Modeling and Mapping Underwater Monitoring Sites NPS I&M South Florida/Caribbean Network Miami, FL NPS I&M South Florida/Caribbean Network Miami, FL Judd Patterson Brian Witcher Lindsay Wieland

Started in 1999 with Virgin Islands-Southern Florida Cluster Merged into South Florida/Caribbean Network and expanded Coral Monitoring Monitor how coral cover and species diversity are changing over time… SFCN I&M

~70 miles to the W of Key West, FL 64,657 acres (99.8% underwater) Significant marine resources including well preserved coral reefs Remote with low visitation (<80,000/yr) Dry Tortugas NP SFCN I&M

Journey to DRTO (ArcScene/ArcGlobe) SFCN I&M

The Next Step SFCN I&M Utilize Visual Nature Studio for more complex and visually appealing animations/stills Render clouds, waves, reflections, atmospheric effects, etc. 3D models with textures for landmarks such as Fort Jefferson and Loggerhead Key lighthouse – Google Sketchup

46 sq. mile no-take no-anchor preserve established Jan Research Natural Area (RNA) SFCN goal to compare monitoring data from inside/outside the RNA SFCN I&M

Spatial data – Coordinates for 157 monitoring sites Tabular data – Field data collected during site visits Digital photographs – Photo from each cardinal direction (taken at each site) Data Sources Combine! SFCN I&M

Thumbs Plus SFCN I&M

Thumbs Plus to ArcGIS SFCN I&M 1. Open the Thumbs Plus database in Access (will open despite non-mdb file extension) 2. Design a query to extract needed data 3. Establish an ODBC connection to the Thumbs Plus database in ArcCatalog 4. Add the query to the ArcGIS Table of Contents 5.Join the query to your spatial features

Customizing ArcMap SFCN I&M

Customizing ArcMap SFCN I&M

Customizing ArcMap SFCN I&M

Customizing ArcMap SFCN I&M

Attribute info. from a geodatabase From Thumbs Plus database Custom Form SFCN I&M

Thanks! Questions? SFCN I&M