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A 3D digital model and geo-narrative materials for the town of Westport, Washington, co-created by the University of Washington and the local community. The project includes imagery collected by RAPID staff in 2020 and visualizations for coastal hazards like tsunamis, sea level rise, and erosion. It is part of an ongoing partnership to inform local emergency preparedness and long-term planning.

Use Cases

• Simulating tsunami wave inundation impacts based on the 3D point cloud model.
• Visualizing coastal flooding from sea level rise using 'bathtub' model techniques mentioned in the description.
• Designing tsunami vertical evacuation structures (VES) and flood-resilient housing using the digital town model.
• Creating educational materials and games for community hazard awareness, as referenced with Minecraft and student videos.

Strengths

• Includes a 3D point cloud model created from imagery collected in 2020, providing a detailed baseline.
• Covers multiple specific coastal hazards: tsunamis, co-seismic subsidence, sea level rise, storminess, flooding, and erosion.
• Project is set in Westport, Washington, the first community in North America to build a tsunami vertical evacuation structure (built in 2016).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

RAPID, NHERI via the DesignSafe Data Depot Repository Harvested Subcollection.

Collection Method

Co-created through a partnership between the University of Washington and the town of Westport; includes imagery collected by RAPID Staff.

Time Range

Imagery collected in 2020; project activities include work from 2016 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-02-10 23:02:41; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Westport, Washington, USA.