User engagement to improve coastal data access and delivery

Abstract

Participants reported that there is a need for increased public awareness, outreach, and education on coastal topics and climate change.Many participants shared suggestions on how to make USGS coastal hazard science more accessible and actionable. They recommended leveraging data across study sites and regions to help improve capacity issues and called for more communication and collaboration among and within Federal agencies.The synthesized information from the Coastal Data Delivery Listening Sessions provided in this report can help the USGS and those working on coastal challenges better understand barriers to coastal information use and the exact data requirements of different coastal data users.