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In the coming months, NOAA’s 2011 regional land cover
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be rolled out to help coastal professionals understand the effects of
past land use decisions, document trends, and consider future land use
planning needs. Regional 2011 data sets are now available for Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois via the Data Access
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Check the schedule below and keep reading *Digital Coast Connections* for
news about your region’s 2011 data updates, made possible by NOAA’s Coastal
Change Analysis Program (C-CAP).


Nate Herold
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NOAA Coastal Services Center

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   What's New on the Digital Coast? Data
Fresh Lidar for 12 States and Two
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Twenty-one new lidar data sets are now on the Digital Coast, including
post-Hurricane Sandy data for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and
New York.

Self-Employed Fill in the ENOW
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The Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) website sports a new data set on
self-employed workers, providing a more wide-ranging perspective on ocean
and Great Lakes economies.
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  Stories from the Field
Connecticut City Enhances Resilience to Coastal
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After living through a tropical storm, nor’easter, and tornado in the space
of just two years, officials in the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut,
focused on preparing more effectively for disasters. As a result, the city
had a head start on the path to resilience when Hurricane Sandy came to
town.

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  Additional Updates
 Center Trainings Reach 1,200-Plus Coastal
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In fiscal year 2012, 98 percent of training participants said they would
recommend these courses to others. The Center conducted 46 courses and
13-Web-based trainings for people in 37 states and territories.
 Digital Coast Brings Big Benefits to
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A Center study compared the full cost of the Digital Coast to time savings
associated with its use, finding that rewards to the nation’s taxpayers are
3.5 times greater than their investment.

Chats across the Globe Explore MarineCadastre.gov
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More than 75 users worldwide asked questions online that the
MarineCadastre.gov team addressed in real time as part of the OpenChannels
Forum for Ocean Planning and Management.

Wetland Loss Report Features Land Cover
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A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report that focuses on understanding
and reversing wetland losses contained land cover information from NOAA’s
Coastal Change Analysis Program.
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Important meetings are on tap for the American Planning Association and
Association of State Floodplain Managers.
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