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U.S./European Partnerships in Coastal Atlases and Coastal/Ocean Informatics Coastal Zone 2007 – Portland, Oregon

U.S./European Partnerships in Coastal Atlases and Coastal/Ocean Informatics Coastal Zone 2007 – Portland, Oregon. National Coastal Zone Management Community Observations Tony LaVoi NOAA Coastal Services Center. NOAA Coastal Services Center.

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U.S./European Partnerships in Coastal Atlases and Coastal/Ocean Informatics Coastal Zone 2007 – Portland, Oregon

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  1. U.S./European Partnerships in Coastal Atlases and Coastal/Ocean InformaticsCoastal Zone 2007 – Portland, Oregon National Coastal Zone Management Community Observations Tony LaVoi NOAA Coastal Services Center

  2. NOAA Coastal Services Center • Mission: linking people, information, and technology in the coastal zone • Customers: organizations impacting coastal communities • Role: bring new skills, data, • and information • End result: decision makers have the tools they need

  3. Primary Areas of Expertise • Geographic information systems • Data and information • Training • Remote sensing • Social science • Decision support tools

  4. Topics for Today • GIS and Remote Sensing Use in State CZM Programs • Status of CZM Coastal Atlases • Path Forward

  5. Coastal Resource Management Survey • OMB-approved triennial survey • 375 responses (including CZM, NERRS, NMS, NEP, Sea Grant, DEQ) • Results include: • Geospatial capacity • Coastal management priorities • Data requirements and applications www.csc.noaa.gov/survey/

  6. Awareness, Use, and Usefulness of GIS and Remote Sensing Source: NOAA Coastal Services Center Coastal Resource Management Survey – 2006

  7. Trends in Geospatial Technology Use

  8. High Priority Management Issues Source: NOAA Coastal Services Center Coastal Resource Management Survey – 2006

  9. Constraints to Using GIS and Remote Sensing Source: NOAA Coastal Services Center Coastal Resource Management Survey – 2006

  10. Unscientific Survey of State CZMCoastal Mapping Sites • Method - NOAA OCRM Web site plus Google searches • Results • 34 states/territories with CZM programs • 21 have some type of Atlas product (IMS or static) • Various levels products and technology • No map or geospatial products • Download data only • Static maps only • IMS only • Comprehensive Atlas / IMS products • Also, wide range of analysis tools and other widgets • No comprehensive, authoritative National Coastal Atlas

  11. Ohio Coastal Atlas New York State Coastal Atlas Oregon Coastal Atlas

  12. New Jersey Rhode Island

  13. Other Observations • Mapping products are usually developed with partners which leads to a mix of coastal and non-coastal data • Many mapping sites and atlases use thematic organizational structures • Some of the more popular datasets: land use, water use, shoreline change / erosion, natural resource

  14. What direction will the CZM community take in the future? • Option 1 --- Status Quo • Option 2 --- Integrated U.S. Coastal Atlas

  15. What would these options look like? • Status Quo • Individual solutions; disparate technologies; limited interoperability; limited common datasets/views • No comprehensive view of coastal data • Integrated U.S. Coastal Atlas  ‘Google Coast’ • Commitment to interoperability and standards; similar technologies; common datasets/views; comprehensive metadata and ontologies • Integrated National view of coastal data

  16. Potential Benefits of Integrated National Coastal Atlas • National base map for the coastal zone • Foundation for National assessments • Lessen boundaries for cross-state and regional partnerships • Increase state and regional coastal management effectiveness • Enhance capabilities for regional-scale spatial analysis • Increase ease of use for customers

  17. Considerations for Integrated Atlas Standards and Interoperability Partnerships and Governance Technology

  18. Interoperability and Standards • Commitment to interoperability via accepted geospatial community standards is a must for an integrated Atlas • Enable integration of diverse technologies • Provide common definition of GIS service capabilities • Critical components may include: • Data Transport and Services – Open Geospatial Consortium and W3C • Metadata – Federal Geographic Data Committee and ISO • Data Layers – Agreement among states on standard base layers and data views

  19. Partnerships and Governance • Multiple potential partnership opportunities exist that could be utilized to develop a National Coastal Atlas • Federal • Federal Geographic Data Committee – Marine and Coastal Spatial Data Subcommittee • Geospatial One-Stop – Oceans and Coast Community • Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping • Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) • NOAA Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Mgmt. (OCRM) and Coastal Services Center (CSC) • State • National States Geographic Information Council (Coastal Caucus) • Coastal States Organization

  20. Technology • Tremendous growth in options for Internet mapping • Pros – more options, lower cost to enter market, larger developer community as a resource, many technologies are easier for end users • Cons – keeping up with technology changes, no longer ‘one’ solution, increases importance of using accepted standards • Current Technologies include: • Server – ArcIMS, MapServer, ArcServer • Thick Client - Google Earth, NASA World Wind • Mashup - Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, Virtual Earth • Hosting – ArcWeb Services

  21. What Does the Future Look Like? Integrated Coastal Atlas Individual State Atlases or

  22. Tony LaVoi NOAA Coastal Services Center Tony.LaVoi@noaa.gov

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