National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC) - Overview

1. National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC) - Overview The National Water Quality Monitoring Council Meeting, February 1, 2011 Pensacola, Fla

2. NOAA Weather Service NOAA FIsheries NOAA Satellites & Information NOAA Research NOAA Ocean Service NOAA Marine & Aviation Operations National Climate Data Center National Oceanographic Data Center National Geophysical Data Center NOAA Line Office Organization Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Coastal Data Development Center

3. Russ Beard Director Mary O’Chery Administrative Officer Rost Parsons, PhD Chief Scientist Susan Starke Programs & Planning Juanita Sandidge IT Operations Director Science Services Coastal Data Acquisitions Coastal Data Access Fisheries Biologist Vacant Betsy Gardner Geospatial Mapping Developer Patrick Caldwell Pacific Islands Regional Science Officer Eric Roby Web and Data Services Developer Physical Scientist Vacant Sharon Mesick Regional Science Officer Julie Bosch Gulf of Mexico Regional Science Officer Scott Cross, PhD Southeast Regional Science Officer Brad Nunn Computer Scientist Administration Information Technology (IT) Science

4. NCDDC Facts and FiguresPeople and Facilities • People • Ten Federal onsite Employees • Two Federal offsite Employees (Liaison Officers) • Three Vacant Federal Billet • Twenty -One Contractor Employee Workforce • Facilities • Stennis: 8000 sq ft of office and computer spaces leased from NASA • Office at University of Hawaii • Office at NCCOS Lab Charleston • Office at LSU • 2011 Planned move to Northern Gulf Institute - Stennis

5. Key Strengths/Focus of NCDDC • Regional Ecosystem Data Management (REDM) • Metadata development (semantic search and ontologies) • Data discovery, mining, access, transport, archive, entry tools, and collaborative web tools • Liaison Officers / Regional Approach • Wide constituent base, customer service and user outreach • Biological data considerations • Geospatial enablement and visualization, e.g., ARC GIS and Google map • Data integration, fusion and partnerships Key focus “comprehensive end-to-end data management for the coastal environment”

6. Gulf of Mexico Alliance Proposal to Alliance Management Team Habitat Conservation & Restoration Ecosystems Integration & Assessment Nutrients & Nutrient Impacts Coastal Community Resilience Water Quality Environmental Education IOOS DMAC Steering Committee IOOS DMAC Metadata and Data Discovery Expert Team - Chair NOAA IOOS Data Interoperability Framework (DIF) Integrated Product Team (IPT) NOAA IOOS Data Interoperability Framework (DIF) Metadata Working Group NOAA IOOS Data Interoperability Framework (DIF) Web Services Data Encoding Working Group NOAA DMIT - (non-voting member - IOOS observer role) NOAA IRMT - Metadata NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping Group Interagency Ocean and Coastal Mapping Inventory Project - Planning Committee Interagency Ocean and Coastal Mapping Inventory Project - Metadata Working Group Chair Marine Metadata Interoperability - Steering Team Marine Metadata Interoperability - Technical Team GCOOS Data Management and Communications Committee GoMA Data Management Committee 12 members • 2 Reps Each • Technical • Programmatic NESDIS Technical Advisor Julie Bosch CONSENSUS - DRIVEN DATA MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION Metadata development, standards, protocols, formats, gap analyses, interoperability, common discovery, access, delivery, and archive (?) of GoMA data

7. Deepwater Joint Analysis Group NODC Data and Analysis Efforts National Oceanographic Data Center OC6 Division- Coastal Data Development Center

8. Collection & Process NOAA Observing Systems All Source Observing Systems Data Assembly Center (e.g. OR&R, NDBC, NODC) Calibration Validation QA/QC Metadata VerifiedData Streams Joint Analysis Group Research Community Protecting Living Marine Resources Assimilation, Integration & Visualization Archive & Stewardship ICC OR&R Decision Support Tools NIC Data Centers & Centers of Data Interagency Management

9. DWH Data Management Heterogeneous, Complex, and Voluminous Thomas Jefferson NOAA P-3 Slocum Glider

10. Interagency Charge to JAG • Document the • subsurface plume • Look for • presence of • hydrocarbons • Analyze • oxygen levels

