# Presentation: 916123

## NOAA’s Ocean and Coastal 

***NOAA’s Ocean and Coastal ***
***Mapping Challenges ***

***National Ocean and Coastal Mapping***
***Strategic Action Plan Workshop***
***26-28 February 2008***

*Mission - To understand and predict changes in Earth’s *
*environment and conserve and manage coastal and *
*and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic,*
*social, and environmental needs*

## IOCM - The practice of acquiring, managing, integrating and disseminating ocean and coastal geospatial mapping data in such a manner that permits these data and their derivative products to be easily accessed and used by and for the greatest range of users and purposes.   

*IOCM - The practice of acquiring, managing, integrating and disseminating ocean and coastal geospatial mapping data in such a manner that permits these data and their derivative products to be easily accessed and used by and for the greatest range of users and purposes.   *
*IOCM requires intra- and inter-agency coordination with a focus on streamlining operations, reducing redundancies, improving efficiencies, developing common standards, and stimulating innovation and technological development.*

## NOAA Mapping Authorities  

***NOAA Mapping Authorities  ***
*  **Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act *
*  **Coral Reef Conservation Act *
*  **National Marine Sanctuaries Act *
*  **Coastal Zone Management Act *
*  **National Coastal Monitoring Act *
*  **Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act *
*  **National Invasive Species Act*
*  **Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act*
*  **Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act*
*  **Titanic Memorial Act*
*  **Hydrographic Services Improvement Act*
*  **Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947*** **

## Ocean and Coastal Mapping Activities 

***Ocean and Coastal Mapping Activities***** **
* **Nautical Charting *
-  *Shoreline Mapping*
* **Coastal Hazard Assessment and Ecosystem Restoration *
* **Benthic and Coral Habitat Mapping  *
* **Coastal Topography and Bathymetry *
* **Storm Surge/Flood Inundation/Sea Level Rise Modeling *
* **Living/Non-living/Archeological Resource Assessments*
* **Land Cover and Coastal Vegetation Mapping*
* **Coastal Change Analysis*
* **Tide/Water Level Observations*
* **Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)*
* **OCM Data Management (NGDC and NODC)*
* **etc., etc., etc.*

## Ocean and Costal Mapping Challenges

***Ocean and Costal Mapping Challenges***
*Data Standards and Acquisition Protocols *
*Vertical Datum Transformation (VDatum)*
*Consistent National Shoreline*
*Shallow Water Bathymetry*
*National Digital Elevation Models *
*Coordination/Collaboration of Data Acquisition Activities*
*Habitat Classification Schemes*

##                 Prospective Success Stories

***                ******Prospective Success Stories***
*California Seafloor Mapping Project *
*West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean Health *
*North Carolina Integrated Coastal Mapping Project *
*New York State Coastal Mapping Lidar Project*
*Long Island Sound Seafloor Mapping Project *
*OR and WA State Seafloor Mapping Initiatives *

## Map Once........Use Many Times

***Map Once........Use Many Times***