The West Coast Ocean Data Network ArcServer 10.3 training webinar is now available online at http://network.westcoastoceans.org/training-resources/.

Widely used in the web GIS community to publish and manage […]

There are two fantastic upcoming opportunities to learn about coastal and marine GIS technologies and techniques. Network members are encouraged to register and participate!
COAST Marine Geospatial Workshop at […]

Please join us on Wed. Feb. 25 at 11am (PST) for a live demonstration of ArcServer 10.3. Widely used in the web GIS community to publish and manage mapping services, we will be discussing workflows, configurations, and best practices for managing and publishing mapping services from this platform. In addition, we will discuss how the West Coast Ocean Data Portal uses and consumes mapping services. Bring your questions and your own best practices to share!

Presenter
Anna Verril GISP, NOAA Office for Coastal Management will be leading the demonstration. Anna is a Senior Geospatial Analyst who has been publishing services and data for the MarineCadastre.gov project for three years. Anna has been working in the desktop and web GIS world for over a decade, including four years in the Cayman Islands. Anna lives in Charleston, SC with her dog Nemo!

Webinar Registration
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/496510128556622594
 

The members of the West Coast Ocean Data Portal Action Coordination Team met today to discuss outcomes from last months West Coast Ocean Summit and Regional Planning Body meetings, make progress on the funding […]

The Data Working Group met and discussed resources for our Data Development project and provided some definitions around “Authoritative Data” for the West Coast Ocean Data Portal. You can read the full call notes here. 
Data Development Project – We discussed the data priorities that will be addressed through upcoming funded work (Proposal Solicitation out now!) Data priorities include regional products related to closed and restricted areas, kelp extent and distribution, and littoral cells. If you have resources to contribute to these priority themes please add information to our google doc. 

Authoritative Data – we settled on a draft definition of authoritative data/providers to help “clean” up our data catalog. Please review the definition below and let me know if you have additional thoughts or comments.

Where possible, data is original to publishing entity

Data has undergone thorough review via state/federal process

The West Coast Governors Alliance on Ocean Health and Coastal States Stewardship Foundation invite you to submit a proposal to the West Coast Ocean Data Portal (WCODP) Action Coordination Team for the position of […]

The IT Working Group met today and discussed priority Portal enhancements as well as platforms for sharing technical resources and best practices. The User Feedback Surveys were used to develop our prioritized list. These recommendations will be used to make improvements to the Portal and make training materials available to the Network within the next couple months. You can read the full call notes here.

Priority Portal Enhancements:

Catalog

Implementing link type filtering in UI
Improving Portal display of ISO-2 records
Improvements to the Categories hierarchy

Viewer

Developing better support for WMS services, including GetFeatureInfo
Developing a help page or tutorial to address layer loading issues and debris layer filtering
Networking Tools
Improvements to make the member profile page the default

Training Resource Recommendation:

Investigate ability to build out WordPress pages for easy searching and contributor additions to training resources

If you have questions or suggestions, please leave a comment below.

NOAA’s National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC’s) next series of metadata online training classes are now available for registration.

Course descriptions and registration links can be found at
http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metadata-standards/metadata-training/

The 2015 dates are:

Metadata for Managers, January 13 – February 17, 2015, Tuesdays, 9AM CST
Metadata Training for Gulf Restoration Partners, April 15 – May 20, 2015, Wednesdays, 1PM CST
Introduction to Geospatial Metadata, June 4 – July 16, 2015, Thursdays, 9AM CST

If anyone has questions, please contact NCDDC directly at: NCDDCMetadata@noaa.gov

The West Coast Ocean Data Portal Action Coordination Team met today to discuss upcoming data development and Portal enhancement priorities. You can read the full call notes here.

The group confirmed data development priorities related to the creation of regional products representing closed and restricted areas of the ocean, kelp species distribution, and littoral cells. These data themes will be developed into regional products and services that will go on to help inform West Coast wide management priorities and decisions.

The group also discussed and made recommendations about what User Experience enhancements the IT Working Group should address first. This input come from the User Feedback Surveys that have been collected over the last several months. In particular, the group focused on better instructions and tutorials for users in the Data Viewer as well as more intuitive data browsing in the Data Catalog. If you have suggestions for improvements that can be made to any component of the WCODP, please leave a comment below.