ICAN and the Digital Coast Initiative Introducing the International Coastal Atlas Network (ICAN) Coastal Zone 2009 – Boston, Massachusetts ICAN and the Digital Coast Initiative National Coastal Atlas Perspective Tony LaVoi NOAA Coastal Services Center
Overview National Coastal Atlas Current State Enablers Digital Coast – Use Case
Federal Landscape Numerous Federal ‘national’ atlas projects DOI – National Map, National Atlas of the U.S., Geospatial One-Stop USACE – eCoastal EPA – e-Estuary NOAA – Multipurpose Marine Cadastre (MMS), Legislative Atlas, nowCoast, Electronic Nautical Charts No comprehensive, authoritative national coastal atlas
State Landscape – July 2007 34 states/territories with CZM programs 21 have some type of “atlas” product Various levels products and technology Download data only Static maps only IMS only Comprehensive atlas / IMS products wide range of analysis tools and other widgets No comprehensive, authoritative national coastal atlas
National Coastal Atlas Enablers Issues Policies Technologies
Regional Ocean Governance Marine Spatial Planning Enablers - Issues A national coastal atlas could assist in addressing critical coastal management issues… Regional Ocean Governance Marine Spatial Planning Ecosystem Based Management Climate Impacts
Enablers - Policies Policies and governance activities currently underway could provide foundational support for a national coastal atlas… Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (H.R. 146) “A bill to establish a coordinated and comprehensive Federal ocean and coastal mapping program/plan” Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) Reviewing core components of National Spatial Data Infrastructure and developing national geospatial strategy CZMA Reauthorization
Enablers - Technologies Substantial progress in technologies and standards to implement national coastal atlas… Open standards and open source tools Web map services Metadata/ontologies - federated access and searching of distributed catalogs Neographies / mashups
Building the Digital Coast
Easy access to data and tools Coastal organizations come together Vision Easy access to data and tools Coastal organizations come together to address coastal issues
Partnership Group Association of State Floodplain Managers Coastal States Organization National Association of Counties National States Geographic Information Council The Nature Conservancy
Priority Issues Land use planning Hazards and community resilience Water quality Habitat conservation Marine spatial planning and ocean governance Climate change
Digital Coast – Use Case Recap Current State Enablers Digital Coast – Use Case
NOAA Coastal Services Center Tony LaVoi NOAA Coastal Services Center Tony.LaVoi@noaa.gov