Coastal Action partnered with the RBC Foundation, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, 3D Wave Design, and the Town of Lunenburg to produce a publicly-available 3D interactive flood map of the Town of Lunenburg and the community of Blue Rocks. This tool was developed to help coastal communities adapt to the effects of climate change and includes interactive features such as flooding scenarios and adjustable storm surge, sea-level rise, and tide heights. Features can be used by municipal staff such as planners, developers, and emergency management personnel to inform decision-making. The map can also be used by the general public as a powerful climate change visualization tool. The map features embedded coastal management and emergency management resources, designed to help users find tools to adapt to climate change. 
MAP DATA
This web-based map uses LiDAR data and aerial photography to produce a 3D HD map-model. Geomatics results of the map were used to produce 3D animations and visualizations of flood scenarios. Users may toggle between sea-level for 2020, 2050, 2070, and 2100, accounting for projected sea-level rise, as well as return storm periods of 10-year, 50-year, and 100-year flood events at those levels. Users may also adjust water levels according to tide and storm surge levels.  ​
EMBEDDED RESOURCES
The map also includes a number of embedded materials to provide users with climate change adaptation and mitigation resources. These materials include information on weather and tides, climate change, coastal management, nature-based solutions, emergency preparation, and historical and present-day photos demonstrating the effects of climate change and erosion in local coastal areas. ​

funders
This project is made possible thanks to the financial support of the RBC Foundation through the RBC Tech for Nature Program and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.
We would also like to thank the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) for their early support through the NSCC Rural Innovation District Fund.​

partners
For more information, please contact jordan@coastalaction.org