Development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) tool for the preliminary assessment of the effects of predicted sea level and tidal change on transportation infrastructure : [summary].

Details

• Creators:
  Thomas, Alexis
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Risk assessment
  • Sea level
  • Geographic information systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Forecasting
  • Ocean tides
  • Decision support systems
• Publication/ Report Number:
  BDK75 977-63
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ; NTL-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY
• Description:
  The longest record of sea levels in the Western Hemisphere began in 1846 in Key West, Florida. It shows a steady and gradually accelerating sea level rise (SLR) — nine inches since 1900. The increasing rate of recent years has implications for Florida, with its long coastline, hurricane history, and low-lying coastal zones, and as a major infrastructure builder and manager, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) must understand possible impacts of SLR on the state’s transportation system. In this project, University of Florida researchers developed a sketch planning tool to assess the vulnerability of transportation facilities to SLR, building on previous FDOT-sponsored research (BDK79 977-01; 2012). That project recommend- ed two short-term actions: (1) Apply the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) methodology to develop statewide and regional projections of SLR; and (2) Develop a sketch planning tool to identify potentially vulnerable infrastructure. These actions are addressed in this project.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26487/dot_26487_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 709.74 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:760b4afa38ea1ca75713beb50a4ae864ab967afdd83dc10ba4b0ec8ee96c6ec9