Why Use This? This matrix was created to provide the planning and coastal management communities with an expandable chart to compare the functions and methods of publicly available sea level rise and coastal flood web tools. The information in each column is provided by the web tool owner. Specific questions about the tools can be addressed to the tool owner through the contact information provided in their matrix column. For more information or to suggest additional web tools, visit the national matrix page.

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Tool		EMBED	Climate Central Surging Seas Risk Finder	NOAA's Office for Coastal Management Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer	The Nature Conservancy Coastal Resilience	NOAA's Office for Coastal Management Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper	Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Flood Risk and Resilience Viewer
Tool			Surging Seas Risk Finder Climate Central	Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer NOAA's Office for Coastal Management	Coastal Resilience The Nature Conservancy	Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper NOAA's Office for Coastal Management	Flood Risk and Resilience Viewer Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
10	GENERAL	Geographic Scope Geographic extent the tool defines or covers (i.e. national, statewide, county…)	Available for the entire contiguous coastal U.S. -- 22 states and Washington, D.C. -- with releases planned for HI and AK in the future.	National (with the exception of AK)	Expanding and now includes 14 U.S. coastal states (AL, CA, CT, FL, HI, LA, ME, MS, NJ, NY, NC, TX, VA, WA), the Caribbean (Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, U.S. Virgin Islands), and across Mexico and Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras). Also global and U.S. national web maps together form the Coastal Resilience network.	Coastal areas along Gulf of Mexico & East Coast	Coastal Louisiana
10	GENERAL	Link The URL or link where the tool can be accessed.	riskfinder.climatecentral.org	coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slr, coast.noaa.gov/slrdata/	maps.coastalresilience.org	http://www.coast.noaa.gov/floodexposure	cims.coastal.louisiana.gov/floodrisk/
10	GENERAL	Description Brief 2-3 sentence description of the purpose of the tool.	Searchable web tool providing 1) maps users can customize, embed, & download; 2) downloads: spreadsheets, slideshow-ready tables & graphs, & fact sheets; 3) individual community analyses; 4) area comparisons; 5) local sea level & flood risk projections. 100+ demographic, economic & infrastructure variables analyzed for 1000s of communities from zip code to statewide levels.	Tool allows users to visualize community-level impacts from coastal flooding or sea level rise and provides easy access to inundation and elevation data via NOAA's Digital Coast.	An online mapping tool customized for local and state decision makers showing potential impacts from sea level rise and coastal hazards designed to help communities develop and implement solutions that incorporate ecosystem-based adaptation approaches	A mapping viewer designed to help coastal communities start discussions about coastal flood hazard impacts with maps that show people, places, and natural resources exposed to coastal flooding.	Viewer highlights the state’s best available data for future coastal land loss, flood risk, and estimated economic damages. Shows Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan projects and provides other resources to reduce flood risk.
10	GENERAL	Target Audience The assumed users of the tool (e.g. planners, coastal managers, public)	Decision makers, planners, coastal managers, emergency managers, federal and state agencies, journalists and the general public	Decision makers, planners, coastal managers, floodplain managers, emergency managers, coastal scientists and engineers, general public	Decision makers, planners, coastal managers, emergency managers, coastal scientists and engineers	Decision makers, planners, coastal managers, floodplain managers, emergency managers, general public	Louisiana residents, local planners, floodplain managers, emergency managers, community advocates, and officials.
10	GENERAL	Skill Level Low (no formal training other than basic computer skills); Medium (need moderate amount of knowledge about coastal management or processes to interpret results); High (need high level of knowledge to interpret information).	Low	Low to Medium	Low-Medium	Low	Low
10	GENERAL	Main Tool Outputs Qualitatively different tool functions or modules that a user can take from the tool. For example, a map might be the primary output, however, the tool may also allow the user to comparisons, scenarios or generate reports.	Maps, community analyses, wide area analysis comparisons, projections, downloads & reports	Maps, sea level rise scenarios, photo simulations, flood frequency graphs	Maps (on-screen and pdf), Summary reports (on-screen), Bookmark links, Downloadable spatial data	Maps	Maps, future scenarios of land change, flood depths, economic damages, community assets, impacts to communities, socio-economics, and links to resources.
