Beachscape is being developed to empower our chapters with information about their coastlines. Beachscape is a community-based coastal mapping program that employs chapter volunteers to map our beaches for features such as coastal armoring, storm drain outfalls, beach access ways, erosion hotspots and beach characteristics. Once mapped, this information will be entered into a
Geographic Information System (GIS) to be used by chapters and coastal management agencies.

The maps will also be used to "fill in the blanks" in Surfrider's State of the Beach Report where states have incomplete data. To accommodate a broad range of time commitments and capabilities of our chapters and volunteers, Beachscape has several levels; from "entry level" mapping activities to "advanced level" collection of long term data about the coasts.

View the spectacular aerial views of Beachscape 2001 Project.

For more information visit our Surfrider Foundation National site.
http://www.surfrider.org/programs/beachscape.asp