National Coastal Data Development Center(National Oceanographic Data Center – OC6)

Data Management and Visualization Brief

CLIMATE AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS WORKSHOP 11-13 JANUARY 2010

NOAA AOML, MIAMI, FL

Russ Beard, Director, NCDDCruss.beard@noaa.gov

228 688 3026

Visualization is Easy – Data Management and Granularity of Data are the Critical Elements

• Data Management- Discovery and Access- Aggregation and Integration- Archive and Stewardship

• Spatial Resolution- Global, LME, Regional, Local Coverage.

• Temporal Resolution- Long Term Records, Time-Series, Frequency of

Observations• Display i.e., Visualization

Event Management

Event Characteristics Space -

Point Line Polygon

Time - Single Range Step

Semantic(s) - Name(s) Association(s) Relationship(s)

Heterogeneous - Data Information - Products Knowledge – SME, Rules, etc.

Pattern(s) - Trigger(s) Threshold(s) Boundary Condition(s)

Interdisciplinary …

Event - the why… Environmental Surveillance Ecosystem Management Marine Spatial Planning Sea-Level Rise Trend Analysis Climatology Research Levante, Mistral, Sirocco …

Event - the how… Representation Serialization Integration Presentation Documentation Discovery Access Archive Stewardship

EcoWatch encompasses a broad array ofservices to support a diverse usercommunity by providing improved datadiscovery and access.

Complete data integration: observation to on line access to archive

• EcoWatch Data Collection Service• EcoWatch Catalog• EcoWatch Subscription Service• EcoWatch Notification Service• EcoWatch Event Portal

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Current Visualization Support to Flower Garden Banks MSP

Figure 1. SST, GHRSST Blended 1 Day Composite Historical Time Series Data Acquisition & Fusion Facilitated by NCDDC’s Ecowatch Portal

Data Source: NOAA NMFS SFSC ERDOPeNDAP Server

Data Transformation: ERDDAP Middleware

NOAA Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act

Big Island Mining project in Atchafalaya Bay

NOAA Fisheries' Restoration Center and the National Coastal Data Development Center (NESDIS) have teamed to develop the NOAA Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Project Monitoring (NCPM) web site.

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Graphic showing land gain for Big Island Mining project

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