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Delivers quick facts and detailed statistics through interactive visualizations about coastal communities, ecosystems and the economy
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Supports the implementation of ecosystem-based management tools in coastal and marine environments and the terrestrial environments that affect them
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Landscape Fragmentation ToolUniversity of Connecticut
Maps the type of fragmentation present in a specified land cover feature and produces a data set containing results
Marine Geospatial Ecology Tools
Duke University
Includes over 250 geoprocessing tools useful to coastal and marine researchers and GIS analysts
MarineMap
Marxan with ZonesUniversity of Queensland Australia
Provides decision support to a range of conservation planning problems
Mississippi-Alabama Habitat Mapper
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, National Estuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Nature Conservancy
Displays habitat protection priorities in Mobile and Baldwin counties, Alabama
Multipurpose Marine CadastreBureau of Ocean Energy Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Supplies baseline information needed for ocean planning efforts
NatureServe VistaNatureServe
Supports complex assessments by helping users integrate conservation data with land use planning and resource management information
Nautical Chart ReprojectorNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Allows users to "re-project" digital NOAA nautical charts with this stand-alone application
Nautical Chart ViewerNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Permits viewers to bring BSB-formatted nautical chart information into a GIS (extension to ArcView, ArcGIS, or Imagine)
OnTheMapU.S. Census Bureau
Provides an easy-to-use interface for creating, viewing, printing, and downloading workforce-related maps, profiles, and underlying data
OpenNSPECTNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Examines land cover to measure runoff, nonpoint source pollution, and erosion
Port Resilience Planning ToolNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Shows port communities what to look for when planning for resilient freight transportation infrastructure
Practitioner's Toolkit for Marine Conservation Agreements
The Nature Conservancy
Offers guidance on how to develop and implement a marine conservation agreement project
Riverine Flood Inundation Maps
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Provides flood forecasts in a visual format.
Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model
Environmental Protection Agency, Warren Pinnacle Consulting
Simulates potential impacts of long-term sea level rise on wetlands and shorelines
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flood Frequency Viewer (Wilmington, Delaware)
U.S. Geological Survey, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Portrays sea level rise scenarios and potential impacts
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Creates maps of potential impacts of sea level rise along the coast and provides related information and data for community officials
SLAMM-VIEW 2.0Image Matters, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warren Pinnacle Consulting
Displays sea level rise predictions created using the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model for select geographies
Soil Data Viewer
Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics Quick Report Tool
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Provides map-interface access to demographic and economic information for numerous coastal management jurisdictions
Storm Data Resource GuideNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Guides users to helpful, weather-related Internet resources
Storm Mapping TutorialNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Leads users through the process of using weather data in a GIS
U.S. Marine Protected Areas Online Mapping Tool
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Allows users to access and explore classification and spatial data on all Marine Protected Areas in the U.S.
United States Interagency Elevation Inventory
Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey
Enables users to locate and learn about the best available elevation data sets for their area
VDatumNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Converts datums associated with elevation data to a common system reference