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Local Coastal Programs Links
Additional Links Pages:
Local Government Network
Links
Coastal State and U.S. Territory GIS Data Web Sites
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/notables.html#dp
A critical synthesis of potential consequences of the construction,
presence, and use of small docks and piers on the coastal environment.
http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/czm/czmsitelist.html
Nationwide Coastal Management Program Summaries; click on United States map to access state and
territory coastal management program and homepages.
Census Bureau Home Page
http://www.census.gov/index.html
Provides information on a digital database of geographic features, such as roads, railroads,
rivers, lakes, political boundaries, census statistical boundaries, etc.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Tools
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/gis.htm
Links to EPA GlS-based watershed tools and maps
EPA Home Page
http://www.epa.gov/
Provides information on the Environmental Protection Agency.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Digital Q3 Flood Data
http://www.fema.gov/mit/tsd/fq_mapfp.htm
Access to Q3 Flood Data product that is a valuable tool in screening property addresses within
a GIS to determine flood risks
Gap Analysis Program (GAP)
http://www.gap.uidaho.edu
Provides regional assessments of conservation status of native vertebrate species and natural
land cover types and to facilitate the application of this information to land management activities
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC)
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/
Access to digital shoreline, ArcView extensions, LIDAR
National Park Service (NPS) and Geographic Information Systems
http://www.nps.gov/gis/
Provides park boundaries, streams, trails, land cover, and vegetation
Natural Resources Conservation Service Data (NRCSD) Resources
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
Distributes Natural Resources Inventory, plants, and soils data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC)
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/
Access to digital shoreline, ArcView extensions, LIDAR
NOAA MapFinder
http://mapfinder.nos.noaa.gov/
Access to NOAA data including bathymetry, nautical charts, hydrographic surveys
NOAA Special Projects Office
http://sposerver.nos.noaa.gov/spo/products/products.html
Contains estuarine bathymetry data, medium resolution vector shoreline, shellfish register
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)
http://www.nwi.fws.gov/
Provides information about the characteristics, extent, and status of wetlands and deepwater
habitats
USGS National Atlas of the United States of America
http://www.nationalatlas.gov
Provides high-quality, small-scale maps; the atlas will include authoritative digital national
geospatial and geostatistical data sets
Clearinghouses
Coastal Information Directory
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/CID/
Simultaneously searches various databases throughout the country for coast-related data
NASA Global Change Master Directory
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Comprehensive directory describing data sets of relevance to global change research
Other Spatial Data Resources
Environmental Protection Agency: Learn About Maps and Geographic Data
http://www.epa.gov/ceisweb1/ceishome/atlas/learngeog/learnmaps.html
EPA overview of maps and geographic data
NSDI Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
http://www.fgdc.gov/clearinghouse/clearinghouse.html
Searchable collection of over 100 spatial data servers
National States Geographic Information Council and the Federal Geographic Data Committee Framework Survey
http://www.fgdc.gov/framework/survey_results/readme.html
Provides a snapshot of data being produced and used in state, regional, and local governments
that could contribute to the building of a framework of locally produced, locally maintained
data themes available to all
Bibliography of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Coastal Managers
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/datasites/
International compilation of documented GIS applications in the field of coastal management
XTOOLS
Extension from Oregon Department of Forestry
http://www.odf.state.or.us/
ArcView Extension with many tools useful for GIS analysis using ArcView
Remote Sensing Tutorial from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Tutorial approach to explaining the role of space science and technology in monitoring the
Earth's surface and atmosphere
Metadata Starting Points
Federal Geographic Data Committee
http://www.fgdc.gov/
Coordinates the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), which encompasses
policies, standards, and procedures for organizations to cooperatively produce and share geographic
data
Formal Metadata Information and Tools
http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/
Information and tools available from USGS server; includes Metadata Parser
Metadata Primer
http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/metadata.htm
Designed to provide a practical overview of the issues associated with developing and maintaining
all types of metadata
Metadata Primer -- A "How To" Guide on Metadata Implementation
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