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].

PDFTech ReportBDK75 977-63Risk assessmentSea levelGeographic information systemsInfrastructureForecastingOcean tidesDecision support systemsFloridaFlorida. Dept. of TransportationThomas, AlexisUniversity of FloridaNTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTNTL-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYUS Transportation CollectionThe 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) \ue2\u20ac\u201d 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\ue2\u20ac\u2122s 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