Tool Showcase

BEACON 2.0

February 14, 2026Annie MercerBeach, Dashboard, Public Notification, Recreational Waters, Water Quality

BEACON 2.0 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Launch Tool Overview The Beach Advisory and Closing Online Notification, or BEACON, system provides public access to coastal recreational water closure and advisory data. It includes state, tribal, and territory reported data on monitoring and notifications. Data collection and updates occur February to March of the year following a...

BlueTopo

February 14, 2026Annie MercerBathymetric, Dashboard, navigation

BlueTopo NOAA's National Bathymetric Source Program Launch Tool Overview BlueTopo is a compilation of the nation's best available bathymetric data. In the same way that topographic map details the height of land, BlueTopo details the depth of lake beds and seafloor beneath navigationally significant U.S. waters. Created as an extension of the Office of Coast...

Surfline Coastal Intelligence

November 24, 2025Annie MercerBathymetric, cameras, economic, surf conditions

Surfline Coastal Intelligence Surfline Coastal Intelligence Launch Tool Overview Surfline Coastal Intelligence offers camera-derived data and video for shoreline change, safety, and smart infrastructure planning. Their network of cameras harness the power of advanced computer vision technology to support the creation of more resilient coastal communities, safeguarding people and infrastructure from the ever-changing forces of...

SandSnap Dashboard

November 24, 2025Annie Mercercameras, coastal sediment, geodatabase, grain size

SandSnap Dashboard US Army Corps of Engineers Launch Tool Overview SandSnap is a collaborative project to engage citizen scientists, build a database of beach sand grain size, and educate the next generation about coastal processes. To understand how and why coastlines change, we must know the grain size of the sand on the beach. This...

Hohonu Dashboard

September 3, 2025Annie Mercerflooding, geodatabase, sensor, water level

Hohonu Dashboard Hohonu Launch Tool Overview From city streets to critical assets, Hohonu's platform connects governments, consultants, and businesses with ground-truth flood data at any address. Their flood sensors can be deployed anywhere -- the dashboard shares real-time and historical measurements alongside NOAA and USGS networks. Features Monitoring for daily and extreme events Real-time, public...

USCRP Funded Project Dashboard

September 3, 2025Annie MercerCoastal Universities, education outreach, geodatabase, Students

USCRP Funded Project Dashboard US Coastal Research Program Launch Tool Overview The USCRP Funded project Dashboard showcases information from all USCRP funded projects. The dashboard and underlying database was designed with the coastal community in mind regarding data inclusion, structure, and presentation. The dashboard is intended for stakeholder, academic, and Federal user access with interactive...

The Coastal Universities Guide

September 3, 2025Annie MercerCoastal Universities, education outreach, Students

The Coastal Universities Guide American Shore and Beach Preservation Association Launch Tool Overview The Coastal Universities Guide is an interactive map-based tool for high school or college students looking for an undergraduate or graduate coastal program. The Guide was developed by ASBPA’s Students and New Professionals. The goal is to recruit smart young minds already interested in science...

National Beach Nourishment Database

August 26, 2025Annie Mercerbeach nourishment, coastal sediment, regional sediment management

National Beach Nourishment Database American Shore and Beach Preservation Association Launch Tool Overview The ASBPA National Beach Nourishment Database provides National-scale statistics on U.S. communities beach nourishment efforts over the last century (Elko et al. 2021). The database has been compiled over the last two decades and is updated annually by ASBPA membership. The goal...

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