Restoration, Redevelopment, and Protection Projects
The Coastal National Elevation Database Applications Project supports scientific research and applications assessing restoration, redevelopment, and protection projects in the
impact areas along New Jersey and New York coastal beaches.
Additional information regarding Hurricane Sandy is available online at http://www.usgs.gov/hurricane/sandy/
New Jersey beach impacted by Hurricane Sandy. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) photograph by Cindy Thatcher.
House located near Staten Island, New York, beach impacted by Hurricane Sandy flooding. USGS photograph by Sandra Poppenga.
Coastal areas near Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, that were impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. USGS photographs by Cindy Thatcher.
GPS collection near Weeks Bay, New Iberia, Louisiana. USGS photograph by Dean Gesch.
Low-elevation estuarine marshes in the Delacroix area of the Mississippi River Delta in Louisiana. USGS photograph by John Barras.