{"id":615912,"date":"2023-08-31T19:35:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T02:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcuser&#038;p=615912"},"modified":"2023-08-31T19:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T02:35:17","slug":"economy-predictability","status":"publish","type":"arcuser","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/economy-predictability","title":{"rendered":"Economy &#038; Predictability"},"author":1031,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10932,15412,24992],"tags":[486592,276822,1461,486602],"arcuser_issues":[486292],"class_list":["post-615912","arcuser","type-arcuser","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-esri-user-conference","category-oceans","category-special","tag-blue-economy","tag-oceans","tag-sustainability","tag-uc-keynote","arcuser_issues-arcuser-summer-2023"],"acf":{"short_description":"In his keynote address to the 2023 Esri User Conference, Dr. Richard W. 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The New Blue Economy\u2014what Jack <em>[Dangermond]<\/em> calls Ocean GIS\u2014is the future that is both environmentally sustainable and supportive of economic development,\u201d said Spinrad."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":615932,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"He described data collection as the \u201cheart and soul\u201d of this new paradigm. The massive volume of data NOAA collects is the foundation of the New Blue Economy. Plentiful, current, and diverse data is required to build reliable information products that support policy, operational, and designation decisions and clarify uncertainty.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe reason we can build this Blue Economy is because not only do we have so much more data\u2026but we also have this diversity of data and this explosion of ways in which we are collecting data,\u201d said Spinrad. This is giving NOAA \u201can opportunity to build a whole new world around predictability.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn addition to the collection of physical data, such as water temperature, salinity, and depth, captured from research vessels and sensors, NOAA has new and expanded data acquisition methods. Much larger amounts of satellite data are now acquired and used. In recent years, the rise of commercially available geospatial data has opened up new opportunities for NOAA to purchase an array of datasets. NOAA is also collecting an extraordinary new kind of data: environmental DNA (eDNA), which is DNA that is collected from samples of soil, snow, air, or\u2014in this case\u2014seawater that provide a record of the interaction of organisms with their environment. Satellites are also providing a new type of data by using GPS reflectance to characterize the surface of the ocean and determine such things as the height of waves and the size of tides.\r\n\r\nAs Spinrad noted, \u201cWe\u2019ve got this incredible ability to collect varieties of data, volumes of data, and do amazing things with it.\u201d\r\n\r\nBut while it had greatly expanded its data sources, NOAA realized that it needed to collect data a little differently. Spinrad characterized this shift by saying, \u201cYou need global data to answer local problems.\u201d He explained that this required taking seemingly unrelated types of data and combining them to understand complex systems. \u201cThat sounds like GIS to me.\u201d\r\n\r\nAt that point in his address, Spinrad introduced Dr. Mimi Diorio, a geoscientist at NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center. Diorio demonstrated how ArcGIS Pro and its machine learning capabilities can model NOAA data to analyze how climate change is modifying ocean conditions and predict how these conditions will modify snow crab ranges in the future. Spatial models can guide future species management and enhance the security of both food and jobs."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":615942,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cIt\u2019s data-driven decision-making that puts the 'new' in the New Blue Economy,\u201d said Diorio. \u201cGIS gives us the tools to translate and transform our data and make it matter.\u201d\r\n\r\nShe provided additional examples that showed how the 20 terabytes of data NOAA captures every day can be put to work. She noted how the data from 19,000 Argo buoys has \u201ctransformed our understanding of the ocean, particularly in the deeper areas. Data from buoys, satellites, and other sensors combine to create an integrated observational system that drives complex global models.\u201d For example, the output of NOAA models can predict when and where harmful algal blooms will occur.\r\n\r\nArcGIS visualization capabilities help meet one of the biggest challenges of the ocean: it\u2019s three-dimensional. Tools in ArcGIS Pro, such as voxels, help better visualize 3D data and understand how a variable like nitrate changes its concentration depending on water depth.\r\n\r\nThe NOAA GeoPlatform, which provides geospatial data, maps, and analytics using ArcGIS Online, contains 100,000 unique datasets. The agency is working to provide these datasets as web services in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. Diorio called these resources \u201cthe foundation of environmental intelligence.\u201d\r\n\r\nBut more than data is required, according to Diorio, who appealed to the audience at the conclusion of her portion of the presentation. \u201cAll this rich data only gets us so far. We need you, the global GIS community, to work your magic, apply your local knowledge, your passion, your perspective, your talent, and your expertise. Help us transform this data into action.\u201d\r\n\r\nAs he picked up the theme of the critical role of GIS in the Blue Economy, Spinrad outlined the diverse factors that must be considered when siting offshore wind turbines in a way that won\u2019t adversely affect highly endangered marine species, such as the North Atlantic right whale. He noted that diverse data must be considered holistically to answer questions such as, \u201cHow do we ensure that while building out this renewable energy source we are also preserving the right whale? How are we going to know that the wind will be there in 30\u00a0years?\u201d The New Blue Economy is all about prediction and understanding the environment in a way that builds a body of environmental intelligence to inform decisions.\r\n\r\nCommercial interests must be balanced with conservation concerns to achieve the goal of preserving 30 percent of the planet\u2019s water as well as its land by 2030, Spinrad emphasized. The New Blue Economy enables decision-making that supports marine conservation. NOAA is using GIS to evaluate the uniqueness of areas and incorporate indigenous knowledge in its process of locating six national marine sanctuaries.\r\n\r\nThe development of prediction systems for the New Blue Economy relies not only on data, models, and information products, but also on people and partnerships. This work requires transdisciplinary people who work cooperatively. Spinrad said he believed that Esri was able to stand up the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) portal so rapidly because NOAA and Esri had a 35-year working relationship.\r\n\r\nEchoing Diorio\u2019s earlier appeal to the GIS community, Spinrad made a similar appeal to GIS experts, entrepreneurs, and data wizards to build out the New Blue Economy, which is \u201cwhat we need to create the oceans we want for the world we want.\u201d He concluded with a quote from oceanographer and ocean defender Sylvia Earle: \u201cIt\u2019s now time to go make waves.\u201d"}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Introducing the New Blue Economy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dr. Richard W. 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