1. 1 E nvironmental R esponse M anagement A pplication Amy Merten, Michele Jacobi, John Whitney and Nancy Kinner October 28, 2008

2. 2 Acknowledgments Portsmouth Harbor area local and regional response community. Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) facilitated and funded the development of ERMA. Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) provided funding. Development by: NOAA Office of Response and Restoration UNH Earth Systems Data Collaborative UNH-NOAA Joint Hydrographic Center UNH Research Computing

3. 3 Outline Overview background and design process Discuss of how web-based GIS technology can assist in a environmental response effort and operations Highlight examples of the ERMA’s capabilities

4. 4 Coastal Response Research Center Partnership between NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) and University of New Hampshire Mission: Develop new approaches to spill response and restoration through research/synthesis of information ERMA Sites: Operational in Portsmouth NH Planned in Caribbean (EPA Region 2) Discussions with Arctic Community

5. 5 Continuum of “Response” for the OR&R Emergency Response Division (ERD) Response (24 hours) Restoration - Recovery (Years to Decades) Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD)

6. 6 Diverse datasets can be interlaced on a single map to better visualize a the complex nature of an area A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…

7. 7 Why use a web based GIS platform during a Response? Integrate and synthesize various types of information Provide fast visualization of current information Improve communication and coordination among responders and stakeholders Provide resource managers with the information they need to make better informed decisions

8. 8 Functional Web GIS Platform for Response Package data in a well-designed management, visualization, and analysis tool: Easily accessible - field and command User friendly Quick to display Capable of real-time data display Simple to update/ download from Secure

9. 9 Project Partners: Technical Advisers Additional Partners US Coast Guard US EPA NH Dept. Environmental Services ME Dept. Environmental Protection NH Fish and Game NH Coastal Manager NH Div. Emergency Services Piscataqua River Cooperative FL Fish & Wildlife NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Coastal Services Center Office Coast Survey Weather Service Gulf of ME Ocean Observing System UNH Joint Hydrographic Center Joint Center for Ocean Observing Technology Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology Coastal Ocean Observing and Analysis Research Computing Center Earth Systems Data Collaborative

10. 10 ERMA Schematic View

11. ERMA Architecture

12. 12 Demo Highlights Site basics Secure access Document & data links ESI information NOS/NOAA data Real-time feed for weather, ships Incident information Trajectories Resource Movements Shoreline Assessment results Interactive Tools Zoom to location Interactive drawing areas of interest Upload/ Download File and site access management

13. 13 Easy to Access Data Types

14. 14 Critical Datasets for Environmental Response

15. 15 Link to documents and Download data

16. 16 Data Table Access

17. 17 Real-time vessel traffic from AIS

18. 18 NOAA Navigational Charts

19. 19 Weather and Buoy Observations

20. 20 Weather and Buoy Observations

21. 21 Interactive Tools

22. 22 Interactive Tools

23. 23 Interactive Tools

24. 24 Interactive Tools

25. 25 Interactive Tools

26. 26 Environmental Response Management Application

27. 27 Acknowledgement Funding for this project was provided by the Coastal Response Research Center www.crrc.unh.edu