Monthly Archives: March 2016

[Data Update] West Coast Oblique Aerial Imagery now available

Recently released oblique geo-referenced imagery of the entire West Coast is now available from NOAA. The imagery was collected on February 6-9, 2016 to assess impacts to several National Ocean Service mission areas, including navigation and coastal zone management, from the strong El nino storms we have experienced this season. Baseline imagery, collected in September 2015, is also available under the 2015 tab. NOAA is collected this data in order to also support other mission partners including other NOAA offices, USGS, USACE, and FEMA. You can access the data via the Continue reading →

West Coast Regional Planning Body Recommendations – March 3, 2016

Greetings West Coast Ocean Data Network, Spring is almost here (though El nino might have something left to say about that!) and with that we have some important announcements to share with you. West Coast Regional Planning Body As the West Coast Regional Planning Body (RPB)  finalizes it’s governance charter, the WCODP has been exploring opportunities to support regional and sub-regional marine planning. To better inform our work, the WCODP developed a set of draft recommendations regarding WCODP and WCODN roles, priority data gaps, and priority data Continue reading →

[WCODP ACT] Monthly Call – March 1, 2016

The WCODP leadership team met today during their monthly call. They had a really productive conversation around the RPB recommendation feedback, our long-term funding strategy, and a possible Network meeting this fall as well as hearing updates about data development and upcoming events. You can read the full call notes here. One of the next steps for the group will be the re-activation of Network working groups to carry out tasks related to our recommendations once they are confirmed by the West Coast RPB.  If you are Continue reading →