California State Efforts to Enhance Access to California Coastal and Marine Geospatial Information California Maritime and Business Technologies Summit November 29, 2011 San Diego, CA Laura Engeman California Ocean Protection Council
Outline Who is OPC? Types of state ocean and coastal information now available The State’s proposed project to develop a web-based portal using new technologies and internet- based solutions
C ALIFORNIA O CEAN P ROTECTION C OUNCIL Provide Leadership Recommend Policy Coordinate and convene Invest in innovative projects Science integration
Members: John LairdSecretary for Natural Resources Matt RodriquezSecretary for Environmental Protection Gavin NewsomLt. Governor & State Lands Commission Chair Susan Golding Public Member Geraldine Knatz Public Member Fran Pavley State Senator Toni AtkinsState Assemblymember California Ocean Protection Council
…“assess the needs of California’s public agencies with respect to their abilities to gather, manage, use and share information and decision-support tools relevant to ecosystem-based management in the coastal and ocean environment” …“increase the amount of baseline scientific and geospatial information that is available to public agencies in a publicly accessible, electronic, and geospatial format“…
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