As part of an internship with the Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC), I created a structure inventory of coastal islands in their service area. This greatly enriched the habitation data for these islands, which before was either extremely poor or non-existent. Using this new dataset, I then incorporated sea level rise projection data from NOAA and elevation data from MEGIS to quantify structure vulnerability against these predictions.

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The work being done by the LUPC that incorporates my data has been featured in state government publications and news media, including Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Bangor Daily News. I grew up on Penobscot Bay, which is why I am particularly proud of the initiative that has been taken by organizations like the LUPC to incorporate modern technology into climate planning practices.