10	GENERAL	Year Released Year the most current version of the tool was released.	RRolling release starting Fall 2013	2011 Gulf of Mexico / 2012 US West and Mid-Atlantic Coasts / 2013 US NW, SW and Pacific Islands / 2014 Puerto Rico, USVI, NE / 2015 Louisianna	2013	2015	2016
10	GENERAL	Date Column Last Updated	July 2016	April 2017	October 2014	October 2015	April 2016
10	GENERAL	Top Three Strengths As succinctly as possible, list the top three strengths that make this tool unique.	1) Comprehensive tool providing exposure analysis, comparisons, and projections, as well as an interactive map. 2) Analyses cover ~100 variables, and conducted for 1000's of individual areas (zips, cities, counties, states, planning and legislative districts at all levels). 3) Local projections combine sea level rise and storm surge to give integrated risk estimates by decade.	1) Easy to use via Web browser, with GIS analysis results and map services available; 2) Uses consistent data sets and analysis for coastal areas nation-wide; 3) Includes photos and allows users to customize local scenarios and visualize impacts of sea level rise at known locations.	1) DESIGN: The tool has a modular, plugin architecture: Coastal Resilience “apps” can be developed by anyone and plugged into the web-based mapping platform. This allows developers to design a specific application to highlight a coastal management issue, respond to a disaster for post-storm decision making, or emphasize nature-based alternatives; 2) PERFORMANCE: Coastal Resilience 2.0 runs faster; operates on tablets; works nationally and globally; ... is open source, and it’s easy to share results and data; 3) PARTNERSHIPS: Developed among core partners including The Nature Conservancy, University of Southern Mississippi, The Natural Capital Project, NOAA Coastal Services Center, and the Association of State Floodplain Managers	1) Allows users to select a location and explore maps that show people, places, and natural resources exposed to coastal flood hazards; 2) Creates a collection of maps to download or share online to communicate flood exposure; 3) Provides guidance for using the maps to engage community members and stakeholders in conversations about potential coastal flood impacts	1) Easy to use and developed specifically for Louisiana residents and local planners/officials; 2) Highlights state's best information about future land loss and flood risk; 3) Allows users to see benefits of Coastal Master Plan protection and restoration projects, and to track projects from planning to construction.
10	GENERAL	Top Three Limitations As succinctly as possible, list the top three weaknesses or limitations that coastal planners or managers might encounter using this tool.	1) Map should not be used for site-specific decisions (supplement with direct field measurements of elevation), as wider-area analyses are more robust than point-by-point mapping; 2) Levee data are incomplete, and maps/analyses incorporating levees assume condition good and heights infinite - view full levee and elevation data methods for Louisiana; 3) No physical modeling of storm surge or waves on top of sea level rise.	1) Inundation scenarios do not include coastal storm surge, riverine flooding, erosion or other coastal processes; 2) Appropriate for use as a screening-level or planning tool allowing zoom in scale of approximately 1:18,055, but provides map services and data download for more in depth analysis. 3.) Includes fully enclosed federal levees as mapped by the USACE National Levee Database. Partially enclosed, regional, or local levees have been added in certain locations.	1) ONLINE-ONLY: No ability to access the tools with limited or lack of connectivity; 2) USER-FRIENDLINESS: Not catered to general public, so training is requirement to engage stakeholders so they can fully utilize the tool and understand the data and analyses; 3) COMMUNICATIONS: With so many tools now available on the web, it is hard to decipher the niche and therefore use of this tool relative to others that address similar issues	1) Cannot customize outputs or load additional local inputs directly into the tool; 2) Appropriate for use as a screening-level or planning tool allowing zoom in scale of approximately 1:18,055; 3) Changes or updates to source datasets will not be reflected in the tool until the next data update is completed	1) Data is appropriate for broad screening-level/ statewide analysis and not for site-specific decision making; 2) Flood risk pertains to coastal storm surge and not rain event or riverine flooding; 3) Cannot display eustatic sea level rise information out directly (though it is included in land loss and flood risk aggregately).
