Digital Shoreline Analysis System

Digital Shoreline Analysis System

The Digital Shoreline Analysis System calculates changes in shorelines and presents it using GIS.

Developer
NOAA
Model Information
For more information about this model, go to Digital Shoreline Analysis System (noaa.gov)
Spatial Resolution
depends on user input
Temporal Resolution
depends on user input
Outputs
Calculates rate of shoreline movement (or movement of a similarly describable moving feature).
Intended User
practitioner
Model Type
coastal
Inclusion of Climate Change
Climate conditions are not explicitly incorporated.
Geographic Region
generalized
Data Requirements
ArcGIS data with explicit time steps
Source Code Availability
open source
Dimensions
2d
Computational Burden
high
Scenario Modeling
not available
Coding Language
ArcGIS
Operating System
windows
Mathematical Approach
spatial analysis
Maintenance Plan
not available
Date of Last Known Update
not available
User Manual
Documentation link not available