Our Company

Our specialty areas include coastal process analyses, coastal change assessment, sediment budget determination, impact of coastal structures on coastal and estuarine wetlands, spatial analyses using geographic information system (GIS) applications, coastal and marine geology, and coastal zone management. Applied Coastal’s staff is composed of a diverse group of specialists with advanced degrees in coastal science.

For more than 30 years, the principal at Applied Coastal has been assisting government agencies (Federal, State, and local) and commercial clients with coastal project planning, design, permitting, and implementation. State-of-science tools, including GIS applications (computer mapping, image processing, and surface modeling) are used to effectively support client needs. Applied Coastal provides extensive experience from scientists who understand project constraints, innovative technologies, and environmental regulation issues producing economical and environmentally sound solutions.       

Specific Capabilities

• Shoreline and bathymetric change

• Regional sediment transport analyses

• Inlet morphology and process analyses

• Sediment budget determination

• Evaluation of coastal structures

• Beach replenishment design

• Subsidence and sea-level change

• Tidal restoration/wetland design