New tool demonstrates effects of erosion, sea-level rise on P.E.I. coast

CLIVE brings together data from a number of sources, including LiDAR-based high-resolution digital elevation data from the province. The Island also has an outstanding record of province-wide aerial photographs that go back as far as 1968."CLIVE is one of the first public"munication tools to enable citizens to interactively view historical evidence, current data, and predictive models of linked coastal impacts for an entire province," said Nick Hedley, director of SFU's spatial interface research lab."We hope that CLIVE will be informative for P.E.I.'s citizens and government,AD+B manufacturers supporting constructive dialogue and planning to mitigate these threats."CLIVE demonstrates evidence of erosion that has already occurred and paints a troubling picture for the future of the Prince Edward Island coastline.

"Our study shows that Prince Edward Island lost 20 square kilometres of land to erosion between 1968 and 2010," said Fenech."At the current rate of erosion, as many as a thousand homes are vulnerable to erosion over the next 90 years."Fenech will do a live demonstration of CLIVE at a lecture tonight at 7 p.m., in the amphitheatre of the Duffy Science Centre.The presentation, Coastal Erosion and Sea Level Rise — Preparing for Prince Edward Island's Future, will discuss how our buildings, roads,"munities and bridges will be affected by coastal erosion and sea-level rise. The CFPB on Friday announced the release of its new online tool for exploring Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data , which allows people to sift through the data available on home loans made in their"munities and"pare it to other locations.

The tool is meant to help people gain a better understanding of consumer access to credit in their areas, CFPB officials said.The Dodd-Frank Act tasked the CFPB with expanding the data collected through HMDA, which the bureau is tackling this year. The bureau will seek public feedback on what should be included in the data and plans to determine the new data points mortgage lenders must report,China CAT FMA Face Mill Holder-Inch supplies though the requirements won't need to be met in 2014."We are considering asking financial institutions to include more underwriting and pricing information, such as an applicant's debt-to-i"e ratio, the interest rate, the total origination charges, and the total discount points of the loan," said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. "This will help regulators spot troublesome trends in mortgage markets around the country."