[SEMCO] Fri Sept 27 2PM MIT E38-300, Documenting Storm Damage & DIY Interactive Web Mapping

[Gayle Sherman]

Dear MIT Sea Grant Community:



You are invited to attend a Special Seminar presented by Gregory A. Berman, Woods Hole Sea Grant.



Documenting Storm Damage & DIY Interactive Web Mapping



Date: Friday, September 27, 2013



Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm



Room: E38-300 (292 Main St., Cambridge)



Open to the public.



Abstract

This talk will cover rapid assessments of storm damage performed during Hurricane Sandy and subsequent winter storms. These recent storms have revealed ancient landscapes to a degree rarely seen and create the opportunity to teach about barrier beach migration and sea level rise.



An addition to the typical outreach was the incorporation of an interactive web map. Users can navigate and zoom around Cape Cod looking at various stratigraphic layers exposed by storm erosion, and even submit their own images for incorporation into the web map (http://www.mappingcoastalma.com). The methodology of this relatively simple web map application will be discussed and additional uses explored.



About Gregory A. Berman

Gregory A. Berman, PG, GISP is a coastal processes specialist for Woods Hole Sea Grant (WHSG) and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension (CCCE) where he provides technical assistance on coastal geology topics: shoreline change, erosion control alternatives, potential effects of various human activities on coastal landforms, coastal flood plains, coastal hazards, hazard mitigation analyses, and dune restoration techniques. On-site visits typically address site-specific coastal processes/hazards, which are followed with unbiased, written technical alternatives analyses. He joined WHSG and CCCE after five years with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) where he worked on a variety of government projects focusing on environmental assessments and shoreline stabilization. This was preceded by six years with United States Geological Survey (USGS) offices in Florida and Hawaii where he performed analysis of coastal geology, habitat, and hydrology. He has over fifteen years of diverse experience with surveying, interpreting, and reporting on coastal geology. He has also regularly provided assistance in local coastal restoration projects organized by environmental non-profit organizations and worked with a wide spectrum of volunteers.





Please rsvp if you will attend, and direct any questions to Gayle Sherman, gsherman at mit.edu<mailto:gsherman at mit.edu>.




Getting here:
Our offices are located at 292 Main Street, MIT Bldg. E38-300.   The MIT Press Bookstore is on the first floor, so folks exiting the Red Line Kendall Square subway stop on Main Street can easily spot our bldg.  MBTA and shuttle buses stop either in front of our bldg, or across the street.  Once inside the building, simply enter through the glass doorway and take the elevator to the third floor.


Please visit our web site<http://seagrant.mit.edu/> (seagrant.mit.edu) to learn more about our program activities.  Thank you for your continued support of the MIT Sea Grant College Program.

Kind regards,
Gayle
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Gayle Sherman
Administrative Assistant
MIT Sea Grant College Program
77 Mass. Ave., E38-300
Cambridge, MA 02139
gsherman at mit.edu<mailto:gsherman at mit.edu>; tel: 617-252-1617

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