The USGS Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, completed in December 2012, describes continuing USGS activities with other agencies and guides continued data collection and analysis to ensure support for recovery and restoration efforts. The activities outlined in the plan are organized in five themes based on impact types and information needs. The data, information, and tools that are produced will further characterize impacts and changes, guide mitigation and restoration of impacted communities and ecosystems, inform a redevelopment strategy aimed at developing resilient coastal communities and ecosystems, improve preparedness and responsiveness to the next hurricane or similar coastal disaster, and enable improved hazard assessment, response, and recovery for future storms along the hurricane prone shoreline of the United States. USGS Hurricane Sandy data and science products will be documented, made easily accessible, and managed for long term retention. ScienceBase will be used to provide “one-stop” accessibility to all USGS information relevant to recovery and restoration from Hurricane Sandy and to enhance resiliency and preparedness to future storms.
