Tools - NOAA Coastal Services Center

Use these tools to turn data into useful information.

All of the tools on this page were developed by the NOAA Coastal Services Center.

Display tools that are relevant to issues.

Used to turn data into the information needed for decision making

Derives benthic terrain classifications from input bathymetry

Helps to identify priority locations for conservation and restoration planning (extension to ArcGIS with Spatial Analyst)

Offers guidance on developing a website that addresses hazard-related data specific for your region

Calculates the percentage of impervious surfaces for a selected geographic area (extension to ArcGIS with Spatial Analyst)

Examines land cover to measure runoff, nonpoint source pollution, and erosion

Manipulate data sets to improve usability

Allows users to "re-project" digital NOAA nautical charts with this stand-alone application

Provides the ability to simplify the use of electronic navigational charts (extension to ArcView or ArcGIS)

Permits viewers to bring BSB-formatted nautical chart information into a GIS (extension to ArcView, ArcGIS, or Imagine)

Present dynamic views of spatial data. Some may offer data download capabilities

Enables users to view regional Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) land cover data and explore land cover changes and trends

Enables viewers to find tropical cyclone data in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Basins

Displays maps of ocean and coastal laws and provides access to summaries of the state and federal laws via an interactive Web application

Portrays sea level rise scenarios and potential impacts

Enables users to locate and learn about the best available elevation data sets for their area

Provide guidance or 'how-to' techniques

Provides local officials with a quick look at a county's demographics, infrastructure, and environment within the flood zone

Guides users to helpful, weather-related Internet resources

Leads users through the process of using weather data in a GIS

Generate visual products that illustrate concepts or issues to a variety of audiences

Enables users to add objects to images in order to visualize impacts of future management decisions