Coastal Hazards Atlas of Texas: A Tool for Hurricane Preparedness and Coastal Management - Volume 1 Brazoria, Galveston, and Harris Counties

This report accompanies the CD-ROM of the Texas Coastal Hazards AtlasVolume

1. The atlas is being developed in response to the need for technical information by coastal planners and to increase public awareness of coastal processes. The area covered in volume 1 is Galveston, Brazoria and southeast Harris Counties. This area includes the Gulf of Mexico shoreline from High Island to the Brazos River and the southern and western Galveston Bay system. The atlas consists of Geographic Information System files in Arc View format. The maps may be viewed and customized on a personal computer using Arc View or ArcExplorer software. Following is the database structure: