Importance of Tools for Respondents' planning practice/analysis/research (Question #14)b: West Coast

TOOL	Very High		High		Neutral		Low		Very Low		NAa		TOTAL
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Airborne LIDAR Data Process & Anal.	51	23	41	18	40	18	20	9	20	9	51	23	223	100
Benthic Terrain Modeler	15	7	24	11	38	17	28	13	48	22	70	31	223	100
C-CAP Land Cover Atlas	46	21	57	26	44	20	24	11	20	9	32	14	223	100
CanVis Visual Simulation	44	20	73	33	40	18	25	11	13	6	28	13	223	100
Chart Reprojector	14	6	28	13	39	17	32	14	45	20	65	29	223	100
Coastal County Snapshots	75	34	60	27	44	20	16	7	8	4	20	9	223	100
Cumulative Impacts Model	56	25	61	27	37	17	20	9	18	8	31	14	223	100
Digital Shoreline Analysis System	47	21	67	30	45	20	18	8	19	9	27	12	223	100
eCoastal Tools	26	12	34	15	58	26	35	16	25	11	45	20	223	100
Electronic Navigational Chart Handler	7	3	17	8	34	15	36	16	54	24	75	34	223	100
Essential Fish Habitat Mapper	32	14	40	18	38	17	32	14	32	14	49	22	223	100
FUSION	32	14	46	21	37	17	34	15	28	13	46	21	223	100
Habitat Priority Planner	53	24	71	32	38	17	26	12	11	5	24	11	223	100
Hazard Assessment Template	52	23	54	24	54	24	28	13	19	9	16	7	223	100
Hazards US Multi-Hazard HAZUS-MH	56	25	64	29	49	22	23	10	14	6	17	8	223	100
Historical Hurricane Tracks IMS	15	7	16	7	20	9	23	10	59	26	90	40	223	100
Impervious Surface Analysis Tool	69	31	68	30	49	22	17	8	8	4	12	5	223	100
Landscape Fragmentation Tool	44	20	59	26	54	24	26	12	15	7	25	11	223	100
Legislative Atlas	32	14	37	17	57	26	33	15	23	10	41	18	223	100
Lidar Data Handler	49	22	41	18	34	15	27	12	23	10	49	22	223	100
MarineMap	17	8	25	11	42	19	34	15	36	16	69	31	223	100
Marxan with Zones	16	7	39	17	61	27	35	16	27	12	45	20	223	100
Multi-Purpose Marine Cadastre	18	8	20	9	36	16	39	17	45	20	65	29	223	100
Nautical Chart Viewer	12	5	15	7	39	17	29	13	53	24	75	34	223	100
Nonpt-Source Pollute & Ersn Compare	54	24	47	21	54	24	31	14	15	7	22	10	223	100
Pract Toolkit Marine Consv Agreemnts	12	5	16	7	38	17	33	15	54	24	70	31	223	100
Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model	31	14	50	22	40	18	27	12	29	13	46	21	223	100
Sea Lev Rise & Coast Flood Freq View	56	25	53	24	38	17	26	12	20	9	30	13	223	100
Soil Data Viewer	36	16	48	22	63	28	37	17	15	7	24	11	223	100
Spatial Trends Coast Socioecon Quick	33	15	56	25	56	25	26	12	25	11	27	12	223	100
Storm Data Resource Guide	25	11	38	17	49	22	37	17	37	17	37	17	223	100
Storm Mapping Tutorial	26	12	37	17	43	19	46	21	32	14	39	17	223	100
Topograph & Bathym Data Inventory	40	18	47	21	43	19	37	17	24	11	32	14	223	100
US Marine Protected Area Online Map	20	9	31	14	44	20	36	16	34	15	58	26	223	100
Vdatum	33	15	28	13	58	26	27	12	24	11	53	24	223	100
Wave Exposure Model	30	13	30	13	39	17	26	12	37	17	61	27	223	100

b. Responses to Question #15 (What other coastal decision support tools (including models) would improve your planning practice/analysis/research?) are provided in the Raw Survey Response Matrix.

Table 5k lists 36 tools for which West Coast coastal region respondents were asked to rate their importance for planning practice, analysis, and research. The five tools with the highest percentage of very high or high importance ratings from respondents are:

The five tools with the highest percentage of low or very low importance ratings from respondents are:

The five tools with the highest percentage of respondents rating the tool as "Not Applicable" are:

Endnotes

1. Habitat Priority Planner helps to identify priority locations for conservation and restoration planning.

2. The Cumulative Impacts Model Provides estimates of human impacts on ocean ecosystems from a host of activities.

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Importance of Tools for Respondents' planning practice/analysis/research (Question #14)b: West Coast

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