Mid-AtlanticProducts and services in the Mid-Atlantic often are coordinated through Coastal Services Center field staff members located in the region. For more information, e-mail midatlantic-region@csc.noaa.gov. Regional ProjectsNOAA Regional CollaborationNOAA initiated a regional collaboration effort to improve the delivery of NOAA products and services. The North Atlantic Regional Team (NART) is divided into two subregions, with the Mid-Atlantic region being led out of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. NART efforts are focused on regionally distinct priorities and the national priorities of hazard-resilient communities, integrated ecosystem assessments, integrated water resource services, and outreach and communication. The Center provides significant support to the NART, including providing the subregional lead for New England and the NART regional coordinator. Regional Coastal Water QualityCoastal water quality and nonpoint-source pollution are priority watershed issues for coastal communities. The Center’s regional staff plays an important role in many of these efforts. Staff members in the Mid-Atlantic support the Chesapeake Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) program, provide water quality education expertise, and provide technical assistance for strategic planning efforts. Remote Sensing Coordination for the Mid-AtlanticThe goal of this project is to ensure that the remote sensing needs for the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region are identified, gathered, communicated, and met. The project reviews regional remote-sensing product validation requirements and identifies development opportunities that integrate remote-sensing data with other data sets and decision-support tools in the Chesapeake region. DelawareCoastal Elevation MappingThe Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data. Coastal Management FellowshipThe NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. The Delaware Coastal Management Program has hosted four fellows:
Coastal Services MagazineThis bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Delaware include
Land Cover MappingNothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to provide a means of detecting change or trends. Land cover and land cover change data were produced for the U.S. Northeast region using 30-meter resolution imagery. Mapping is available for New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland for 1996, 2001, and 2005, and for Northern Pennsylvania for 1996 and 2001. TrainingThe Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in Delaware include
MarylandCoastal Elevation MappingThe Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data. Coastal Management FellowshipThe NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. The Maryland Coastal Zone Management Division has hosted three fellows:
Coastal Services MagazineThis bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Maryland include
Integrated Ocean Observing System ApplicationsThe Center is working with data providers to ensure that ocean data are available and useful to the widest possible audience. For the Mid-Atlantic, the Center has
developed the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Larvae Tracker (CBOLT) using ocean observing system data, which gives scientists the ability to predict larvae distribution for a user-specified period of time. This information helps users estimate and visualize location and mortality rate for a released larval stock. Land Cover MappingNothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to provide a means of detecting change or trends. Land cover and land cover change data were produced for the U.S. Northeast region using 30-meter resolution satellite imagery. Mapping is available for New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland for 1996, 2001, and 2005, and for Northern Pennsylvania for 1996 and 2001. NOAA Fisheries’ Community-Based Restoration Program and Cooperative Habitat Protection ProgramThese two programs help practitioners and coastal managers implement ecosystem-based management practices to increase the number of habitat acres restored or conserved. The Center has particular expertise in the planning for habitat restoration and conservation. Current efforts for this project involve developing information resources and tools that improve and enhance shoreline restoration and protection in the Chesapeake Bay. Topographic and Bathymetric ApplicationsThe Center provides information about the availability of topographic and bathymetric data sets and assists coastal managers in working with these sets - particularly in relation to storm surge and inundation modeling. The current focus of this project is on developing a data inventory for Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia and guidance documents describing the coastal management applications of topography and bathymetry. TrainingThe Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in Maryland include
New JerseyCoastal Elevation MappingThe Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data. Coastal Management FellowshipThe NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. The New Jersey Coastal Management Program has hosted two fellows:
Coastal Services MagazineThis bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in New Jersey include
Land Cover MappingNothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to provide a means of detecting change or trends. Land cover and land cover change data were produced for the U.S. Northeast region using 30-meter resolution satellite imagery. Mapping is available for New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland for 1996, 2001, and 2005, and for Northern Pennsylvania for 1996 and 2001. TrainingThe Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. The following course has been delivered to participants in New Jersey:
New YorkBenthic MappingThe Center’s benthic mapping effort provides tools, technical guidance, and data to the coastal management community. In New York, the Center provides technical assistance and support for a privately funded and directed benthic change detection project for Long Island’s South Shore. Coastal Elevation MappingThe Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data. Coastal Management FellowshipThe NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. The New York Division of Coastal Resources has hosted three fellows:
Coastal Services MagazineThis bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in New York include
Habitat Priority PlannerThis GIS-based tool developed by the Center is used to test different alternatives for setting management priorities in a watershed, county, or small region by evaluating and comparing the effects of future land use, conservation scenarios, or proposed restoration projects on habitat quality. Currently, training and updated outreach materials are being developed to support and facilitate the use of the tool, and pilot application products are slated for Maine, New York, and South Carolina. Land Cover MappingNothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to provide a means of detecting change or trends. Land cover and land cover change data were produced for the U.S. Northeast region using 30-meter resolution satellite imagery. Mapping is available for New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland for 1996, 2001, and 2005, and for Northern Pennsylvania for 1996 and 2001. Scenario Planning Tool for Coastal Conservation and Hazard MitigationThe Center is working with The Nature Conservancy to provide an interactive decision-support tool for local governments on Long Island, New York, that will enhance community resilience and meet management objectives for coastal hazard mitigation and biodiversity conservation. The tool will account for future sea level rise and storm scenarios to help communities visualize and understand their risks and vulnerabilities. TrainingThe Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in New York include
PennsylvaniaCoastal Elevation MappingThe Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data. Coastal Management FellowshipThe NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Office for River Basin Cooperation, has hosted one fellow:
Coastal Services MagazineThis bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Pennsylvania include
Land Cover MappingNothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to also provide a means of detecting change or trends. TrainingThe Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in Pennsylvania include
VirginiaCoastal Elevation MappingThe Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data. Coastal Management FellowshipThe NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. The Virginia Coastal Program has hosted one fellow:
Coastal Services MagazineThis bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Virginia include
Integrated Ocean Observing System ApplicationsThe Center is working with data providers to ensure that ocean data are available and useful to the widest possible audience. For the Mid-Atlantic, the Center has developed the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Larvae Tracker (CBOLT) using ocean observing system data, which gives scientists the ability to predict larvae distribution for a user-specified period of time. This information helps users estimate and visualize location and mortality rate for a released larval stock. Land Cover MappingNothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to provide a means of detecting change or trends. Land cover and land cover change data were produced for the U.S. Northeast region using 30-meter resolution satellite imagery. Mapping is available for New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland for 1996, 2001, and 2005, and for Northern Pennsylvania for 1996 for 2001. NOAA Fisheries’ Community-Based Restoration Program and Cooperative Habitat Protection ProgramThe common goal of these two programs is to help practitioners and coastal managers implement ecosystem-based management practices to increase the number of habitat acres restored or conserved. The Center has particular expertise in the planning aspects. Current efforts for this project involve developing information resources and tools that improve and enhance shoreline restoration and protection in the Chesapeake Bay. Topographic and Bathymetric ApplicationsThe Center provides information about the availability of topographic and bathymetric data sets and assists coastal managers in working with these sets - particularly in relation to storm surge and inundation modeling. The current focus of this project is on developing a data inventory for Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia and guidance documents describing the coastal management applications of topography and bathymetry. TrainingThe Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in Virginia include
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