EBM Tools Network Webinar Series

The EBM Tools Network Webinar Series highlights key tools and tool use case studies to help practitioners learn about tools quickly and determine their suitability for specific EBM projects. Webinars are held 1-3 times per month and typically last 1 hour.

Upcoming EBM Tool Demonstration Webinars

 Demonstration of Oregon MarineMap by Andy Lanier of the Oregon Coastal Management Program and Charles Steinback of Ecotrust (February 7, 2 pm EST/11 am PST/7 pm GMT). Oregon MarineMap is a web-based decision support tool to support the State of Oregon’s marine spatial planning efforts including the on-going public process to update the Oregon Territorial Sea Plan. Oregon MarineMap provides resource managers, scientists, stakeholders, and the public with the ability to visualize social, economic, and ecological attributes of coastal areas; spatially locate various uses and activities; generate reports that assess the application of certain uses according to pre-defined guidelines, ecological conditions and socio-economic factors; and share information and analytical results with other users. With this functionality, users can collectively explore and analyze marine geospatial information to identify suitable areas for renewable ocean energy with consideration for existing uses and the conservation of marine resources and ecological functions. Learn more about Oregon MarineMap at www.oregon.marinemap.org. Register for this webinar at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/439287209.

Presentation on the Table for Coastal Resiliency: Introduction to the CommunityViz® CHARM Model for the Houston/Galveston Region by Amy Anderson of Placeways and Steve Mikulencak of Texas AgriLife Extension (March 14, 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT/6 pm GMT). The Houston-Galveston region of Texas is growing rapidly, and much of that growth will be along the coast and its bayous. As these communities plan for their future, they must consider coastal hazards and climate change impacts such as hurricanes, sea level rise, water pollution, flooding, water demand, wetlands and habitat. This project applied a highly interactive, low-cost public outreach and education workshop format that engaged local stakeholders (municipal planners, resource managers, community leaders) more deeply in the regional planning process. The workshop used an innovative hands-on tabletop sketching exercise. In this exercise, participants sketched alternative growth scenarios using infrared pens and a light table and used CommunityViz software to track the likely implications of their plans for a range of issues such as housing, economics, environment, hurricane risk, and water quality. Learn more about the workshop at http://placeways.com/communityviz/gallery/casestudies/pdf/CHARM.pdf. Register for this webinar at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/864958049.

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

 

Download Recordings of Past EBM Tool Webinars (by Date)

Webinars below are organized by the date they were held. Click here to find webinars by the name of the tool demonstrated or here to find webinars by the type of tool that was demonstrated.

 

 

Download Recordings of Past EBM Tool Webinars (by Tool Name)

Webinars below are organized alphabetically by tool name. Click here to find webinars by the date of the webinar or here to find webinars by the type of tool that was demonstrated.

 

 

Download Recordings of Past EBM Tool Webinars (by Tool Type)

Webinars below are organized by the type of tool that was demonstrated. Click here to find webinars by the date of the webinar or here to find webinars by tool name.

Develop conceptual models

Acquire and manage data

Acquire biological data
Download geospatial records of plants and animals
Plan and execute biological surveys
Acquire environmental data
Download environmental data
View and organize environmental data using specialized tools
Acquire social, economic, and legal data
Identify providers of social, economic, and legal data
Gather data from fishermen about fishing areas
View, organize, manipulate, and share geospatial data
Work with data using geographic information systems (GIS)
Convert data to GIS-compatible formats
Share geospatial data over the Internet

Analyze data and develop models and scenarios

Map and model plant and animal habitat
Classify landscapes, seascapes, and environmental data
Model habitat
Model biological connectivity between sites or regions
Map and model water flow and related processes
Model runoff, pollution, and related processes affecting water quality
Model flooding, inundation, and wave exposure
Model beach change and natural coastal sediment transport
Map and model fisheries and aquaculture
Summarize, analyze, or model fishing effort and catch
Simulate fisheries through time
Evaluate fisheries without running simulations
Simulate ecosystems through time
Identify and prioritize sites for conservation or other uses
Select sites interactively with filters and queries
Select sites systematically using Marxan and tools that interoperate with it
Select sites using strategies designed for specific types of habitat
Map and model human communities and uses of the land and sea
Model future land use scenarios and evaluate against multiple objectives
Assess the economic value of the ecosystem services and wild areas
Identify laws and regulations relevant to the ecosystem

Make and implement EBM decisions

Develop, evaluate, negotiate, and communicate management plans
Conservation plans
Land use and general community plans
Marine protected areas and marine reserves
Hazard mitigation plans and adaptations to climate change
Water resource, watershed, and estuary management plans
Engage and communicate with stakeholders
Gather stakeholder input at meetings
Educate stakeholders about EBM and making tradeoffs
Make complex decisions with the assistance of software

Monitor and assess

Monitor fisheries

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