11. GOMRT, OAR Sea Grant Research Activities

13. The Task Force will rely upon the five guiding principles/objectives outlined by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus in his report to the President titled America’s Gulf Coast: A Long-term Recovery Plan after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: • Coastal Wetland and Barrier Shoreline Habitats are Healthy and Resilient. • Fisheries are Healthy, Diverse and Sustainable. • Coastal Communities are Adaptive and Resilient. • A More Sustainable Storm Buffer Exists. • Inland Habitats, Watersheds and Off Shore Waters are Healthy and Well Managed. The “Next Generation” Gulf of Mexico Coastal and Ocean Zones Strategic Assessment: Data Atlas (1985) Supporting the Gulf Coast Restoration & Recovery Task Force; Development of a Prototype GOM Digital Atlas Workshop

14. What was the original purpose of the atlas? Why do we want to update the atlas? 'The atlas aims to communicate diverse and complex information on resource use problems in an understandable way for decision makers and other interested users.' Key word in the above ... “understandable” ... directs the creators of the atlas to synthesize ... not just map. – "The information presented in this atlas should provide an improved understanding of relationships and interactions among the diverse phenomena in the Gulf of Mexico and increase the general awareness of the valuable resources of this region."

15. Gulf of Mexico Coastal and Ocean Zones Strategic Assessment: Data Atlas Sample Table of Contents 1.0 Physical Environments 1.01.... Bathymetry 1.02.... Bottom Sediments 1.03.... Coral Reefs and Hard Bottom Areas 1.04.... Petroleum Hydrocarbon Seeps 1.05.... Shoreline Characteristics 1.06.... Rivers and Lakes 1.07.... Surface Temperatures: January 1.08.... Surface Temperatures: July 1.09 .... Bottom Temperatures: Winter 1.10.... Bottom Temperatures: Summer 1.11 .... Prevailing Winds: January 1.12 .... Prevailing Winds: July 1.13.... Geostrophic Surface Currents: January 1.14 .... Geostrophic Surface Currents: July 1.15.... Remotely sensed Sea Surface Temperature 2.0 Biotic Environments 2.01.... Forested Wetlands 2.02.... Nonforested Wetlands 2.03.... Seagrasses 2.04.... Benthic Algae 2.05.... Remotely Sensed Ocean 3.0 Living Marine Resources Species Life History Table Invertebrates Fishes Reptiles Mammals

16. Example Digital Atlas

17. Challenges for the Prototype Digital Atlas • Requirement-Driven, i.e., Useful for the GC Restoration & Recovery Task Force, GOMA, GOM Ecosystem Activities • Use Existing Budget(s) • Completion of Prototype - End of FY11 (~8 months) • Scoping and Identifying Commitments From Each of the Partners Involved • Scaled Temporally and Spatially to Meet Timeline • A Limited Set of Data Elements • Use Statistically Relevant Data • Use Readily Available Public Data • Data Elements Used are Recognized as a “Gold Standard”

18. Examples of Atlas-Ready Data Sources • NODC Global 4 Km Sea Surface Temperature for the GOM (1981-2010) • NRL GOM Ocean Color (1998-2011) • NODC World Ocean Database (T, S, 1/10 Degree) 1950-current for the GOM; DO, Nutrients – P & N • NGDC Coastal Relief Model; Bathymetry Viewer, Sediments Database (GOM) • NMFS GOM Species Distribution and Abundance

19. Internal NODC/NCDDC Drivers – Roadmap for FY11 and Beyond • Complete regional analyses to identify spatial and temporal gaps in Essential Climate Variables (ECV) in GOM • Develop GOM coastal climatologies using existing data archives • Identify priority data sets – 1st regional focus GOM • E.g., currents, waves, fisheries data (SEAMAP), HABS, Hypoxia, Biological/Chemical (CO2) • Products in support of coastal and marine spatial planning • Identify priority ECVs that are satellite-based, e.g., salinity, Chl, altimetry, surface wind and current

20. External Drivers – NOAA Next Generation Strategic Plan • Climate Adaptation and Mitigation • Weather-Ready Nation • Healthy Oceans • Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies • NOAA’s Science and Technology Enterprise • NOAA’s Engagement Enterprise • NOAA’s Organization and Administration Enterprise *NOAA’s Priority Objective Teams, e.g., Ecosystem Based Management and Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

21. Improved Electronic Data Checklist

22. Gulf of Mexico Coastal and Ocean Zones Strategic Assessment: Data Atlas

23. Gulf of Mexico Coastal and Ocean Zones Strategic Assessment: Data Atlas

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27. Gulf of Mexico Coastal and Ocean Zones Strategic Assessment: Data Atlas

28. Questions? Contact Information Russ Beard, Director NCDDC – russ.beard@noaa.gov Dr A Rost Parsons, Lead Scientist – rost.parsons@noaa.gov