10	GENERAL	Point of Contact Please give a key contact for questions about the tool and its future development. Name and email address.	Dan Rizza: drizza@climatecentral.org	Marian Hanisko: marian.hanisko@noaa.gov	Zach Ferdana: zferdana@tnc.org	Russell Jackson: russell.jackson@noaa.gov	Master Plan Team: masterplan@la.gov
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Base Sea Level Elevation Reference surface for which elevation is zero, such as mean higher high water. All other given elevations are computed as the height above this surface.	Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)	Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)	Total Water Levels - Wave run-up + tides	Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)	NAVD88
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Flood/Inundation Controls Method inundation or water levels are changed by the user (e.g. slider bar, radio buttons)	Slider bar with inundation delineated in 1 foot increments from 1 - 10 feet. Toggle button to the right of the slider to view inundation ​risk from sea level rise, tides, storms, and tsunamis in meters: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 5, 10, 20 & 30.	Slider bar with inundation delineated in 1 foot increments from 0 - 6 feet. Scenarios Tab includes ability to view SLR scenarios by scenario or by year and compare to inunation layers to view impacts.	Choice of Current, 2030, 2060, & 2100 projections with choice of Low, Medium & High Sea Level Rise Projection Scenarios for each time horizon and a combination of 3 potential wave climate changes (no change, 500 year wave event, or a doubling of El Nino frequency)	Users selects individual coastal flood hazards or composite flood hazards.	Slider bar with flood depths delineated in 3 foot increments from 1 - 16+ feet
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Flood Layers Represented How are the inundation or flood level indicated on the map. Does the map use colors to show flooded areas?	Blue - inundation; Hatched - low-lying but isolated	Blue gradient - inundation depth; Green - low-lying areas	Tidal inundation, wave impact, flood inundation, river flood inundation	FEMA flood Zones (1%, 0.2%, V-Zones), Category 3 hurricane storm surge zones (SLOSH MOMs), sea level rise inundation (from NOAA Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer), shallow coastal flooding (from NOAA Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer), coastal flood hazard composite	Orange-yellow-green-blue (low-high flood depths)
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Uncertainty Represented Yes/No. Is uncertainty of the flood levels indicated on the map?	No for elevation, yes for projections	Yes	In future version, analysis completed; layers currently under development	No	Yes
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Way Uncertainty Represented If uncertainty is represented as indicated in the field above, then how is it represented? Briefly describe.	Map does not represent uncertainty in elevation values. However, projection tool presents different sea level rise models and scenarios, and reflects uncertainty information as available for these.	Confidence is noted as High vs. Low, so the areas not highlighted as high or low indicate a high confidence of not being inundated: " . . . the blue areas denote locations that may be correctly mapped as "inundated" more than 8 out of 10 times. Areas with low confidence represent location that may be mapped correctly (either as inundated or dry) less than 8 out of 10 times."	see above		Inundation levels are available for two environmental scenarios (Moderate and Less Optimistic) which represent a range of uncertainty in future environmental conditions of sea level rise, subsidence, hurricane frequency and intensity, and other factors.
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Projects local sea level rise Yes/No. Includes localized (not just global) projections for the amount of sea level rise over time. Local projections must take into account regional and local factors such as sinking land.	Yes	Yes, Scenario and Marsh tabs provide local relative SLR scenarios	Yes	No	Yes, includes Gulf Coast region specific sea level rise and locally specific subsidence rates.
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Projects future flood elevations Yes/No. Includes projections for how high "standard" floods -- e.g. "1-in-100 year" floods -- will reach in the future, accounting for sea level rise and/or changing storms.	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes, for 50, 100, and 500-year coastal storm surge events.
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Projects future flood risk at fixed elevations Yes/No. Includes projections for the future annual and/or cumulative risk of floods to fixed elevations -- e.g. 5 ft. above today's sea level -- accounting for sea level rise and/or changing storms.	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes, includes flood depth differences between future with and without the Coastal Master Plan.
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Projection time periods assessed Include all years/periods for which projections are made.	each decade 2020-2100	Yes out to 2100	Current, 2030, 2060, 2100	No	Land loss- Year 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50; flood depths- Year 0, 25, and 50.
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Flood projections factor in changing frequency or intensity of storms Yes/No. Self-explanatory. Not applicable if flood projections not provided.	No	No	Yes	No	Yes, changing frequency and intensity of storms.
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Allows choice of projection scenarios/models Yes/No. Choice of emissions scenario or choice of sea level rise model such as NOAA's lowest, intermediate low, intermediate high, or highest sea level rise scenario; USACE lower, middle, or upper sea level rise projections; or the range of IPCC sea level projections.	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes, allows choice of Coastal Master Plan scenarios- Moderate and Less Optimistic.
