Implementation of Google by the Coastal Data Information Program Julie Thomas Scripps Institution of Oceanography July 24, 2008

CDIP Mission: Based at SIO since Wave Stations 14 People $2.5M+ / year budget Funded by: CDBW USACE (SCCOOS BEACON ONR…) Monitor and predict nearshore waves and shoreline change. COASTAL DATA INFORMATION PROGRAM

Diameter of icon depicts Diameter of icon depicts wave amplitude wave amplitude Map of all CDIP stations Map of all CDIP stations Uses GeoRSS file Uses GeoRSS file AJAX timeout request updates map automatically every 10 min. AJAX timeout request updates map automatically every 10 min.

Wave Inundation Predictions 3-day forecasts Basic map of Wave Inundation locations Inundation locations Information window with summary and link Information window with summary and link

Google Map serves as tool for CDIP operations GPS Tracking via Iridium Satellite communications Able to track realtime Able to track realtime positions of CDIP positions of CDIP buoys with respect buoys with respect to their deployment to their deployment positions positions GPS drift trail of buoy which was struck by a vessel. July 10, 2008 Chesapeake Bay

Southern CA Central CA Northern CA Nowcast Wave Models Display wave model Display wave model images via KML file images via KML file

CDIP Wave Nowcast Models – Google Earth overlay Display swell model Display swell model images in Google images in Google Earth via KML files Earth via KML files

Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System Multi-layer overlay of NOAA Raster chart, Multi-layer overlay of NOAA Raster chart, wave data and surface currents. Surface Currents Wave Model

Model and Prediction (MOP) Overview 10,000 MOP locations for all of California 10,000 MOP locations for all of California Drag/Zoom AJAX request refreshes image overlay generated on-the-fly Drag/Zoom AJAX request refreshes image overlay generated on-the-fly Center of map exactly selects stake Center of map exactly selects stake

In-Situ Survey Data Coverage Small overview map Small overview map showing bounds of showing bounds of survey survey All survey pages have All survey pages have this map to anchor this map to anchor user user Image overlay of data Image overlay of data on map on map Ability to recreate data Ability to recreate data image overlay of data image overlay of data on-the-fly for more detail on-the-fly for more detail on POST request on POST request

Coastal Photo Gallery Drag/Zoom map to display Drag/Zoom map to display sets of photos that are part sets of photos that are part of the map bounds of the map bounds AJAX requests update photo AJAX requests update photo set below set below

Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) LIDAR data overlay as KML LIDAR data overlay as KML file in Google Earth file in Google Earth USA Mexico Tijuana Bull Ring

LIDAR Data Coverage 10m contour lines displayed via GPolyline 10m contour lines displayed via GPolyline LIDAR coverage dsplayed via GPolygon LIDAR coverage dsplayed via GPolygon