Using beach profile data collected from the 1960s to today, shoreline changes are better understood. This information is used to inform decision-making locally and advance science globally.
Rhode Island Beach Dynamics Website Data
To better understand shoreline changes, students and scientists from GSO, the URI Environmental Data Center, the URI Department of Geosciences and Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) have surveyed several RI beaches for many decades.
This website shares data generated from more than a thousand surveys by countless students and staff since 1962.
Explore the data