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Shows levees Yes/No. Shows levees on map. Include source of levee information if possible.	Yes. View full levee and elevation data methods for Louisiana	Yes - Links to USACE NLD	Yes	No	Yes, shows existing federal and local levees as well as the 2012 Coastal Master Plan's proposed structural protection projects.
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Factors in levees Yes/No. Factors levees into map and any analysis of vulnerable areas. Summarize methods if possible.	Yes, from Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), FEMA mid-term levee inventory, or captured in LIDAR. View full levee and elevation data methods for Louisiana	Levees are displayed as yellow lines, and enclosed leveed areas are displayed as a white stippled pattern. Major federal leveed areas were assumed high enough and strong enough to protect against inundation depicted in this viewer, and therefore no inundation was mapped in these regions. Minor (nonfederal) leveed areas were mapped using the best available elevation data that capture leveed features. In some cases, however, breaks in elevation occur along leveed areas because of flood control features being removed from elevation data, limitations of the horizontal and vertical resolution of the elevation data, the occurrence of levee drainage features, and so forth. Flooding behind levees is only depicted if breaks in elevation data occur or if the levee elevations are overtopped by the water surface. At some flood levels, alternate pathways around—not through—levees, walls, dams, and flood gates may exist that allow water to flow into areas protected at lower levels. In general, imperfect levee and elevation data make assessing protection difficult, and small data errors can have large consequences.	Yes	Yes, using FEMA base flood elevations.	Yes, probability of future levee failure (overtopping / breaching) is included in fragility scenarios in order to determine flood depths of enclosed and partially enclosed areas. Proposed 2012 Coastal Master Plan structural protection systems are also included reduce future damages.
20	SLR AND FLOOD SCENARIOS	Inundation Model Used Briefly and in as non-technical as possible, describe the modeling method used.	Modified bathtub approach, modeling hydrologic connectivity and locally adjusted Mean Higher High Water levels.	Modified bathtub approach, modeling hydraulic connectivity and locally adjusted Mean Higher High Water levels.	HEC-GeoRAS tool in ArcGIS outputs for river flooding , FEMA overtopping model used results projected against topographic surface composite	The various coastal flood hazard layers displayed are derived from different modeling methods. Refer to layer source information.	The Advanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC) and Unstructured Simulating WAves Near‐shore (UnSWAN) models are used to compute storm surge and nearshore waves, respectively, throughout the Louisiana coastal area. The models are coupled with wind fields generated by the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) model to systematically produce storm surge and wave output that can be understood and analyzed statistically to inform risk and damage assessments. The model can simulate a variety of water circulation conditions, including tides, storm surges, relative sea level rise, and other hydrodynamic phenomena.
30	EXPOSURE ANALYSIS	Tabulates exposure within designated areas Yes/No. Gives total land, housing, etc. exposed at different flood or sea levels, within units such as cities or counties	Yes	no just overlay visualization of social and economic data	Can be queried using existing GIS tools	No	Yes, tool displays estimated economic damages to community assets (value of direct damage and repair/replacement costs) within census block areas (2000 U.S. Census). Community assets include: residential structures (single family homes, multi-family homes, and manufactured homes); businesses & commercial structures; public facilities; industrial structures; agricultural crops and structures; roads, railroads, bridges; and vehicles. Damages also include other direct economic impacts such as cost of evacuation, loss of sales, loss of income, and temporary relocation costs.
30	EXPOSURE ANALYSIS	Exposure types tabulated Variables analyzed, such as land, housing, property value, population, roads, airports or other infrastructure	>100 demographic, economic, environmental and infrastructure variables	No	No	No	Yes, tool displays impacts on communities by count/type per census block including: 1) Community facilities- education, public health, emergency services, public venues, and key commercial facilities; 2) Infrastructure- energy, transportation, and water infrastructure; 3) Transportation- highways and roadways; and 4) Repetitive loss- repetitive loss and severe repetitive loss properties.
