NOAA Pacific Services Center

Data, Tools, Training, and Technical Assistance

September 25, 2008

Jamie Carter and Christine Feinholz

Road Map

• Introduction

• Data

• Geospatial Training

• Technical Assistance

• Decision Support Tools

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NOAA Pacific Services Center

• Link people, information, technology

• Serve the nation’s state and local coastal resource managers

• Regional presence• Priority areas:

– Hazards resilience– Sustainable planning– Environmental literacy– Climate change adaptability

www.csc.noaa.gov

The Pacific Services Center:Serving the Pacific Islands

Data - What’s New and Where Is It?

• Land Cover• Imagery • Lidar • IfSAR • Benthic Habitat • NOAA Composite Shorelines • U.S. Marine Boundaries • Decision Support Tools

• Georegulations

High Resolution Land Cover

• Derived from 2.4 meter Quickbird multispectral imagery (2005)

• Detailed and up-to-date• Island of Oahu available• Islands of Maui, Molokai,

Lanai, and Kahoolawe in progress– Will be released as completed– Anticipated to be complete by

December 2008

High Resolution Impervious

• Derived from 2.4 meter Quickbird multispectral imagery (2005)

• Provides detailed information on location and extent of man-made impervious surfaces

• Developed in partnership with State of Hawaii Office of Planning

Moderate Resolution Land Cover

• The Hawaiian islands will be part of the 2001 national effort

– NOAA and USGS cooperative effort

• We are making use of existing land cover information for the islands

– C-CAP and HI GAP (2001)

• We are not remapping the islands

• This is not an updated land cover

• This effort could be expanded to the rest of the Pacific Islands

Land Cover

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Hawai`i Land Cover

Complete Maui CountyDecember 2008

Impervious Surfaces

2001 2005

Impervious Surfaces – 75% Coverage

…and Hawai`i Impervious Surfaces

…and American Samoa and Guam

Impervious Surfaces – March 2009 Impervious Surfaces - Available NowLand Cover – June 2009

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Ta`uOlosegaOfu

Guam

2005 Quickbird

Imagery

2004-5 IKONOS

ElevationIfSAR and Lidar

• Digital terrain model • Digital surface model • Orthorectified image

• Digital terrain model • Digital surface model

Benthic HabitatLegend

SandMudSeagrass/90%-100%Seagrass/50%-90%Seagrass/10%-50%Macroalgae/90%-100%Macroalgae/50%-90%Macroalgae/10%-50%Encrusting Coraline Algae/90%-100%Encrusting Coraline Algae/50%-90%Encrusting Coraline Algae/10%-50%Linear ReefSpur and GrooveIndividual Patch ReefAggregated Patch ReefAggregated Coral HeadScattered Coral/Rock in Unconsolidated SedimentsColonized PavementColonized Volcanic Rock/BoulderColonized Pavement with Sand ChannelsUncolonized PavementReef RubbleUncolonized Volcanic Rock/BouldersUncolonized Pavement with Sand ChannelsLandEmergent VegetationArtificial/ Hardened SubstrateArtificialArtificial/ FishpondUnknown

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Legislative Atlas

Legislative Atlas

Legislative Atlas

Training

• GeoSpatial Technology

• Coastal Management Training

• Building Process Skills

Training course in Guam

• Coastal Applications Using ArcGIS• GIS For Managers• Assessing GIS for Your Organization• Introduction to ArcGIS I• Remote Sensing• GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning• Conservation Data Documentation• Coastal Inundation Mapping

TrainingGeoSpatial Technology

• Coastal Applications Using ArcGIS• GIS For Managers• Assessing GIS for Your Organization• Introduction to ArcGIS I• Remote Sensing• GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning• Conservation Data Documentation• Coastal Inundation MappingHomer, Alaska

TrainingGeoSpatial Technology

GIS For Managers

• Four-hour course• ArcView 9.2• Lectures, demos, group discussions, hands-on

problem solving• Participants will learn how to define a GIS

describe the key capabilities of a GIS, become familiar with GIS terms and concepts, and recognize the limitations of a GIS.

TrainingGeoSpatial Technology

Remote Sensing for Spatial Analysts

• Two-day course• ArcView 9.2• Lectures, demos, group discussions, hands-

on problem solving• Participants will learn how to use remote

sensing to investigate issues such as land cover and use, shoreline erosion, and fisheries and benthic habitat assessment.

TrainingGeoSpatial Technology

Coastal Inundation Mapping

• Two-day course• ArcView 9.2• Lectures, demos, group discussions, hands-

on problem solving• Participants will learn how to understand

inundation terminology and datum issues, access topographic data, create a digital elevation model, and conduct a risk and vulnerability assessment.

Partnerships:

• Partner with other local agencies in order to maximize training benefits and minimize costs

Assess Costs:• Hosts are responsible for providing venue and equipment (for

attendees).

