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**2020 Year in Review** Introduction *NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) provides science-based solutions through collaborative partnerships to address the evolving economic, environmental, and social pressures on our ocean and coasts.* *In Fiscal Year 2020, we developed groundbreaking mapping strategies, innovative and ambitious coral reef restoration plans, and improvements to cutting-edge spatial data tools to support disaster response and recovery; these are just some of the many accomplishments that NOS is pleased to share in this report.* *We also provided a wide variety of emergency response services during one of the most active hurricane seasons in recorded history, all while responding to additional challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.* *Visit the “Browse by Hurricane,”  “Browse by Office,” and “NOS by the Numbers:  2020” sections of this report for the many actions we have taken, challenges we have overcome, and scientific endeavors we have embarked on to advance safe and efficient transportation and commerce; preparedness and risk reduction; and stewardship, recreation, and tourism for the American people.*    NOS by the Numbers  98 The number of NOAA tide gauges that provide short and long-term flooding projections for coastal communities.
 Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
 ~$1,000,000 The amount of money that NOAA awarded through the new Ruth Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grants competition.
 Coral Reef Conservation Program
  15,850 The number of hours NOAA Planet Stewards K-12 students spent engaging in stewardship activities.
 NOS Management and Budget
  500,000 The number of homes that an offshore wind energy project that the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science provided data for is projected to power.
 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
 0.3048 Beginning in 2023, the exact amount, in meters, that will define the foot nationwide for all applications.
 National Geodetic Survey
  $373 billion The amount of money that America’s marine economy contributed to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product in 2018.
 Office for Coastal Management
  63,000 The number of nautical square miles that OCS’s National Bathymetric Source team compiled data from for the New England dataset.
 Office of Coast Survey
  19,620 The number of people who watched ONMS’s live distance learning programs.
 Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
 40 The number of years that NOAA’s Environmental Sensitivity Index maps have provided critical emergency response information during a disaster.
 Office of Response and Restoration
   45+ The number of software developers, data managers, and technical professionals who convened to advance capabilities to publish ocean and lake observations.
 U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®)
 23,401 The number of aerial images NGS flight crews captured during Hurricane Laura.
 National Geodetic Survey
  ~1,000 The number of pollution targets the Office of Response and Restoration and the U.S. Coast Guard identified following Hurricane Sally.
 Office of Response and Restoration
 NOS **Accomplishments** NOS by the Numbers: 2020  Browse by Hurricane: General Hurricane Accomplishments Hurricane Sally Hurricane Laura  Browse by Office: Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services Coral Reef Conservation Program U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System® National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science National Geodetic Survey NOS Management and Budget NOS Information Management Office for Coastal Management Office of Coast Survey Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Office of Response and Restoration   **Search** Our facts    Get **Social**
  **Last updated:** 10/08/21 **Author:** NOAA How to cite this article Contact Us


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