Working Toward a Multipurpose Marine Cadastre a Spatial Data Framework for the Outer Continental Shelf and State Waters

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Working Towards aMultipurpose Marine Cadastre

International Submerged Lands Management Conference

October 27, 2008


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M u l t i p u r p o s e M a r in e Ca d a s t r e

Presentation Outl ine

Project History

Data and Viewers

Partnerships Case Studies

Demonstration


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History Energy Policy Act of 2005

Section 388 Alternative Energy Related Uses on the OuterContinental Shelf (OCS)

Develop an OCS mapping init iative

Marine Boundary Working Group developed an implementation

plan called the multipurpose marine cadastre

Multi-year, interagency plan which focuses on . . .

Data compilation

Data access, standardization, and viewing

Case studies

Partnership development

Capacity building


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Amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) by grantingthe Department of the Interior (DOI) new authority to regulate Federaloffshore renewable energy and alternate uses of the Outer ContinentalShelf (OCS)

Authorizes the DOI to act as lead agency for certain renewable and

alternate energy-related uses on the OCS

DOI designated the authority to MMS (as co-chair of Marine Boundary

Working Group)

Directed the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretaryof Commerce, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the Secretary

of Defense to establish an OCS Mapping Initiative to assist in decision

making related to alternative energy uses on the OCS.

T h e E n e r g y Po l i c y A c t o f 2 0 0 5h e En e r g y Po l i c y A c t o f 2 0 0 5( E pA c t )E p A c t )


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FGDC s M a r in e B o u n d a r y Wo r k i n gG ro u p (M BWG)Provides a venue for communicating and coordinating on

marine boundary activit ies

Fosters integrated approaches to legal and geospatial

descript ions of marine boundaries.

Maximizes use of public resources to avoid duplication of

effort

Develops marine boundary dissemination mechanisms

Develops data content standards and standardized

methodologies to produce more complete, accurate, and

usable marine boundary data


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Wha t i s t h e M BWG Do i n g t oh a t i s t h e M BWG Do i n g t oRe s p o n d t o t h e Ep A c t ?e s p o n d t o t h e Ep A c t ?

Developing a comprehensive list of marine boundary data, restrictions

and encumbrances, agencies of responsibili ty, and associated

legislation and regulations

Continuing to make data and information accessible through the MBWGWeb site and the E-Gov Geospatial One-Stop Portal

Coordinating with the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Initiative to ensurethat marine boundary source data are accessible through their inventory

Develop minimum requirements and data policy for accessible data

Continuing to develop the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

As part of its 2009 work plan, the MBWG will facilitate this effort by:


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Wha t I s t h e M u l t i p u r p o s e M a r i n e

C a d a s t r e ?

A marine information system for the outer continental shelf and state waters that

provides a data framework to support decision making.


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Land-Based Cadastre Example


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Wha t i s a M a r i n e C a d a s t r e ?A marine cadastre is a system to enable the boundaries of maritime rights and

interests to be recorded, spatially managed and physically defined in relationship to

the boundaries of other neighboring or underlying rights and interests .

(Robertson et al, 1999)


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Core

Marine

Cadastre

Supporting

DataMultipurpose

Marine Cadastre

Alternative Energy

Ocean Planning

Habitat Conservation

Human Use/Recreation

MPA Siting

Aquaculture


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So, things like:

Offshore Wind Farms


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Alternative forms of wave energy


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Why is this Project Important?

There are many individual places one can go to see these data layers. BUT:

There is no one portal that brings all the data layers together in a

seamless fashion that enables one clear, concise view of the rights and

ownership on the OCS.

Its this one big picture that will enable decision-makers to make

better, more informed, and timely decisions to better manage the ocean

environment.

Its providing a venue to resolve and modernize offshore boundaries

and issues.

