The Coastal County Snapshots tool provides brief, county-level overviews of key resource management issues, including coastal flooding, ocean-related employment, and the benefits of wetlands in the coastal environment. Snapshots are illustrated with summaries of relevant data and graphical displays that help local officials understand the role of data in decision-making. A Web interface allows users to pick their topic and county of interest from maps or drop-down menus, and the tool generates PDF reports and graphics that can be saved or printed. The easy-to-use format makes Coastal County Snapshots a great learning and communications tool for local officials and their constituents. Snapshots are currently available for most coastal counties in the contiguous United States and Hawaii, employing data from a variety of sources such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Census Bureau, Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP), and Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW). This session will introduce users to the Coastal County Snapshots product line, the data and information contained in these products, and other related Center products.

In this webinar participants will

• See a demonstration of the Coastal County Snapshots tool
• Learn how the snapshots can help make the role of data in decision-making easier to understand and communicate
• Hear about the different snapshots and the data used to create them
• Find out how some coastal managers are putting the snapshots to use