Topobathy · Shoreline Change · Storm Surge · AIS

From Topobathy LiDAR to Storm-Surge Inundation

Topobathymetric DEM, shoreline change detection, coastal flood modeling, coral habitat mapping, and storm-surge inundation — automated for ports, harbors, and coastal-resilience teams.

The Problem

Where the time goes today

Coastal datasets are messy: topobathy LiDAR seams, shifting tidal datums, and AIS streams. Most teams stitch tools together and re-stitch every project.

Topobathy seams between aerial and bathymetric returns

Tidal datum conversion done manually each project

AIS vessel tracks not integrated with coastal infrastructure

Storm-surge runs require model expertise teams don't have

The Workflows

Maritime & Coastal workflows on the platform

Ten workflows aimed at coastal engineering, port operations, and coastal-resilience planning.

Workflow Name & what it automates Time saved
#255Topobathymetric DEM
Seamless topo + bathy DEM with tidal-datum-aware interpolation
#256Shoreline Change Detection
Multi-year MHW shoreline extraction + change-rate transect analysis
#257Coastal Flood Modeling
Storm-surge + SLR inundation modeling with per-asset flood depth
#258Coral Habitat Mapping
Multispectral classification of reef habitats from satellite imagery
#259Storm Surge Inundation
SLOSH grid + custom-track inundation model with affected-asset list
#260AIS Vessel Track Aggregation
AIS stream ingest with port traffic dwell-time and route metrics
#262Beach Erosion Volume
Pre/post storm volume change from sequential topobathy LiDAR
#294Sea Level Rise Impact
NOAA SLR scenario inundation with per-asset impact accounting
The Math

ROI vs. manual processing

Modeled on a port authority running biennial topobathy surveys, weekly AIS analytics, and storm-season surge runs.

Metric Manual / current tooling GeoDataConverter
Topobathy survey processingWeeksDays
Storm-surge run setupModeler-dependentSelf-service
AIS analytics latencyWeekly batchStreaming
Annual coastal GIS labor$310,000$48,000
Differentiator

Topobathy without the seam — and tied to the right tidal datum

Workflow #255 produces a single topobathymetric DEM with proper tidal-datum harmonization (MHW, MLLW, NAVD88) and seam-region interpolation. The result feeds storm-surge, shoreline-change, and erosion-volume workflows directly, so the underlying surface is consistent across every coastal product you ship.

Free Coastal Resilience Sample

Send one tidal flat or harbor with topobathy LiDAR. We'll return a topobathy DEM, a shoreline-change run, and a storm-surge scenario.

  • Topobathy DEM with tidal-datum harmonization
  • Multi-year shoreline change
  • One storm-surge scenario
  • Affected-asset list + map sheet