Coastal and Marine GIS SIG

Timothy Kearns, ESRI maritime team manager, discussed ESRI's approach to supporting maritime GIS at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference. [PDF]

Map Ocean Currents with GIS

Watch a video demonstrating how you can use GIS to map ocean currents.

100 Ways to Fend Off Hurricanes

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses GIS for complete analysis of category 5 hurricane protection.

ArcNews, Summer 2009

Emerald Isle's Coastal Contingency Plan

Northern Ireland environmental agency quickly responds to pollution and shipping incidents with GIS.

ArcNews, Summer 2009

A Geospatial Foundation

Portuguese Instituto Hidrografico uses GIS to develop a marine spatial data infrastructure.

ArcUser, Spring 2009

New geographic information system (GIS) technology tools enable you to better understand and represent the systems at work in the seas and oceans. From the coastal shoreline to the bathymetric bottom, marine GIS has been adapted and implemented to help you achieve your goals in coastal zone management, research, ocean industries, and navigation.

ESRI's ArcGIS software provides tools for data storage and access, analysis, and modeling ocean features. GIS technology enables you to integrate coastline, depth, channel, obstruction, and landmark information, resulting in improvements in navigational efficiencies, commerce, and safety and greater situational awareness.

Success Stories

Learn how marine and coast organizations benefit from the use of geographic analysis and GIS.

• Reducing Pollution on the Black Sea Coast

Take a look at other case studies, podcasts, demos, and books and white papers.