Advancing Waters is a mapped visualization of the probable effects of rising ocean levels on the 5 boroughs of New York City. The map goes beyond well-nigh other ocean degree rising maps past times non solely showing areas which would hold upwards affected past times rising seas but every 2nd good provides information on the infrastructure together with people inwards the areas affected,
You tin forcefulness out arrange the ocean degree rising visualized on the map using either of the 2 interactive charts to the left of the map. As yous arrange the release of feet of ocean degree rising the probable areas affected are shown inwards carmine on the map.
The 2 interactive charts let yous to sentiment the release of people, schools, transportation together with waste matter facilities which could hold upwards affected inwards each of the 5 boroughs. The locations of the affected schools, together with transportation & waste matter facilities are every 2nd good shown on the interactive map.
The map was created alongside D3.js. It uses the National Elevation Dataset to predict the upshot of ocean degree rising on each of the boroughs. It every 2nd good uses information from the 2010 census together with the NYC Selected Facilities together with Program Sites datasets to predict the probable effects of dissimilar ocean degree rises on the population together with infrastructure of New York.
