This interactive tool enables access to beach elevation profile measurements collected throughout Alaska since the 1960s. Users can explore profile measurements collected by DGGS and others as time-series plots and location-based images of the shoreface environment. The map has been designed to accommodate datasets collected with differing techniques, including differential leveling, survey-grade GPS or extraction from lidar-derived digital elevation models.

Lines on the overview map depict the position and shape of the most recent data at each coastal profile; remeasured profiles are displayed as coincident for comparative purposes, however, the precise location of past measurements may vary due to differing collection methods.

Source data for this application is available for download. For complete citation information and metadata, please see http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/27359

Funding for this work was provided by the Alaska Ocean Observatory System (AOOS).