As of this posting, there is a link to high-resolution bathymetric and topographic LiDAR data on NOAA’s Coastal Services Center Digital Coast website. In June 2012, additional data links will go live, including the C-STORM wave and storm surge database (containing all the wind, wave, pressure, ice and water level data for the Great Lakes basin) and the Great Lakes Oblique Photo Viewer (containing all the coastal oblique photographs of the Great Lakes shoreline).

The Technical Resources page also currently houses links to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports relevant to the Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study, as well as a link to the FEMA Great Lakes Coastal Guidelines, Appendix D.3 Update at fema.gov, which includes information on the 60-day public comment process that starts today.

All stakeholders are invited to review and comment on this draft guidance. See FEMA’s webpage for e-mail address for submission of comments.

Technical Workshop Agenda for the Lake Michigan meetings [.pdf]

The Agenda is also linked on the event listing of each Technical Workshop, and agendas for the rest of the Technical Workshops will be posted soon.

Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study Spring 2012 Newsletter [.pdf]

The Newsletter above is posted on the Newsletters page.

GREAT LAKES COASTAL FLOOD STUDY TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS:

Lake Erie
Northeastern Ohio
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 – 1 to 5 PM
Ashtabula County District Library, Geneva Branch
860 Sherman Street
Geneva, OH 44041

North Central Ohio
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – 1 to 5 PM
Lorain County Library System, South Lorain Branch
2121 Homewood Drive
Lorain, OH 44055

Northwestern Ohio
Thursday, June 14, 2012 – 1 to 5 PM
Lucas County Public Library, South Branch
1736 Broadway Street
Toledo, OH 43609

New York & Pennsylvania
Workshop Details to be Determined

Lake Michigan
Southeastern Wisconsin
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 – 1 to 5 PM
Milw. Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission Rm
260 West Seeboth Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204

Northeastern Wisconsin
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 – 1 to 5 PM
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, CB 213 A & B
2740 West Mason Street
Green Bay, WI 54307

East Central Wisconsin
Thursday, May 10, 2012 – 8 AM to 12 PM
Lakeshore Technical College, Wells Fargo Conf. Room
1290 North Avenue
Cleveland, WI 53015

Illinois & Indiana
Workshop Details to be Determined

Northwestern Michigan
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 – 1 to 5 PM
Grand Traverse County Civic Center Meeting Room
1113 West Civic Center Drive
Traverse City, MI 49686

West Central Michigan
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 – 1 to 5 PM
West Shore Community College, North Lounge, Administrative and Conference Building
3000 North Stiles Road
Scottville, MI 49454

Southwestern Michigan
Thursday, June 7, 2012 – 1 to 5 PM
Lake Michigan College, South Haven Campus, Rm 141
125 Veterans Blvd.
South Haven, MI 49090

Lake St. Clair
Eastern Michigan
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 – 1 to 5 PM
Macomb Community College (Center Campus), Lorenzo Cultural Center
44575 Garfield Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038

GLCFS Presentation from March 2012 [.pdf]

The Presentation above is posted on the Presentations page.

Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study Program Schedule Fact Sheet [.pdf]

The Fact Sheet above is posted on the Fact Sheet page.

Great Lakes Storm Surge and Wave Modeling Fact Sheet [.pdf]

The Fact Sheet above is posted on the Fact Sheet page.

Please view the Progress Report from the International Upper Great Lakes Study at this link

More information about the International Upper Great Lakes Study on their website: http://www.iugls.org/

GLCFS Presentation at Ohio Statewide Floodplain Management 2011 [.pdf]

The Presentation above is posted on the Presentations page.

The Outreach Page now contains the following sub-sections:

• Fact Sheets
• Presentations
• Events

Please check out the new sections using the links above or go to the Outreach Page to see an overview of what each section is about. Thanks!

NVision Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS, to provide aerial-data collection services for the entire Great Lakes Region coastline to help with flood plain management. NVision will provide seamless, high-resolution oblique color images along approximately 6,000 miles of the coastline of all five Great Lakes within the U.S. The flights will test the new ERDC system and support other U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) activities. NVision has partnered with Aerotec, LLC to use their specialized Partenavia P68C fixed-wing aircraft and FAA-certified flight operations team. “We are pleased to partner with Aerotec as we have routinely partnered with them on several geospatial engineering projects,” said NVision President Socorro Harvey. “Together, we are like a well-oiled machine.” Aerotec is based in Bessemer, Alabama with offices in Picayune, MS. The data collection, which will require weeks of flight-time with nightly transfer of data for quality control, will be used with various Google technologies for documentation and can be used for rapid response for any type of event. Both NVision and Aerotec are active members of the EIGS geospatial technology cluster of the Magnolia Business Alliance (MBA). MBA’s goal is to impact economic development by serving as an advocate for small and medium-sized businesses. NVision, headquartered near the NASA Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, is an established defense contractor for geospatial technology and services including several subcontracts to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) prime contractors. NVision also served the USACE through multiple FEMA contracts related to Hurricane Katrina. NVision is available through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 contract; however, USACE issued this contract as an 8(a) competitive award. NVision’s status as an 8(a) minority, woman-owned company allows the USACE to meet multiple specific federal contracting requirements.

NVision Solutions, Inc. is a small, disadvantaged, minority, woman-owned certified 8(a) firm specializing in advanced geospatial solutions. NVision, headquartered near the NASA Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, is an active member of the EIGS geospatial technology cluster of the Magnolia Business Alliance (MBA). MBA’s goal is to impact economic development by serving as an advocate for small and medium sized businesses. For more information about NVision Solutions, Inc., visit http://www.NVisionSolutions.com.

Aerotec, LLC is a value-added services company. Aerotec uses state-of-the-art airborne remote sensing (data capture) and data analysis technologies to provide topographic maps and models to its customers throughout North America. Aerotec’s primary technologies include Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR/laser-scan), digital photography, proprietary and commercial (off-the-shelf) software, and specialized engineering analysis packages. Aerotec is an active member of the EIGS geospatial technology cluster of the Magnolia Business Alliance (MBA). MBA’s goal is to impact economic development by serving as an advocate for small and medium sized businesses. For more information about Aerotec, visit http://www.aerotecusa.com/.