer MAP Develop mash-ups with ESRI and OGC map services ANALYZE Change in your county with the Land Cover Atlas LEARN From data experts through recorded webinars SHARE Outcomes with others though Stories in the Field DATA INFORMATION ACTION

14. Demonstrating Value to the Nation Benefits will be 5.1 times the amount of costs 411 percent return on investment Net present value through FY28 will be $ 117.4 million FY16 annual benefit projection of $7.42 million

15. Connect with the Digital Coast www.coast.noaa.gov/DigitalCoast Coastal.Info@noaa.gov www.facebook.com/NOAADigitalCoast @NOAADigCoast