Plan Development Workshop NOAA Coastal Services Center Charleston, SC November 2-5, 2009 Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act

A subtitle of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act “In coordination with coastal states, establish a program to develop a coordinated and comprehensive Federal [National] ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal state waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf” enhances ecosystem approaches in decision making establishes research and mapping priorities supports siting of research and other platforms advances coastal and ocean science

OCM Program co-Chaired by USGS, ACOE, and NOAA Workshop purpose begin the process of coordinating current mapping requirements defining the additional actions necessary to achieve an integrated approach for acquiring framework data layers Over 40 attendees NGOs, private sector, state and federal government, academic institutions, and regional governance bodies Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act

Attendees The Nature Conservancy University of Hawaii Great Lakes Commission Gulf of Mexico Alliance Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) Woolpert Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Coastal States Organization Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) Fugro Earth Data National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) National Federation of Regional Associations for Coastal and Ocean Observing U.S. EPA Office of Water U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program U.S. Minerals Management Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Department of Homeland Security Infrastructure U.S. Navy NOAA (multiple offices) National Park Service NASA Stennis Space Center National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Science Foundation, Division of Ocean Sciences

Objectives of the workshop Participants agree on the priority themes that will benefit from an integrated approach to mapping Participants share knowledge of existing programs, projects, and capabilities for mapping framework data layers Participants identify a set of validated requirements that will benefit from an integrated mapping plan and the initial actions necessary to integrate existing programs Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act

Workshop Outcomes Wide ranging discussion delivers critical information for the report to Congress Confirmation of important themes and data requirements Topo/bathy, cadastre, and habitat mapping Examples of successful integrated mapping efforts for a compelling story for Congress Buy-in of representatives of multiple organizations and sectors Beginnings of a framework for the plan and reports due to Congress Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act

What’s Next Report must be written by June Lengthy clearance process Delivered to Congress by October

What we need from you A willingness and commitment to more effectively coordinate Agency advocacy for coordination and new data collections and resources