Demonstration of the EcoSpatial Information Database by Keld Madsen and Daniel Hearn of AMEC

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Date: 
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Demonstration of the EcoSpatial Information Database by Keld Madsen and Daniel Hearn of AMEC (April 24, 2012 1-2 pm EDT).  The
EcoSpatial Information Database (ESID) is a database of ecological
information for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) Atlantic
Planning areas on the Outer Continental Shelf of the East Coast of the
United States. The database supports ecosystem-based management of
activities that BOEM permits by compiling ecological information
resources and associated data into a searchable database with a mapping
interface. Ecological data is referenced to spatial layers, source
documents, and metadata. ESID data emphasizes pelagic ecology
(plankton, nekton, sargassum), infauna, meiofauna, demersal fishes,
coral and hardbottom, seagrass, water quality and geology. The database
is being designed using the ESRI ArcMarine data model. Access through a
cloud hosted web GIS application provides broad access to the data.
Learn more about the EcoSpatial Information Database at www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/ongoing_studies/gm/GM-08-13.html. Register for this webinar at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/801262272