Its relevant to state ocean planning issues; e.g. jurisdictional

boundaries; ocean management plans; energy development


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MMC - Da t a T h em e s

Supporting Data:

Coastline/Shoreline

Sand Borrow Sites

Pipelines

Fiber Optic Cables

Artificial Reef Sites

Shipping Fairways

Anchorage AreasMilitary Restricted Areas

Platform Locations

Bathymetry

Wind, Wave, and Tidal Energy Sites

Archeological Sites

Aquaculture Sites

MMS Leases

Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Sites

Benthic Data

Core Cadastral Data:

Limit of 8(g) ZoneSubmerged Lands Act

Contiguous Zone

Territorial Sea

Exclusive Economic Zone

ShorelineNational Estuarine Research Reserves

National Marine Sanctuaries

National Forests

National Park Service

Indian LandsNational Wildli fe Refuge

MMS Protraction Diagrams

Outer Continental Lease Blocks


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MM C - Da t a M a n a g em e n t V i s i o n

Data needed to supportocean planning and

management is available

from the authoritative

source in an easily

accessible format sothat end users can

visualize and access for

their specific needs


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MMC - Da t a A c c e s s a n d M a n a g em e n t

Data is managed and maintainedby the authoritative source

CSC harvests on a periodic basis

to keep the viewers up to date

Access is provided via MBWGdata portal

Capacity building is critical to

achieve a distributed system

MMC team provides the core

marine cadastre data set in a

variety of formats

Version 1 Configuration


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MM C - Da t a S t a n d a r d s a n d Sp e c s

Data Content for the core marine cadastre

Standardized data model for core marine cadastre

Based on the FGDC Cadastral Data Content Standard

Completed by the end of FY 2009

Data Formats

Open Geospatial Consortium, Web Map Service (WMS)

KML

ESRI Shapefile

Geodatabase


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MMC - V ie w e r s

Web-based and client-side

ArcIMS

ArcReader

Google Earth

Provides access to data

Map-making functionality

Used for decision support

Driven by partner needs


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MMC Pa r t n e r s a n d P r o v i d e r s

Current Partnerships

Minerals Management Service (lead) NOAA Coastal Services Center

(technical lead)

NOAA Office of Coast Survey

NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries

NOAA Marine Protected Areas

NOAA Fisheries

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service

The Nature Conservancy

California Coastal Conservancy

Potential Partnership Opportunities

FERC (future) Department of Energy (future)

Massachusetts CZM (future)

Rhode Island CRMC (future)

South Carolina OCRM (future)

NROC (future)

Other States (future)


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Ca s e St u d i e s - En g a g em e n t a n d

C o o r d i n a t i o n

Criteria:

Meets customer needs

Meets objectives of MSP

Builds collective capacity

Available resources

How we engage depends

on level of partner capacity

Case-by-case basis

Case Studies/Use Cases

MMS app. development

and transfer

NOAA Fisheries temporary

data hosting

TNC data integration

MA CZM Web map service

development


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Ca s e S t u d i e s

Partners: Minerals Management

Service and NOAA CSC

Issue: Alternative Energy

Development on the OCS

Task: Develop mapping

applications to support energy

planning and regulations

Status: Ongoing effort


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Ca s e S t u d i e s

Partner: NMFS Habitat

Conservation Division

Issues: Map hydrokinetic

projects and critical

habitat data; system to support

permit review

Status: Ongoing; figuring out

best way to collaborate


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Ot h e r U s e s

TNC experimenting with

MMS lease block system asa standardized mapping unit

for ecoregional assessment

data

California CoastalConservancy using data

and maps for wave energy

studies

Requests for data as webmap services for use in

existing applications


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D em o n s t r a t i o n

Mass_Wind_Farm.wmv

Scenario: Permit review or site

selection for energy projects

Location: State and

Federal Waters off of

Massachusetts

Users: Minerals

Management Service ,

State Permitting Offices,private sector


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I n Sum m a r y

MMC is issue driven

Gaining momentum through case studies and partnerships

Scalable and transferrable

Products and support include:

Authoritative marine boundary and supporting data

Stand-alone and customizable data viewers

Templates for developing map viewers

Support on a case-by-case basis

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/mmc


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Co n t a c t I n f o rm a t i o n

Steve Kopach

Minerals Management [email protected]

Jim Fulmer

Minerals Management Service

[email protected]

David SteinNOAA Coastal Services Center

[email protected]

Documents

Working Toward a Multipurpose Marine Cadastre a Spatial Data Framework for the Outer Continental Shelf and State Waters