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IOOS and Coastal Web Atlases: Observing the Dynamic Ocean

IOOS and Coastal Web Atlases: Observing the Dynamic Ocean. Riley Young Morse Gulf of Maine Research Institute ICAN Great Lakes 2010 Workshop Madison, WI September 14, 2010. Overview. Introduction to IOOS Convergence of IOOS data and coastal atlases IOOS adopting OGC standards

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IOOS and Coastal Web Atlases: Observing the Dynamic Ocean

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  1. IOOS and Coastal Web Atlases: Observing the Dynamic Ocean Riley Young MorseGulf of Maine Research InstituteICAN Great Lakes 2010 WorkshopMadison, WISeptember 14, 2010

  2. Overview • Introduction to IOOS • Convergence of IOOS data and coastal atlases • IOOS adopting OGC standards • How IOOS/Coastal Atlases are mutually supporting

  3. IOOS: A System of Systems The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) provides high-quality data and information on current and future states of the oceans and Great Lakes from the global scale of ocean basins to local scales of coastal ecosystems.

  4. IOOS: A System of Systems • IOOS is part of the US Integrated Earth Observation System (IEOS), the US contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and a contribution to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). • IOOS is working with GEOSS to define standards to integrate data from all over the world.

  5. IOOS: A System of Systems Regional Associations (RAs) Eleven RAs serve the nation’s coastal communities including the Great Lakes, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands and territories. RAs meet the diverse needs of users throughout the US through the design and operation of Regional Coastal Ocean Observation Systems (RCOOS). Together, the national and regional components form an integrated system. For more information visit the National Federation of Regional Associations (NFRA) website.

  6. NERACOOS

  7. IOOS Data • Traditional IOOS data collection includes physical oceanography, meteorology, modeling – (waves, winds, circulation, water level), satellite observations, currents, water quality, biology). Bulk of funding goes to collecting core data needs. • IOOS is providing the critical core framework to understand – at a regional level - what is the system is doing over time.

  8. IOOS Data • Typically real-time and time series vs static GIS maps • Initial focus in our region on delivering real-time data (majority of users come to the website to get the latest conditions and forecasts, then leave site) • Through surveys and outreach, we’ve learned this data is really important for all types of users • As data is collected over time, it’s creating a time-series that is valuable to many users to help understand what is happening in the system: • Research • Mariners • Fishermen • Coastal managers

  9. Real-time products

  10. Coastal Atlas and IOOS – Then… • Typical Coastal Atlas • Showing static maps, ability to download GIS layers. Typically layers of interest to coastal manager. • IOOS in it’s formation, reached out to many users to understand needs: • Discovered early Coastal Managers of all sorts were a big user group and GIS was a preferred tool for getting data (hazards, fishing, geology, etc). • However, the implementation of IOOS was being done by coastal oceanography/physical oceanography community where GIS not as familiar of a tool. • Initial disconnect. GIS didn’t lend itself well to displaying time-series or real-time data (which was the power of the system) • As a result, IOOS products were focused on RT data and time-series. Coastal Atlases were a place for GIS data layers

  11. Coastal Atlases and IOOS – Now… Over last several years, there has been a convergence… • RAs and IOOS have been around long enough that in some areas (GOM with 10 years of buoy data and more of satellite), can produce more typical GIS layer (climatologies, model layer animations, circulation data (HF Radar)

  12. Coastal Atlases and IOOS – Now… • IOOS community has been working towards interoperability of the regional systems by adopting/recommending OGC standards through testbed initiatives (OpenIOOS, OOSTethys, IOOS Catalog, Model Interoperability) • WFS, WMS, WCS, SOS, SWE • Standardized metadata vocabularies and ontologies • Working with data providers to make data discoverable/interoperable • Web services allow data to be delivered from the provider directly and integrated into tools - reducing warehousing, stale data issues. • Examples: FGDC/GeoConnections (GoMMAP) early adoption of WMS using MapServer in the northeast demonstrated value of standards: dynamic integration from different providers in one place • More recently: Tools like Google Maps, OpenLayers have advanced projects to integrate IOOS data – IOOS Catalog Viewer • Bottom line: OGC standards can support integration of dynamic data into coastal atlases.

  13. Coastal Atlases and IOOS – Now… • Efforts to integrate time-series data into GIS • GIS and coastal atlases – capabilities are becoming more dynamic. More tools are being developed to show dynamic nature of the data • Click on points to get graphs, animate layers (change over time)

  14. Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning in the Northeastthe future… • The driver behind CMSP in the Northeast is wind energy development • Not a new idea, but now there is funding. Many groups collaborating (all things to all people) • Multiple states developing coastal atlas-like apps (RI, Mass, Maine) • Developers interested in wind conditions over time, as well as current and wave conditions (average/highest waves )– to help with identifying best locations. • IOOS becomes a key data provider for spatial planning/atlas development where oceanographic data is a requirement.

  15. How IOOS and Coastal Atlases can support each other • Regional Associations • Developing capacity to become data integration centers • Integrate data, develop value-added products • In NE, a lot of CMSP effort is trying to work closely with RAs and other organizations so CMSP/atlas users can help define requirements for NERACOOS (data and data products) • Message: work with your RA, they are charged with supporting end user needs • Atlases are becoming more dynamic • Coastal Atlases are a gateway to IOOS data and information products. Blurring the typical definition of atlas- bound map, not updated. Could morph into much more dynamic product. • For time-series/real-time data • Models (Forecast/Hindcast) – Umass Dartmouth NECOFS, HABs • Climatologies (wind forcing map) • Alerts (beach, shellfish, weather)

  16. Thank You! We are in the early stages of developing our Maine coastal atlas, but we hope to learn a lot from this community! Contact info: Riley Young MorseGulf of Maine Research Institutermorse@gmri.org207-228-1663

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