[Working Groups] Data Call – Sept. 25, 2014

September 26, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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The Data Working Group met to discuss and provide feedback on the organization and functionality of the existing layers in the data viewer prototype. There were a number of issues that came up related to layer cartography, non-functioning layers (whoops!), and organization in the table of contents. The development team working with Point97 will be addressing some of these issues over the next couple weeks as we prepare for our launch in November. The Data Working Group also discussed providing input on how a new Continue reading →

[Working Groups] Outreach Call – Sept. 25, 2014

September 26, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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The Outreach Working Group met to discuss the data viewer UI and integration with the existing Portal website. We developed a few “debris stories” that could be shared with the Marine Debris Use Case team as we prepare to launch the data viewer and conduct outreach abotu the utility of the tool. In the context, of marine debris, stories about the impact of tsunami debris, effectiveness of bag bans, debris concentrations, and cleanup gaps all were interesting and engaging ways to portray the data. The Continue reading →

[Working Groups] Data Call – Aug. 28, 2014

September 3, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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The Data Working group met to discuss the launch of the data visualization tool. Working group members discussed ways to provide feedback on the data layers and organization with in the viewer. They will be exploring and testing the tool over the next week as the development team gathers information and feedback for the last round of improvements. You can read call notes here. Working group members were also encouraged to register for the upcoming West Coast Ocean Data Network meeting Nov. 3-4, 2o14 in Continue reading →

[Working Groups] Outreach Call – Aug. 27, 2014

August 27, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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Hey all, thanks to those who could join today. We had a good discussion about the upcoming Network meeting Nov. 3-4 in Costa Mesa, CA (westcoastoceandatanetwork.eventbrite.com) and outreach strategies around this event. We also provided a number of updates around our Blog launch, Technical Assistance Survey, and Marine Debris Use Case. You can read the full call notes here. Action Items Register for the Network Meeting – westcoastoceandatanetwork.eventbrite.com Register for our blog – network.westcoastoceans.org Spread the word about the Network meeting! Our next call will be 9/24. Cheers! Continue reading →

[Working Groups] Data Call – July 23, 2014

July 25, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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The Data Working Group met to discuss and finalize a number of important resources the Network will use in upcoming data development projects. One was a finalization of the data prioritization list and the other was a best practice recommendation for projections and coordinate systems. You can read the full call notes here. The data prioritization exercise sought input from states, feds, tribes, and other West Coast Ocean Data Network partners to reflect the shared needs the region has for addressing a number of ocean health Continue reading →

[Working Groups] Outreach Call – July 23, 2014

July 25, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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The Outreach Working Group had a short call this week to finalize some communication materials related to our upcoming Network Meeting, the Marine Debris Use Case, and our Network Technical Assistance Survey on the streets now. You can read call notes here. The Network Meeting is going to be held Nov. 3-4, 2014 in Costa Mesa, CA. The invite letter was sent out the West Coast Ocean Data Network earlier this week after the outreach group had a chance to put some final touches on it. Continue reading →

[Working Groups] Data Call – June 26, 2014

June 28, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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The Data Working Group met this week to revise and refine upcoming West Coast ocean data priorities and develop some best practices for map projections. You can read the call notes here. The next data working group call will be July 24th 2pm.  The West Coast Ocean Data Portal (portal.westcoastoceans.org) is seeking input on data priorities related to West Coast ocean health issues like sea level rise, marine debris, ocean acidification, and marine planning. Draft data priorities are presented as both a summary (themes) and detailed assessment (datasets). Continue reading →

[Working Groups] Outreach Call – May 28, 2014

June 3, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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The Outreach Working Group met in May to discuss upcoming communication materials and events. In particular, the group provided feedback on a draft one pager designed to inform stakeholders about the Marine Debris Use Case and provide copy for the Marine Debris page in the Portal. The group also finalized the Network Technical Assistance Survey, which will be going out to the Network later this week. It will be designed to poll our Network for interest in technical support to help connect their data catalogs Continue reading →

[Working Groups] IT Call – May 13, 2014

May 14, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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The IT Working Group met to discuss progress on addressing feedback and bugs in the Portal, recent work to include data visualization functions, efforts to expand Geoportal’s ability to recognize and display new link types, and issues around harvesting metadata from ArcServer. You can read the call notes here.  Members of the IT Working Group continue to make progress on improvements to the ODP by making modifications to the Geoportal configurations or UI code. All the code and issues are tracked using our Github repository. Anyone can Continue reading →

[Working Groups] Outreach Call – April 30th 2014

May 1, 2014 by Todd Hallenbeck
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The Outreach working group met to discuss current and future planned outreach events and opportunities as well as provide feedback on the development of communication tools for the West Coast Ocean Data Network. At the Network meeting in November 2013, members identified the need to have some public facing forum to connect and communicate with eachother, share ideas and best practices, document Portal activity and progress, and list upcoming events and opportunities for engagement. You can read the Network meeting summary here.  After discussions with Continue reading →