The Coastal Risk Atlas

[tropical]

Forgive me if this has already been posted, but I came across this today and thought it might be of interest to the community.

http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/cra

The Coastal Risk Atlas (CRA) project goals aim at aiding hurricane preparedness efforts by providing the data and methodology necessary to conduct vulnerability assessments for the coastal United States. Provided data include:

* Acquired hazard model outputs such as storm surge, maximum winds, and inland flooding to help locate vulnerable areas
* U.S. Census demographic data to help locate vulnerable populations
* Critical facilitites such as police and fire stations, emergency centers, and hospitals
* Base layers such as evacuation routes and other roadways, streams, water bodies, and land use data showing economic sectors within the community
* Boundary areas such as evacuation zones and populated places

Resources available through the CRA:

* Vulnerability Assessment Mapping
* National Observations and Vulnerability Mapping
* Downloadable ArcGIS Extensions
* Downloadable Data
* Links to GIS and Emergency Management Resources

[url=http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/cra/gislibrary/]
Vulnerability Assessment Interactive Map[/url]

[tailgater]

very nice find .

[TampaFl]

Nice site tropical. . Thanks



Robert

[brunota2003]

very nice site...I wish they had the NC data though

[jusforsean]

Forgive me if this has already been posted, but I came across this today and thought it might be of interest to the community.

http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/cra

The Coastal Risk Atlas (CRA) project goals aim at aiding hurricane preparedness efforts by providing the data and methodology necessary to conduct vulnerability assessments for the coastal United States. Provided data include:

* Acquired hazard model outputs such as storm surge, maximum winds, and inland flooding to help locate vulnerable areas
* U.S. Census demographic data to help locate vulnerable populations
* Critical facilitites such as police and fire stations, emergency centers, and hospitals
* Base layers such as evacuation routes and other roadways, streams, water bodies, and land use data showing economic sectors within the community
* Boundary areas such as evacuation zones and populated places

Resources available through the CRA:

* Vulnerability Assessment Mapping
* National Observations and Vulnerability Mapping
* Downloadable ArcGIS Extensions
* Downloadable Data
* Links to GIS and Emergency Management Resources

[url=http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/cra/gislibrary/]
Vulnerability Assessment Interactive Map[/url]

Tropical: Thanks for the info btw your avatar is too funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tropical]

Thanks.

Hopefully they'll have the rest of the coast done soon for our friends further up the coast. I was surprised to see how at risk certain areas are, especially places I would have thought were much safer. I think this would be a great resource in making preparations, as well as in considering shelters and routes.