Oceanography

As we become increasingly aware of the world's oceans and seas and the many resources they contain, we have an inherent responsibility to preserve them. Researchers, organizations, and professionals dedicated to understanding and analyzing this dynamic and changing environment are using GIS to develop marine applications.

ESRI's ArcGIS software family provides tools to understand the systems at work in the seas and oceans. The geodatabase and ArcGIS Server allow for new storage and access to data and provide great potential for modeling ocean features, while ArcGIS extensions such as ArcGIS Spatial Analyst and ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst are utilized to produce sea floor surfaces and contours based on interpolation. These new technological tools allow marine researchers to better understand and represent the seas and oceans of the world.

Case Studies

• USGS Glacier Bay Field Station