Interactive Maps & Data

"A geographic information system (GIS) is a system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data. GIS connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there). This provides a foundation for mapping and analysis that is used in science and almost every industry. GIS helps users understand patterns, relationships, and geographic context. The benefits include improved communication and efficiency as well as better management and decision making". - ESRI

How DCM Uses GIS

The Division of Coastal Management has been building its GIS program since the early 1990s. Today, DCM is incorporating this technology into several programs to better understand coastal change and help support land-use planning and regulatory decision-making.

• Coastal hazards: understanding coastal change that occurs at NC’s oceanfront and inlets is useful for developing public policy that attempts to balance development needs and risks resulting from erosion. DCM studies related to coastal hazards:
  • • Inlet Hazard Area Boundary Update – 2019
    • Inlet Hazard Area Erosion Setbacks – 2019
    • Oceanfront Long-term Average Annual Erosion Rate and Setbacks – 2019
    • Oceanfront Long-term Average Annual Erosion Rate and Setbacks – 2011
    • Oceanfront Long-term Average Annual Erosion Rate and Setbacks – 2004

• DCM Interactive Map Viewer
• N.C. Beach & Waterfront Access
• NC Coastal Access Grant Dashboard
• Find a Field Rep
• Resilient Coastal Communities Dashboard
• Clean Marina Program
• Pumpout Program

For additional information on DCM Interactive Map Viewer, contact Ken Richardson 

For additional information on the other webmaps, contact Rachel Love-Adrick

NCDEQ Open Data Page - DEQ's public platform for exploring and downloading open data, discovering apps, and engaging to solve issues.

Oceanfront Construction Setback & Erosion Rates (2025)

Coastal Wetlands Spatial Data (1999)

Sand Availability & Needs Determination (SAND), USACE South Atlantic Coastal Study

Channel & Landuse Google Earth Data (KMZ format), USACE, Wilmington District

For additional information on DCM GIS data, contact Ken Richardson