NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington
Data Set (DS) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:58183 | Updated: November 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/58183.
Full Citation Examples
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533200, https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25
AbstractSpatial information about the seafloor is critical for decision-making by marine resource science, management and tribal organizations. Coordinating data needs can help organizations leverage collective resources to meet shared goals. To help enable this coordination, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) developed a spatial framework, process and online application to identify common data collection priorities for seafloor mapping, sampling and visual surveys offshore of the West Continental United States Coast (WCC). Twenty-six participants from NOAA’s West Coast Deep Sea Coral Initiative (WCDSCI) and Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS) entered their priorities in an online application, using virtual coins to denote their priorities in 10x10 minute grid cells. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Results were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. Ten high priority locations were broadly identified for future mapping, sampling and visual surveys. These locations were distributed throughout the WCC, primarily in depths less than 1,000 m. Participants consistently selected (1) Exploration, (2) Biota/Important Natural Area and (3) Research as their top reasons (i.e., justifications) for prioritizing locations, and (1) Benthic Habitat Map and (2) Bathymetry and Backscatter as their top data or product needs. This ESRI shapefile summarizes the results from this spatial prioritization effort. This information will enable NOAA WCDSCI, EXPRESS and other WCC organization to more efficiently leverage resources and coordinate their mapping of high priority locations along California, Oregon and Washington.
Distribution Information
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Costa, B., K. Buja, M. Kendall, B. Williams, and J. Kraus. 2019. NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington from 2019-03-01 to 2019-04-01. Zenodo. Dataset, V1.0. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3533201
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Web Service (Other)
Geospatial MapServer Web Service: NCCOS Assessment: West Coast Prioritization Results
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Web Service (Other)
Geospatial MapServer Web Service: NCCOS Assessment: West Coast Prioritization
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U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer
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U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer
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Controlled Theme Keywords
BENTHIC, COASTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Bryan Costa
bryan.costa@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Extents
-129.2° W,
-117° E,
48.6° N,
30.4° S
2019-03-01 - 2019-04-01
Item Identification
Title: | NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington |
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Short Name: | NCCOS Dataset: West Coast Prioritization |
Status: | Completed |
Creation Date: | 2019 |
Publication Date: | 2019 |
Abstract: |
Spatial information about the seafloor is critical for decision-making by marine resource science, management and tribal organizations. Coordinating data needs can help organizations leverage collective resources to meet shared goals. To help enable this coordination, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) developed a spatial framework, process and online application to identify common data collection priorities for seafloor mapping, sampling and visual surveys offshore of the West Continental United States Coast (WCC). Twenty-six participants from NOAA’s West Coast Deep Sea Coral Initiative (WCDSCI) and Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS) entered their priorities in an online application, using virtual coins to denote their priorities in 10x10 minute grid cells. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Results were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. Ten high priority locations were broadly identified for future mapping, sampling and visual surveys. These locations were distributed throughout the WCC, primarily in depths less than 1,000 m. Participants consistently selected (1) Exploration, (2) Biota/Important Natural Area and (3) Research as their top reasons (i.e., justifications) for prioritizing locations, and (1) Benthic Habitat Map and (2) Bathymetry and Backscatter as their top data or product needs. This ESRI shapefile summarizes the results from this spatial prioritization effort. This information will enable NOAA WCDSCI, EXPRESS and other WCC organization to more efficiently leverage resources and coordinate their mapping of high priority locations along California, Oregon and Washington. |
Purpose: |
This effort was funded by NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) through its WCDSCI. The overall goal of the project was to systematically gather and quantify suggestions for seafloor mapping, sampling and visual surveys for the WCDSCI and EXPRESS. The results are expected to help WCDSCI, EXPRESS and other organizations on the WCC to identify locations where their interests overlap with other organizations, to coordinate their data needs and to leverage collective resources to meet shared goals. |
Supplemental Information: |
