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.

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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.