30	EXPOSURE ANALYSIS	Designated areas for tabulation Geographic units within which exposure is tabulated, such as cities, counties, states or zip codes	zip codes, cities, counties, states, local through federal legislative districts, planning districts, state agency districts	No	User defined	No	Census blocks (2000 U.S. Census)
30	EXPOSURE ANALYSIS	Shows or lists individual exposed facilities or public infrastructure Yes/No. Tool is able to give the user output that would allow them to evaluate potential vulnerable facilities and/or public infrastructure. Output could be either a map, or a report/listing.	Lists all facilities analyzed in tables for download. Shows select facilities and infrastructure on map.	No	Different data layers can be viewed with hazards to determine individual exposed facilities or public infrastrucuture	Yes, through visualization overlays	No
30	EXPOSURE ANALYSIS	Compares exposure across designated areas Yes/No. Includes display (e.g. heat map) showing how different areas compare (e.g. how do counties compare for exposure of housing)	Yes	No	No	No	Yes, compares estimated economic damages across census blocks
40	SHORELINE PROCESSES	Other Flooding Scenarios Modeled Other than the model scenarios above, are there other flooding scenarios mapped? (i.e. specific storm scenarios, shallow coastal flooding, base flood elevations)	Fully integrated analysis of SLR projections with flood risk	Shallow (Nuisance) Coastal Flood Frequency	Wave impact and river flood inundation	see all flood datasets listed above	N/A
40	SHORELINE PROCESSES	Coastal Erosion Yes/No. Does the method used take coastal erosion processes into account?	No	No	Yes - acceleration of coastal erosion	No	Yes, flood depths account for coastal erosion and future land loss.
40	SHORELINE PROCESSES	Sediment Dynamics/Deposition Yes/No. Does the method used take coastal sediment dynamics and deposition into account?	No	No	Yes - indirect accounting of coastal sediment budget, sediment yield from watersheds calcuated	No	Yes, both organic matter and inorganic sediments affect wetland vertical accretion and surface elevation.
40	SHORELINE PROCESSES	Storm Events Yes/No. Does the method used take the impacts of future storm events into account?	Fully integrated analysis of SLR projections with flood risk	No	Yes - wave impact, flood inundation and river flood inundation (large storm)	No	Yes, the environmental scenarios take into account future storm events (including changing frequency/intensity).
40	SHORELINE PROCESSES	Habitat/Species Change Yes/No. Does the method allow the user to visualize potential impacts to habitats and changes in species distribution?	No	No	No	No	No
40	SHORELINE PROCESSES	Marsh Migration Yes/No. Does the method allow the user to visualize the potential impacts to coastal marshes and how they may migrate with rising sea level?	No	Yes	Future scenarios analyzed using SLAMM for tidal influenced wetlands	No	No
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Basemap Options What types of base map(s) are used in the tool? (e.g. satellite imagery, topographic, streets, hybrid maps)	Satellite, Streets	Satellite, Open Streetmap, Dark	Topographic, National Geographic, Ocean, Imagery, Physical, Shaded Relief, Streets, Terrain	Satellite, grey canvas	Satellite imagery, terrain, streets
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Main elevation data source Examples include LIDAR or National Elevation Dataset.	USGS Northern Gulf of Mexico Topobathy DEM, USACE / Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office, USGS National Elevation Dataset. View full levee and elevation data methods for Louisiana	Lidar		Lidar	Lidar
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Main elevation data source vertical accuracy Published error. Use maximum error, or accuracy standard, when different sub-datasets have different error.		Uses Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Project – Topobathymetric Digital Elevation Model which has various elevation data sources that vary in vertical accuracy. For more information see https://lta.cr.usgs.gov/coned_tbdem. As new elevation data become available, or as stakeholders provide additional levee information, the NOAA Office for Coastal Management will periodically update the inundation and levee data.		NOAA/USGS specs 9.25cm RMSE	Varied
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Horizontal resolution Dimension of elevation grid cell size.		5 Meters (~15 feet)		Varies across datasets.	30 meters
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Other Available Data Layers Beyond the inundation/flooding layers, what other unique data layers are available?	On map: Social Vulnerability, Population Density, Ethnicity, Income, Property, Landmarks. In analysis and comparison tools: about 100 population and infrastructure variables.	Flood Frequency, Social and Economic Vulnerability at Census block groups, Marsh Impacts, Photo visualizations of key landmarks	Infrastructure, Land Use/Zoning, Natural Resources, Socieconomic data	Population density, poverty density, elderly density, employment density, projected population change, developed land cover, critical facilities, land cover changed to developed (1996-2011), natural areas and open space, potential pollution sources	Land Loss, Coastal Master Plan (projects), Socio-Economics, and Resources to Reduce Risk.
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Place name searchable	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Searchable by address
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Maximum Zoom-in What is the farthest in a user can zoom in with the tool?	1:4,500	Tile cached data to 1:18,055	Tile cached data to 1:5,000	Tile cached data to 1:18,055	1:9,000
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Map Services Available Yes/No. Are the data layers in the tool available as map services that can be accessed by the public?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Data Download Available Yes/No. Are the data layers in the tool available for download by the public?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	If data download available, please list types If answered yes for Data Download Available, please list the layers that are available for download.	Summary tables and detailed lists in Excel for 100+ demographic, economic, infrastructure and environmental variables, tabulated by state, county, municipality, zip code, planning and legislative districts, & more	Inundation, confidence, shallow coastal flooding, SOVI, and DEMs, and Marsh migration upon request	Various		N/A
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Does tool use other map services? Yes/No. Does the tool consume other map services from other providers as a part of the tool? If so, which ones. (please specify)	No	Yes, ESRI Basemaps	FEMA, NOAA	Yes, ESRI Basemaps, Esri Population Change Projections 2012-2017	ESRI Basemaps
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Additional Software Needed Yes/No. Does the user require additional software in order to use the tool?	No	No	No	No	No
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Cross Platform Yes/No. Is the tool platform and operating system independent? (i.e. can it operate on all computer platforms equally well)	Yes (modern browsers)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Best in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox; not surpported by Internet Explorer
50	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Mobile Compatible Yes/No. Will the tool operate on any mobile platform (e.g. iPad, iPhone, Android)?	On modern tablets/phones	Yes, but not phones	Yes	Yes	No
60	OTHER	Training Requirements Does the tool require training before it can be used efficiently?	None but support available as needed.	None	None but suggested	None	No, however overview video and FAQs are available
60	OTHER	Documentation, Training & Technical Resources Describe the types of documentation on tool methods and training resources available.	Research papers for each state, FAQs, methodologies, tutorials	FAQs, methodologies, and related technical documents; brief "First Time Tips" video; 56-minute recorded webinar, In-person or online training available upon request	Video tutorials for: General Navigation; Scenario Planning; video simulations for apps including Flood & Sea Level Rise, Coastal Defense and Risk Explorer. Metadata and methods documented and accessible within the tool. Associated website for FAQ and project information	FAQs, data documentation, new training link to the tool that includes a pre-recorded detailed demonstration	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), "How-To" video (Introduction to the Flood Risk and Resilience Viewer)
60	OTHER	Is the tool based on, or featured in, any peer-reviewed publication(s)? If so, please list (INCLUDE LINKS IF AVAILABLE) Please list the peer-reviewed publications that the tool, or underlying model, has discussed and/or featured the tool.	Based on Strauss et al 2012 and Tebaldi et al 2012, Environmental Research Letters. Featured in Wong-Parodi G, Fischhoff B, and Strauss BH (2014) Climatic Change, 1-9, Stephens et al 2014 Science Communication, and the Science of Science Communication II Sackler Colloquium PNAS 2014.	Marcy, et al., 2011. “New Mapping Tool and Techniques for Visualizing Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts.” In Proceedings of the 2011 Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, June 26 to June 29, 2011, edited by Louise A. Wallendorf, Chris Jones, Lesley Ewing, and Bob Battalio, 474–90. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers.	Yes, various publications listed here: http://coastalresilience.org/resources	None	No
60	OTHER	Costs Are there costs involved in using this tool? Does the user community bear any of the development cost directly?	None	None	Free of charge. Open source code for the tool framework and individual apps are available under a GNU General Public License, version 3 agreement at https://github.com/CoastalResilienceNetwork	None	No
60	OTHER	Are Future Versions Planned? Please describe if there are plans for future improvements to the tool.	Yes	Version 3.0 released in 2017	Yes. Tool framework https://github.com/CoastalResilienceNetwork/GeositeFramework being upgraded on GitHub in 2015-2016 as well as individual browser-based apps (Coastal Resilience 3.0)	Future updates anticipated	Yes, will update with new 2017 Coastal Master Plan data and recommended projects (early 2017).