Collaborators - These organizations were invited to participate in this project: • US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); Pacific Region: Jeremy Potter, Chima Ojukwu • US DOI; United States Geological Survey (USGS); Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC): Danny Brothers, Guy Cochrane, Nancy Prouty • US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): o National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS): National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI): Barry Eakins o National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS): Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP): Tom Hourigan Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC): Liz Clarke, Curt Whitmire, Chris Harvey Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC): Tom Laidig West Coast Regional Office (WCRO): John Stadler o National Ocean Service (NOS): Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM): Ashley Chappell National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS): Arliss Winship Office of Coast Survey (OCS): Corey Allen, Meredith Payne Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: • Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS): Chris Caldow • Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS): Danni Lipski • Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS): Jan Roletto • Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS): Chad King • Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS): Jenny Waddell • West Coast Regional Office (WCRO): Karen Reyna o Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR): Office of Exploration and Research (OER): Amanda Netburn NOAA OAR Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL): Richard Feely, Bill Chadwick, Susan Merle o Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO): John McDonough • Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), Marine Resources Program: Dave Fox, Scott Marion, Arlene Merems • Hoh Tribe: Wendy Largent • Makah Tribe: Katie Wruble • Quileute Tribe: Jennifer Hagen • Quinault Indian Nation: Joe Schumacker • California State University: Richard Kvitek, Gary Greene • Oregon State University: Chris Goldfinger • Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: Charlie Paull • Ocean Exploration Trust: Nicole Raineault Partners: • US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; DSCRTP; West Coast Deep Sea Coral Initiative (WCDSCI) • Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS) Funding: • US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) • US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533200, https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product |
NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial |
NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology |
NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Topic > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments |
NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Topic > Habitat Mapping |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > OREGON
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > Region > Pacific Ocean |
NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > California |
NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Oregon |
NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Washington |
NODC Sea Areas | Coastal Waters of California (57D) |
NODC Sea Areas | Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon (57E) |
NODC Sea Areas | West Continental United States Coast (WCC) |
Physical Location
Organization: | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
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City: | Silver Spring |
State/Province: | MD |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2019 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2019 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Zenodo |
URL: | homepage |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2018 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA GeoPlatform |
Email Address: | gis.community@noaa.gov |
URL: | homepage |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2018 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) |
Address: |
1305 East West Highway, Rm 8110 Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ |
Contact Instructions: |
nccos.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2018 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | National Centers for Environmental Information - Stennis Space Center, Mississippi (NCEI-MS) |
Address: |
Building 1021, Suite 1003 Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 |
Phone: | (228) 688-2936 |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2019 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2018 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Costa, Bryan |
Email Address: | bryan.costa@noaa.gov |
Contact Instructions: |
Point of Contact: • Bryan Costa, Bryan.costa@noaa.gov, NCCOS • NCCOS Data Manager, nccos.data@noaa.gov, NCCOS |
Principal Investigator
Date Effective From: | 2018 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Costa, Bryan |
Email Address: | bryan.costa@noaa.gov |
Contact Instructions: |
Principal Investigator: • Bryan Costa, Bryan.costa@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) |
Extents
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -129.2 | |
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E° Bound: | -117 | |
N° Bound: | 48.6 | |
S° Bound: | 30.4 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2019-03-01 |
End: | 2019-04-01 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
Download from website |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
None |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2019-03-01 |
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End Date: | 2019-04-01 |
Download URL: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533200 |
Distributor: | Zenodo (2019 - Present) |
File Name: | West Coast Prioritization Data |
Description: |
Costa, B., K. Buja, M. Kendall, B. Williams, and J. Kraus. 2019. NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington from 2019-03-01 to 2019-04-01. Zenodo. Dataset, V1.0. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3533201 |
File Type (Deprecated): | Zenodo Data Archive Accession |
Distribution 2
Start Date: | 2019 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nccos/BiogeographicAssessments_WestCoastPrioritizationResults/MapServer |
Distributor: | National Centers for Environmental Information - Stennis Space Center, Mississippi (NCEI-MS) (2018 - Present) |
File Name: | West Coast Prioritization Results MapServer |
Description: |
Geospatial MapServer Web Service: NCCOS Assessment: West Coast Prioritization Results |
File Type (Deprecated): | NCEI Web Service |
Distribution Format: | Web Service (Other) |
Distribution 3
Start Date: | 2018 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nccos/BiogeographicAssessments_NCCOS_West_Coast_Prioritization/MapServer |
Distributor: | National Centers for Environmental Information - Stennis Space Center, Mississippi (NCEI-MS) (2018 - Present) |
File Name: | West Coast Prioritization MapServer |
Description: |
Geospatial MapServer Web Service: NCCOS Assessment: West Coast Prioritization |
File Type (Deprecated): | NCEI Web Service |
Distribution Format: | Web Service (Other) |
Distribution 4
Start Date: | 2018 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://maps.coastalscience.noaa.gov/wc_wa/ |
Distributor: | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) (2018 - Present) |
