Luncheon Speaker Series 09/25/2008 Jamie Carter and Christine Feinholz NOAA Pacific Services Center (PSC)

1. NOAA Pacific
Services Center
Data, Tools, Training,
and Technical Assistance
Jamie Carter and Christine Feinholz
September 25, 2008

2. ² Road Map
• Introduction
• Data
• Geospatial Training
• Technical Assistance
• Decision Support Tools

3. NOAA Pacific Services Center
• Link people, information,
technology
• Serve the nation’s state
and local coastal
resource managers
• Regional presence
• Priority areas:
www.csc.noaa.gov
– Hazards resilience
– Sustainable planning
– Environmental literacy
– Climate change adaptability

4. The Pacific Services Center:
Serving the Pacific Islands

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Hawai`i Land Cover
Complete Maui County
December 2008
2005 In
1992 2001
Progress
Land Cover

10. …and Hawai`i Impervious Surfaces
2005
2001
Impervious Surfaces
Impervious Surfaces – 75% Coverage

11. …and American Samoa and Guam
Guam
Tutuila
Ofu Olosega
Ta`u
Impervious Surfaces - Available Now
Impervious Surfaces – March 2009
Land Cover – June 2009

12. Imagery
2005 Quickbird
2004-5 IKONOS

13. Elevation
IfSAR and Lidar
• Digital terrain model
• Digital terrain model
• Digital surface model
• Digital surface model
• Orthorectified image

14. Benthic Habitat
Legend
Sand
Mud
Seagrass/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 Reef
Spur and Groove
Individual Patch Reef
Aggregated Patch Reef
Aggregated Coral Head
Scattered Coral/Rock in Unconsolidated Sediments
Colonized Pavement
Colonized Volcanic Rock/Boulder
Colonized Pavement with Sand Channels
Uncolonized Pavement
Reef Rubble
Uncolonized Volcanic Rock/Boulders
Uncolonized Pavement with Sand Channels
Land
Emergent Vegetation
Artificial/ Hardened Substrate
Artificial
Artificial/ Fishpond
Unknown

15. Digital Coast

16. Digital Coast

17. Digital Coast

18. Digital Coast

19. Digital Coast

20. Digital Coast

21. Digital Coast

22. Digital Coast

23. Digital Coast

24. Digital Coast

25. Digital Coast

26. Legislative Atlas

27. Legislative Atlas

28. Legislative Atlas

29. Training
• GeoSpatial Technology
• Coastal Management Training
• Building Process Skills
Training course in Guam

30. Training
GeoSpatial 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
Homer, Alaska
• Coastal Inundation Mapping

31. Training
GeoSpatial 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.

32. Training
GeoSpatial 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.

33. Training
GeoSpatial 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.

34. Training
How to Get Training
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
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/cls/remote_training_requirements.pdf

35. Geospatial Technical Assistance
What we can help you with?
• 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

36. The Magic Planet
• 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:
Nadia.Sbeih@noaa.gov
(808) 532-3204

37. Data Visualization and Integration
Science on a Sphere
• Hawaii has two SOS installations
• Used in museum exhibits
• Reaches students and community
• Educates on a variety of topics
• Grabs audience attention
Humpback Whale Migration
With Sea Surface Temperature
Nadia.Sbeih@noaa.gov
(808) 532-3204

38. 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

39. 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

40. Common Characteristics
Cost of the tool • Free
Software requirements • ArcGIS 9.2 (SP 4)
• Spatial Analyst extension
Data requirements • Raster land cover
• Site-specific ancillary
information (free and
downloadable)
GIS skill level • Intermediate
Support • Documentation
• Online help files
• Training

41. 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

42. ISAT Data Needs
• Land cover • Impervious surface
• Analysis units coefficients
• Population density
(optional)

43. ISAT Outputs
• New shapefile based on analysis units
• Attributes updated with total area, impervious surface area,
and percent impervious surface

44. N-SPECT Fundamentals
• 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

45. N-SPECT Data Needs
• Land cover
• Topography
• Soils
• Precipitation
• Rainfall erosivity
• Pollutant coefficients
• Water quality standards

46. N-SPECT Outputs
• Watershed delineations • Pollutant loads
• Runoff volume • Pollutant concentrations
• Sediment loads

47. 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

48. HPP Data Needs and Workflow
Data Needs Workflow
• Raster land cover • Step 1: Classify Habitats
• Project specific points, • Step 2: Habitat Analysis
lines, or polygons • Step 3: Explore Data

49. Step 1 – Classify Habitats
UNIQUE GROUPED
SIMPLE

50. Land Use Scenario
BEFORE
AFTER

51. Step 2 – Habitat Analysis
Core Metrics
Quality Connectivity
• Size • Proximity
• Perimeter-area ratio • Nearest neighbor
• Core area
CORE AREA PROXIMITY NEAREST NEIGHBOR

52. Step 2 – Habitat Analysis
Custom Metrics
• Count
• Distance to
• Presence/absence
• Polygon overlay
• Linear distance within

53. Step 3 – Explore Data
Participatory GIS
• Interactive planning
• Group decisions
• Quick analysis
• Develop site specific
applications

54. HPP Outputs
Classified Habitats
Reports
Prioritized Sites

55. Land Cover Atlas
• Online land cover summary and analysis website
• Summarizes land cover for user defined areas
• Will not require GIS software
• Publicly available

56. 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

57. For More Information:
Digital Coast www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast
Legislative
www.csc.noaa.gov/legislativeatlas
Atlas
Training www.csc.noaa.gov/training
Jamie.Carter@noaa.gov Christine.Feinholz@noaa.gov
(808) 525-5387 (808) 532-3769
NOAA Pacific Services Center
737 Bishop St., Suite 2550
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
www.csc.noaa.gov/psc/