Why it matters?

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CoastalME matters because understanding how a coastline evolves over decades requires more than looking at individual landforms — it requires seeing how cliffs, beaches, estuaries, and human structures interact as one connected system. That kind of long‑term, system‑scale thinking is difficult to do by eye, and even harder to communicate clearly to others. CoastalME was built to help with exactly this: it provides a transparent, open‑source way to simulate how different parts of the coast influence each other over time, using real terrain data and the physical drivers of change. By letting users test scenarios, explore interactions, and visualise future landscapes, CoastalME supports better conversations between scientists, planners, and communities about what the coastline might look like in the years ahead.

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