Florida Coastal Mapping Program—Overview and 2018 Workshop Report
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Abstract
The Florida Coastal Mapping Program is a nascent but highly relevant program that has the potential to greatly enhance the “Blue Economy” of Florida by coordinating and facilitating sea-floor mapping efforts and aligning partner and stakeholder activities for increased efficiency and cost reduction. Sustained acquisition of modern coastal mapping information for Florida may improve management of resources and reduce costs by eliminating redundancy. Economic growth could be aided by improved data to support emerging sectors such as aquaculture and renewable energy.
The present focus of the Florida Coastal Mapping Program is on modern, high-resolution bathymetric and coastal topobathymetric data, which can be immediately used to update navigational charts and identify navigation hazards, provide fundamental baseline data for scientific research, and provide information for use by emergency managers and responders. Derivative products include identifying sand resources for beach nourishment, creating vastly improved models for coastal erosion and flooding, identifying coastal springs, and creating benthic habitat maps. The uses and applications of the data generated could grow over time. The process of creating a steering committee and technical team, conducting an inventory and gaps analysis, soliciting feedback from the stakeholder and partner communities, and developing a prioritization process has provided a framework on which a successful program can develop a sustainable funding strategy that may be an investment the citizens of Florida could benefit from for decades.
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Hapke, C.J., Kramer, P.A., Fetherston-Resch, E.H., Baumstark, R.D., Druyor, R., Fredericks, X., and Fitos, E., 2019, Florida Coastal Mapping Program—Overview and 2018 workshop report: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2019–1017, 19 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191017.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Background
- 2018 Florida Coastal Mapping Program Workshop Discussions and Outcomes
- Summary
- References Cited
- Appendix 1. Attendees of the January 2018 Workshop
- Appendix 2. Members of the Steering Committee and Technical Teams Steering Committee
- Appendix 3. Agenda of the January 2018 Workshop
Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Florida Coastal Mapping Program—Overview and 2018 workshop report |
Series title | Open-File Report |
Series number | 2019-1017 |
DOI | 10.3133/ofr20191017 |
Year Published | 2019 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Publisher location | Reston, VA |
Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
Description | vii, 19 p. |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
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