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Demonstration and Hands-on Exercises with the Estuary Data Mapper
Citation:
DETENBECK, N. E., T. Plessel, AND M. TENBRINK. Demonstration and Hands-on Exercises with the Estuary Data Mapper. Presented at Coastal Zone 2011, Chicago, IL, July 17 - 21, 2011.
Impact/Purpose:
The purpose of this research is to provide decision support tools for coastal/estuarine managers related to Clean Water Act. To facilitate data access for estuaries and associated coastal watersheds around the U.S., we are developing the Estuary Data Mapper (EDM), a stand-alone program requiring only internet access to allow users to identify, visualize, and download multi-media environmental data and geospatial coverages.
Description:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is developing e-Estuary, a decision-support system for applications of the Clean Water Act in coastal management. E-Estuary has three elements: an estuarine geo-referenced relational database, watershed GIS coverages, and tools to support decision-making. To facilitate access to data for estuaries and associated coastal watersheds around the U.S., we are developing the Estuary Data Mapper (EDM), a stand-alone program requiring only internet access to allow users to identify, visualize, and download multi-media environmental data and geospatial coverages. The downloaded data can be imported into an ArcMap data model for estuaries and watersheds using tools developed for the ArcMap Toolbox and then used as input to run applications. To facilitate the development of interfaces that use existing tools and datasets, our data model has been created using elements of existing models such as ArcHydro, ArcMarine, and ACES. The workshop will start with an overview presentation of the Estuary Data Mapper tool and related decision-support tools, followed by an opportunity for workshop participants to use the Estuary Data Mapper software to identify, visualize, and download data of interest. Feedback on the tool’s utility will be solicited to inform future improvements.