This presentation demonstrates ISO-confirmed methods for CRS implementers to use Climate Central’s public coastal-flood/rising-seas web tools, as well as FloodVision’s photorealistic visuals and finished-floor elevation data to earn CRS credit.

Climate Central’s public web tools can support CRS credit across multiple elements. Communities can use them to document Map Information Service needs under Activity 322c and to underpin Outreach Projects under Activity 330 with locally relevant maps and web content. They can also help with Hazard Disclosure (342d), expand Flood Protection Website content for Activity 352c (WEB), and provide future-conditions context relevant to Higher Study Standards (412d HSS), Coastal Erosion Open Space (422e CEOS), Protection of Critical Facilities (432f PCF), Coastal A Zones (432k CAZ), and Watershed Master Planning (452b WMP). Communities can draw on localized content to support Floodplain Management Planning (512a FMP), and the same materials can be incorporated into Flood Warning and Response (610) briefings and public-facing documentation. Where communities address rising seas specifically, our datasets can also inform Section 404 considerations in alignment with local standards and Specialist guidance.

And where appropriate, communities can use FloodVision’s photorealistic visuals and FFE elevation data to identify and communicate high-risk structures for voluntary buyouts under Activity 520 (Acquisition & Relocation); to document pre- and post-elevation conditions supporting Activity 530 (Flood Protection); and to enhance public briefings and engagement tallies associated with Activity 610 (Flood Warning & Response), as well as within activities, 320, 330, and 440.

Attendees will leave knowing how to use materials from our tools to strengthen CRS documentation, engagement, and resilience outcomes — and how officials are using these resources in vulnerability assessments, outreach, grant workflows, and more.