Esri recently published the second edition of Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions, a book on the science of protecting oceans and coastlines, with a special emphasis on the role that GIS technology plays in this quest. The book shares the insights of ocean and coastal science researchers exploring ocean components and their relationships, patterns, and trends over time and space. More than 90 professionals and academics in fields such as oceanography, marine science, marine conservation, environmental science, coastal engineering, and marine resource management contributed to the
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Invitation to Register for MPAT-2T Trainings Dear Marine Planning Professionals, Greetings from the Duke Environmental Leadership (DEL) Program! I’m writing to let you know that registration is now open for our Spring 2016 series of Marine Planning Advancement Training (MPAT) opportunities. Training opportunities are available at the following dates and locations: Portland Marriott, Downtown Waterfront, Portland, OR – Feb 10-11, 2016 – Register Here *Note: Last day to register at early bird tuition rate is Tues. Jan 26th. US Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington DC – Mar 2-3, 2016 – Register Here *Note: Last day
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Please join us on Tuesday July 28th at 10am for the next installment of the West Coast Ocean Data Network Technical Training webinar series. This webinar will provide an overview, review, and demonstration of several desktop and web-based geospatial metadata creation tools. There are tools for creating both for ISO 19115 and FGDC CSDGM metadata standard documents. We will describe pros and cons of the tools, as well as specific tips and tricks as they relate to creating metadata for the West Coast Ocean Data
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We recently tested NOAA’s web-based metadata editor and data archiving tool, ATRAC for developing ISO 19115-2 metadata and found it to be easy to use and able to export a metadata XML file that can be successfully harvested by the West Coast Ocean Data Portal. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/atrac/index.html It was originally designed for organizations to submit their data to one of the NOAA Data Centers: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), but it has been modified to allow any user, after
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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 mapping services, the webinar covered workflows, configurations, and best practices for managing and publishing mapping services from ArcServer 10.3. In addition, we discussed how the West Coast Ocean Data Portal uses and consumes mapping services. We were extremely fortunate to have Anna Verrill from NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management lead the demonstration. Anna is a Senior Geospatial Analyst who has been publishing services and data for the MarineCadastre.gov project for three
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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
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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 Network helps to increase data sharing capacity throughout the region by sharing best practices and technologies for publishing ocean and coastal data. At the recent West Coast Ocean Data Network meeting two of our Network members led training sessions focused on best practices for publishing discovery metadata and web services. The trainings were videotaped so that they could be shared broadly among our network members. Please explore the sections and let us know how you are employing these practices at
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