Coordination:

• A local lead contact needs to be established between partners

TrainingHow to Get Training

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/cls/remote_training_requirements.pdf

• Finding the right GIS tools and data• Assessing appropriateness of tools or data to a specific question• Using GIS tools and data

What we can’t help you with…• We can’t do the work for you• We can help you to ask the right questions – but we can’t tell you

what the answers to those questions should, or shouldn’t be

Geospatial Technical AssistanceWhat we can help you with?

The Magic Planet

Nadia.Sbeih@noaa.gov(808) 532-3204

• Weather / Climate Datasets

• Marine Mammal / Sea Bird Migrations

• Oceans Health / Human Health Datasets

• Marine Geology and Biology

To coordinate Magic Planet for your event,or for more information, contact:

Data Visualization and IntegrationScience on a Sphere

Nadia.Sbeih@noaa.gov(808) 532-3204

• Hawaii has two SOS installations

• Used in museum exhibits

• Reaches students and community

• Educates on a variety of topics

• Grabs audience attentionHumpback Whale MigrationWith Sea Surface Temperature

Modeling and Analysis Tools

• Developed through partnerships with end users – Meet the needs of coastal resource managers

• Provide decision makers with more information– Explore a wider range of management alternatives– Develop better understanding of ecosystem processes and

possible responses to management actions

• Enhance the usability of remotely sensed data products– Add value to existing data products– Save time by automating processes

Featured Tools

1. Impervious Surface Analysis Tool (ISAT)• Calculates the percentage of impervious surface cover for a given

geographic area

2. Nonpoint-Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool (N-SPECT)• Examines land cover to calculate runoff, nonpoint source pollution,

and erosion

3. Habitat Priority Planner (HPP)• Identifies priority locations for conservation and restoration

planning, and performs query visualizations

Common Characteristics

• Documentation• Online help files• Training

Support

• IntermediateGIS skill level

• Raster land cover• Site-specific ancillary

information (free and downloadable)

Data requirements

• ArcGIS 9.2 (SP 4)• Spatial Analyst extension

Software requirements• FreeCost of the tool

ISAT Fundamentals

• Impervious surfaces impact water quality and quantity• ISAT estimates the percentage of a given area covered by

impervious surfaces• Impervious surface areas can be recalculated for different

land cover and land use scenarios

ISAT Data Needs

• Land cover• Analysis units• Population density

(optional)

• Impervious surface coefficients

ISAT Outputs

• New shapefile based on analysis units• Attributes updated with total area, impervious surface area,

and percent impervious surface

• Nonpoint source pollutants impact water quality• N-SPECT estimates storm runoff, eroded sediment, and

pollutant loads, and tracks these loads as they accumulate downstream.

• Allows comparisons of different land cover and land use scenarios

N-SPECT Fundamentals

N-SPECT Data Needs

• Land cover• Topography• Soils• Precipitation• Rainfall erosivity• Pollutant coefficients• Water quality standards

N-SPECT Outputs

• Watershed delineations• Runoff volume• Sediment loads

• Pollutant loads• Pollutant concentrations

HPP Fundamentals

• HPP is a geospatial planning tool that can be used to: – Inventory habitat conditions– Identify, rank, and prioritize restoration and/or conservation sites– Provide spatial planning support to natural resource managers– Analyze proposed changes in land use or land cover– Create maps, reports, and queries

HPP Data Needs and Workflow

Data Needs• Raster land cover• Project specific points,

lines, or polygons

Workflow• Step 1: Classify Habitats• Step 2: Habitat Analysis• Step 3: Explore Data

GROUPEDUNIQUE

Step 1 – Classify Habitats

SIMPLE

Land Use Scenario

BEFORE

AFTER

Step 2 – Habitat AnalysisCore Metrics

Quality• Size• Perimeter-area ratio• Core area

Connectivity• Proximity• Nearest neighbor

PROXIMITY NEAREST NEIGHBORCORE AREA

Step 2 – Habitat AnalysisCustom Metrics

• Count• Distance to• Presence/absence• Polygon overlay• Linear distance within

Step 3 – Explore Data

Participatory GIS• Interactive planning• Group decisions• Quick analysis• Develop site specific

applications

HPP Outputs

Prioritized Sites

Classified Habitats

Reports

• Online land cover summary and analysis website

• Summarizes land cover for user defined areas

• Will not require GIS software

• Publicly available

Land Cover Atlas

Tool Considerations

• Broadly applicable screening tools• Provide decision support, not decisions• Require human interaction, stakeholder input• Data are limiting factors, and don’t come with tool• Analysis time dependent on extent, resolution, and process

complexity

For More Information:

NOAA Pacific Services Center737 Bishop St., Suite 2550

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 www.csc.noaa.gov/psc/

Jamie.Carter@noaa.gov(808) 525-5387

Christine.Feinholz@noaa.gov(808) 532-3769

www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoastDigital Coast

Legislative Atlas

www.csc.noaa.gov/legislativeatlas

Training www.csc.noaa.gov/training