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If you\u2019re the only federal agency tasked with prediction, how do you go about it?<\/p>\r\n

For oceanographer Richard Spinrad, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), you turn to satellites and other sensors for monitoring and geographic information system (GIS) technology for mapping and analysis.<\/p>\r\n

Spinrad sees collaboration\u2014and data shared\u2014between the government and private sector as vital to predictive modeling. This data-driven approach reveals the impacts of climate change on oceans and coasts. With sensors and maps, NOAA provides environmental intelligence to inform climate policy and strategic marine ecosystem conservation. Spinrad believes in the power of maps to deliver a more livable future.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_9mugkht1","time":true,"start":122,"stop":""}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"\nVideo: From Data to Decisions: How NOAA Uses GIS to Forecast the Climate Future<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With sensors and maps, NOAA provides environmental intelligence to inform climate policy and strategic marine ecosystem conservation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/noaa-uses-gis-to-forecast-future-climate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Video: From Data to Decisions: How NOAA Uses GIS to Forecast the Climate Future\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With sensors and maps, NOAA provides environmental intelligence to inform climate policy and strategic marine ecosystem conservation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/noaa-uses-gis-to-forecast-future-climate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Esri\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/esrigis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-02T23:36:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spinrad-NOAA-at-Senior-Exec-2023_826.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Esri\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t \"@graph\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/noaa-uses-gis-to-forecast-future-climate\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/noaa-uses-gis-to-forecast-future-climate\",\n\t \"name\": \"Video: From Data to Decisions: How NOAA Uses GIS to Forecast the Climate Future\",\n\t \"isPartOf\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#website\"\n\t },\n\t \"datePublished\": \"2024-04-04T13:30:36+00:00\",\n\t \"dateModified\": \"2026-02-02T23:36:33+00:00\",\n\t \"description\": \"With sensors and maps, NOAA provides environmental intelligence to inform climate policy and strategic marine ecosystem conservation.\",\n\t \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/noaa-uses-gis-to-forecast-future-climate#breadcrumb\"\n\t },\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t \"target\": [\n\t \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/noaa-uses-gis-to-forecast-future-climate\"\n\t ]\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/noaa-uses-gis-to-forecast-future-climate#breadcrumb\",\n\t \"itemListElement\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 1,\n\t \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 2,\n\t \"name\": \"Video: From Data to Decisions: How NOAA Uses GIS to Forecast the Climate Future\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#website\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"Esri\",\n\t \"description\": \"Esri Newsroom\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t \"target\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t },\n\t \"query-input\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t }\n\t }\n\t ],\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/8ad23580b2658589de4ea5107d75cb52\",\n\t \"name\": \"Matt Ball\",\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Author-photo-2024-768x768.jpg\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Author-photo-2024-768x768.jpg\",\n\t \"caption\": \"Matt Ball\"\n\t },\n\t \"description\": \"Matt Ball is the editor of the Esri Blog and writes about applications of geospatial technology for all its departments. 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