File Name: | West Coast Prioritization Data Viewer |
Description: |
U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer |
File Type (Deprecated): | NCCOS Web Application |
Distribution 5
Start Date: | 2018 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=83ca1496c2af414993600a5f82fe9336 |
Distributor: | NOAA GeoPlatform (2018 - Present) |
File Name: | West Coast Prioritization Data Viewer |
Description: |
U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer |
File Type (Deprecated): | NOAA GeoPlatform Web Application |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/csmedia/2017/09/NCCOS-with-tag-to-side-wht-bld.png |
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Name: | Browse Graphic: NCCOS |
URL Type: |
Browse Graphic
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Description: |
Browse Graphic: NCCOS |
URL 2
URL: | https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/prioritizing-areas-for-future-seafloor-mapping-research-and-exploration-offshore-of-california-oregon-and-washington/ |
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Name: | NCCOS Project Webpage: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
NCCOS Project Webpage: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington |
URL 3
URL: | https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=83ca1496c2af414993600a5f82fe9336#overview |
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Name: | U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
NOAA GeoPlatform Metadata: U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer |
URL 4
URL: | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nos/nccos/services/iso/xml/BioAssess_NCCOS_West_Coast.xml |
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Name: | West Coast Prioritization MapServer |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
NOAA Service Metadata: West Coast Prioritization MapServer |
URL 5
URL: | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nos/nccos/services/iso/xml/BioAssess_WestCoastPrioritization.xml |
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Name: | West Coast Prioritization Results MapServer |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
NOAA Service Metadata: West Coast Prioritization Results MapServer |
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2021-09-22 |
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Activity Type: | Metadata review |
Responsible Party: | Jessica Morgan |
Description: |
Reviewed metadata, edited keywords (switched from uncontrolled to controlled), edited URLs. |
Data Quality
Completeness Report: |
For details of data completeness, see Lineage Sources. |
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Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
For details of data quality control methods, see Lineage Sources. All users should independently analyze the datasets according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability. |
Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | Six months |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | Other |
If World Data Center or Other, Specify: | Zenodo |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | Six months |
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
NCCOS IT Policy |
Lineage
Sources
01. Costa, B., K. Buja, M. Kendall, B. Williams, and J. Kraus. 2019. Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 264. Silver Spring, MD. 80 pp. doi:10.25923/wa5c-vn25
Citation URL: | https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25 |
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Citation URL Name: | NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 264 |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
There were four main steps in the WCC spatial prioritization process. The first step was to identify the technical advisory team, which included the 11 members of the DSCRTP WCDSCI Steering Committee and all of the participants involved in the EXPRESS campaign. This advisory team invited 37 participants for the prioritization. Step two was to develop the spatial framework and an online application. To do this, the WCC was divided into five subregions and 3,265 square grid cells approximately 10x10 minutes in size. Existing relevant spatial datasets (e.g., bathymetry, protected area boundaries, etc.) were compiled to help participants understand information and data gaps and to identify areas they wanted to prioritize for future data collections. These spatial datasets were housed in the online application, which was developed using Esri’s Web AppBuilder. In step three, this online application was used by 26 participants to enter their priorities in each subregion of interest. Participants allocated virtual coins in the 10x10 minute grid cells to denote their priorities. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Coin values were standardized across the subregions and used to identify spatial patterns across the WCC region as a whole. The number of coins were standardized because each subregion had a different number of grid cells and participants. Standardized coin values were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques, including hierarchical cluster analysis, to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. This ESRI shapefile contains the 10x10 minute grid cells used in this prioritization effort and associated the standardized coin values overall, as well as by organization, justification and product. For a complete description of the process and analyses please see: Costa et al. 2019. |
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Process Contact: | Costa, Bryan |
Email Address: | bryan.costa@noaa.gov |
Source: | 01. Costa, B., K. Buja, M. Kendall, B. Williams, and J. Kraus. 2019. Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 264. Silver Spring, MD. 80 pp. doi:10.25923/wa5c-vn25 |
Acquisition Information
Instruments
Instrument Unavailable Reason: | Not Applicable |
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Platforms
Platform Unavailable Reason: | Not Applicable |
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Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 58183 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:58183 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Jessica Morgan |
Metadata Record Created: | 2019-11-08 13:16+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-11-30 18:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2021-04-07 |
Owner Org: | NCCOS |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-04-07 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-04-07 |