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Galen A. Scott

COASTAL Briefing NGS Convocation October 27, 2005. Galen A. Scott. What is NGS COASTAL?. A new NGS Team to formalize a relationship with CO-OPS that has been project based for many years. CO-OPS: Non-navigational applications of tides, water levels and tidal datums NGS:

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  1. COASTAL Briefing NGS Convocation October 27, 2005 Galen A. Scott

  2. What is NGS COASTAL? A new NGS Team to formalize a relationship with CO-OPS that has been project based for many years. • CO-OPS: • Non-navigational applications of tides, water levels and tidal datums • NGS: • Land side elevations to give local context for water levels • Issues addressed: • Tidal salt marsh restoration • Storm surge warnings • Sea level rise modeling • Mechanism for: • Partnerships • Technology Transfer • Education and Outreach • Developing New Products and Services

  3. Elevation as a Performance Measure for Marsh Restoration NOAA has several publications on achieving successful restoration projects. NGS COASTAL will provide tools and guidance for collecting and using elevation data as a quantitative performance metric.

  4. COASTAL - Partners • Partners - NOAA • Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) • Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) • Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) • National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) • National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) • Office of Coast Survey/Coast Survey Development Lab (CSDL) • Coastal Services Center (CSC) • Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) • National Marine Fisheries Service/Restoration Center (RC) • National Weather Service (NWS) • Partners - External • National Aquarium in Baltimore (NAIB) • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) • Maryland Port Administration (MPA) • Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) • St. Charles Parish Government (SCP) • Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (DWF) • University of Southern Mississippi (USM) • California Department of Water Resources (DWR) • San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI)

  5. COASTAL - Projects • Southeast • North Carolina Sea Level Project – Bathy/Topo Inundation Map (linkage to CCSP Sea Level Rise Deliverable (Climate)) • Coastal Storms Program • Gulf of Mexico • Mississippi/Alabama OCRM Partnership • Grand Bay Reserve • Weeks Bay Reserve • Ocean Springs, MS & Larger MS Effort w/ USM • USACE Mobile District • Gulf Coast Approach w/ OCRM & CSC • St. Charles Parish Water Level Monitoring System • Calcasieu Pass • Atchafalaya Delta Project – NMFS & DWF - IOOS • California • Suisun Marsh Restoration • South San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds • Elkhorn Slough • Coastal Storms Program • Pacific Northwest • Coos Bay, South Slough Reserve, OR • Maine • Wells Reserve • Addison Wetland Restoration • Chesapeake Bay and Delmarva Peninsula • Fort McHenry Wetland Restoration • Barren Island Wetland Restoration • Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Wetland Restoration • Eastern Neck NWR Wetland Restoration • Chalk Point Restoration/Mitigation • Lewes, DE Shoreline-Bathy/Topo Inundation Mapping • Ocean City/Snow Hill, MD Shoreline-Bathy/Topo Inundation Mapping • Chesapeake Bay Shoreline-Bathy/Topo Inundation Mapping • Bishops Head Point/MEMA • NWS Chesapeake Bay Requirements

  6. NGS Height Modernization Long-Term Station in Ocean Springs, MS • “The partnership between the University of Southern Mississippi and NOAA is a great example of a proactive measure in monitoring storm surges in the Gulf of Mexico. Storm surge monitoring is a critical safety issue for the residents of South Mississippi.” • - Trent Lott

  7. NGS COASTAL Plan • Develop and test custom GIS application to combine digital elevation models with water level data to predict ranges of marsh plant species. • Carry out research on the best combination of elevation data collection techniques for marsh restoration • Laser leveling, GPS, 3D laser scanning • Write guidelines for collecting elevation data and monitoring it as criteria for success in restoration projects • Bring private sector, universities, NGOs together to provide training while collecting real data.

  8. MAPTITE 1.0 - What is it? A script run from ArcToolbox to automate the process of connecting tidal datums and land elevations to produce planting zones.

  9. MAPTITE - Output N Automated GIS Tool to Estimate Marsh Grass Planting Zones

  10. VADM Lautenbacher Visits the Fort McHenry Restoration Site - TWICE Re-engineering of the Wetlands - 2004 April 2004 April 2005 • “The wetlands have never been healthier.” • Glen Page • Director of Conservation, NAIB • April 2005

  11. Stewardship of the Coastal &Ocean Environments Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere NOAA Administrator April 22, 2005

  12. Coastal Ocean Observation System(COOS) Coastal Observations • National Water Level Observing Network • Wave Buoys/Current Meters Aerial Survey/LiDAR Mapping Digital Elevation Models from Global Positioning System and LiDAR Marsh Restoration, Barren Island MD

  13. Conserve and RestoreCoastal Habitat • Administration’s Wetlands Initiative • Through the combined efforts of NOAA and partner Federal agencies will create, improve, and protect at least 3 million wetland acres over the next 5 years • Fostering Local Restoration Projects • Locally led coastal habitat restoration projects are flourishing all across the country. The Administration encourages successful community-based approaches and management techniques to protect coastal habitat

  14. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Restoration COASTAL Program

  15. Blackwater NWR Height Mod Survey Four NOAA Tide Gauges: • Cambridge • Beaver Dam • Bishop’s Head • McCready’s Creek Four USGS Water Level Gages: • Parson’s Creek • Goose Dam • Footbridge • Edgar’s Farm (Control installed for future gage) Over 60 SETs “Mud Tide Gages” throughout the Refuge

  16. Where does COASTAL fit at NGS? • Spearhead development of new tools for combining water level data and land elevations – i.e.. MAPTITE • Build capacity for accurate positioning among coastal managers through trainings on connecting tidal and geodetic datums. • Engage students through NOAA’s B-WET program and foster interest in emerging high-growth fields of geospatial technologies

  17. Demonstrate Height Modernization’s value to integrating ecosystem observations systems • Support CORS Enhancement through marketing of OPUS suite to coastal managers and restoration practitioners • Develop new guidelines and specifications for gathering elevation data to support habitat restoration Where does COASTAL fit at NGS?

  18. Questions or Comments? Contact: Galen Scott NGS COASTAL Team Leader galen.scott@noaa.gov (301) 713-3198 x 131

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