Coastal GeoTools '01
This conference, to be held in Charleston, South Carolina, January 8–11, 2001, is designed to help officials in local and state coastal resource management programs make better use of spatial technology.
Many of the sessions will appeal to the program manager looking for an overview of current and future technologies. Other sessions are designed with the technology user in mind, showcasing some of the latest and most innovative ways to use technology to resolve coastal management issues. Both tracks will explore the pros and cons of the different tools.
Geographic information systems (GIS), the Internet, remote sensing, metadata, the Global Positioning System (GPS), and more will be covered. Participants will explore how these tools and techniques are used to address issues such as hazard mitigation, watershed planning, shoreline change monitoring, habitat characterization, and restoration planning.
In addition to more than 80 expert speakers, Coastal GeoTools will offer technical training, an interactive poster session, more than 20 exhibits, and informative special interest meetings. Jack Dangermond, president of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., will be the keynote speaker. For more information, point your browser to www.csc.noaa.gov/GeoTools. Registration deadline is November 21.
Call for Project Proposals
For fiscal year 2001, five grant and cooperative agreement opportunities will be available from the NOAA Coastal Services Center. To get an overview of the process and each opportunity, visit the Center's Web site at www.csc.noaa.gov/text/grant.html. The call for proposals is expected to be available from this site by mid-November. The deadline for states to submit a proposal is January 12, 2001.
1999 Coastal Resource Management Survey Results
Every three years the Center surveys the nation's coastal resource managers to determine the issues facing this community and their technical needs and capabilities. The Center and NOAA use survey results to direct future programs.
The survey was conducted in two parts. Part 1 focused on technology, and Part 2 focused on management issues. The survey enjoyed a high success rate, with 70 percent of the 270 surveys completed and returned. Respondents included state resource and environmental protection agencies, coastal zone management programs, Sea Grant programs, National Estuarine Research Reserves, National Estuary Programs, and National Marine Sanctuaries.
To see the survey results, see the Center's Web site at www.csc.noaa.gov/survey.
