Welcome to the ESRI Marine GIS e-newsletter, The Wave, a guide for interesting Marine GIS current events, publications, and opportunities.
In This Issue
Recent Events
Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System
The purpose of the Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) March 24, 2005, meeting is to identify priorities for the National Backbone and elements (observations, data management and communications, and modeling) of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) that are relevant to all the U.S. coasts. National Backbone observations include, for example, the National Data Buoy Center buoys, the USGS stream gauges, the NOAA water level stations, satellite imagery, and FEMA storm surge models.
For more information please visit: http://www.cencoos.org/documents/
CeNCOOS_update_May_05.htm.
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Industry Day
IOOS Industry Day was on March 18, 2005, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building. Electronic versions of the PowerPoint presentations that were made on that day, as well as a searchable transcript of the presentations and discussions, can be found at http://www.oceanusmeeting.com/industry/documents.html.
Seacoos—QARTOD-II
The Quality Assurance for Real-Time Oceanographic Data meeting was in Norfolk, Virginia, February 28–March 2. Addressing issues relevant to the IOOS Data Management and Communications plan. With a focus on currents and waves, QARTOD–II brought together those with an interest in oceanographic observations. It was hosted by the National Ocean Service (NOS) Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). Visit http://seacoos.org/Events/qartod-ii for more details.
Useful URLS
Protecting Corals and Sponges
Spectacular and important coral and sponge species are being destroyed by dragging, a type of fishing practice that damages seabed habitat. Living Oceans Society has obtained data that illustrates where corals and sponges are being destroyed and identified 12 areas that, if protected from dragging, would protect at least 85 percent of all corals and sponges. For more information, e-mail info@livingoceans.org.
ArcGIS Marine Data Model
Current information can be downloaded from the project's Web sites:
http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl/arcgis (hosted by Oregon State University)
http://support.esri.com/datamodels (Click on Marine.)
Here you can find the updated UML and repository, PowerPoint presentations, a marine data types diagram, and other documentation. Many case studies representing different implementations were presented at the ESRI 2004 UC and can be reviewed in the proceedings.
A tutorial explaining how to get your data into the model, from start to finish, can be downloaded at http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl/arcgis/MDM_Tutorial/.
New Publications
Living Oceans Society
Living Oceans Society published a comprehensive, science-based analysis of candidate Marine Protected Areas for British Columbia. This analysis is an important tool to use towards protecting nursery grounds, critical habitat, and rare and endangered species. For a free copy of our brochure Investing in a Future for the BC Coast, e-mail a request to info@livingoceans.org.
Aquanautix
“Seamount Resolution in Satellite Derived Bathymetry” in the AGU online publication, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3) calls attention to the strengths and limitations of a blended product of satellite altimetry and shipboard survey data for seamount detection and characterization in the Northeast Pacific. The results are reproducible in other regions and likely have bearing worldwide, showing how satellites can detect seamounts and revealing that seamount relief can be highly underestimated, especially when shipboard survey data is unavailable.
The abstract is available at http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2005/2004GC000833.shtml.
Visit Aquanautix at: http://www.aquanautix.com.
Upcoming Marine GIS-Related Events
MATE Center
The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is happy to announce its 2005 GIS faculty development institute: Creating a GIS Field Project to Address Marine and Coastal Issues from June 27 to July 2. The Institute will walk educators through each step of creating their own GIS projects. Participants will gather data from a variety of sources, including GPS, and create a marine and coastal map that communicates a variety of issues. Each participant will also create a lesson plan to use with their interactive map. These projects can be exported to ArcReader so that no sophisticated software will be required to share the project with students.
There is no fee for participating in the institute. In addition, hotel accommodations (if you live greater than 50 miles from Monterey), lunches, and some dinners will be provided by the MATE Center. Some travel stipends are also available. In addition to classroom and hands-on time, we will be taking field trips around the Monterey Bay area including visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium. For more information, visit http://www.marinetech.org/education/institutes.php or contact Tami Lunsford, MATE's faculty development coordinator, at tlunsford@marinetech.org or at 831-646-4011.
CoastGIS 2005
As a major event, the CoastGIS series of conferences attracts an international audience of coastal researchers, managers, and practitioners who use one or more of the geospatial technologies. CoastGIS 2005 will be held in Aberdeen, Scotland, at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC).
OCEANS '05 MTS/IEEE
The OCEANS '05 conference of the Marine Technology Society and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers proudly present the OCEANS '05 Conference. This is the largest international professional meeting and exposition devoted to the full spectrum of ocean sciences, technology, policy, engineering, and education. OCEANS '05 MTS/IEEE is in Washington, D.C., this year from September 19–23, 2005, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. For more information, visit http://www.oceans2005.org.
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