eCoastal: Tools for Coastal Structure Analysis

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eCoastal Tools for Coastal Structure Analysis

• Rose Dopsovic
• GIS Developer
• Mobile District, Spatial Data Branch

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What is eCoastal?

• eCoastal is an enterprise GIS developed for
  coastal engineering business practices. It was
  developed to concentrate on the specific needs of
  the coastal engineer.
• eCoastal is an architecture developed by the U.S.
  Army Corps of Engineers that addresses spatial
  data standards (SDS), geodatabase development,
  and desktop and web applications. It was
  designed as data management solution to provide
  baseline information for effective planning and
  prediction of regional and local coastal
  processes.
• This architecture allows adjacent coastal
  projects to effectively share and access data
  contained in the system.

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Architecture Overview

• The geodatabase serves as the data repository for
  all spatial data accessed by the enterprise GIS
  applications.
• Applications were created to easily view coastal
  structure details.

Applications
Regional Sediment Management
Natl Shoreline Management
Dredge Material Management Plan
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Custom Applications ERDC

• Applications sponsored by ERDC CHL have been in
  development the past 2 years
• Jetty Condition Application Stan Boc/Cheryl
  Pollock FY05/FY06
• Coastal Structures Data Viewer Jeff Melby/Steve
  Hughes FY06

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Jetty Condition Application

• ArcIMS Jetty Tool is an ArcInternet Mapping
  Service (ArcIMS) application that allows users to
  view the operational condition of coastal
  structures.
• Users can compare the cross-sectional profile of
  the jetty, with as-built drawings and condition
  surveys as overlays.

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Jetty Condition Application
Platform ESRIs ArcIMS
Data Spatial Data All users will have access to all basemap data that is referenced in the Jetty Condition Application map service. Jetty specific data required for this application includes the extent and design of coastal structures (polyline), and coastal structures stationing (polyline).
Focus Read-only access to the conditional status of jetties. User will have the ability to generate custom reports that display volume differences and damage areas.
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Condition Data

• National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP) collects
  and distributes the high resolution survey data
  (LiDAR).
• Conventional data, such as profile data, can also
  be used in the application to determine condition
  of structure.

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Jetty Condition Application
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Coastal Structures Data Viewer

• The Coastal Structures Project Viewer is an
  extension to ArcGIS desktop that allows the users
  to view all project related spatial and
  non-spatial datasets.

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Coastal Structures Data Viewer
Platform ESRIs ArcGIS Desktop ArcMap
Data Spatial Data All users will have access to data stored in the geodatabase. Using existing eCoastal desktop tools, users will be able to add in any dataset that is applicable to the project. The application requires the geographic locations of the coastal structures (point), extent and design of coastal structures (polyline), and coastal structures stationing (polyline). Non-Spatial Data Authorized users will have the ability to upload or remove any documents or photos related to the selected coastal structure. All users will have the ability to view the associated non-spatial data.
Focus View details coastal structure (current details stored in CHLs coastal structures database), including images and documents. Allow authorized users to make assessments on coastal structures.,
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Condition Data

• Assessment Data is pulled from centralized
  Coastal Structures database.
• Survey data LiDAR and profile is referenced
  from a users local eCoastal database.
• Available eCoastal tools (DataViewer Toolbar)
  make it easier to locate data stored in the
  database.

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eCoastals Data Loader
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When user clicks this button, all Federal Project
Locations are loaded as a data layer in the
users table of contents. Data is pulled from
the central Coastal Structures Database.
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Users select a desired project location.
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East Jetty West Jetty Abbotts Lagoon
Once project location is selected, the available
structures list will be populated. The user will
select the desired structures to view its
location on the map and it details.
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Structure details are extracted from the central
coastal structures database.
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Archived assessments per coastal structure can be
viewed or modified.
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Documents can be attached to a coastal structure
record. More than one digital file can exist per
record.
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Users can also view or upload photos of
structures. Digital photos can also be linked to
a particular assessment.
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Future Developments

• To ensure the eCoastal database continues to
  supports both the ArcIMS Jetty Condition tool and
  the Coastal Structures Project Viewer, a Field
  Data Collection function will be developed.

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Future Developments

• The ArcIMS Jetty condition application relies on
  surveys to be loaded into the central geodatabase
  to plot profile cross-sections of the selected
  jetty.
• A Survey Loader tool can be developed for ArcGIS
  desktop to allow non-GIS users the ability to
  easily load new condition surveys into the
  geodatabase.

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Questions?

• For more information visit,
• http//eCoastal.usace.army.mil
• http//gis.sam.usace.army.mil