Data and Information Systems
The Environmental Studies Program Information Systems (ESPIS) makes all completed ESP reports available on-line as full electronic pdf documents, including images and graphics. The information is grouped geographically to locate the most useful documents. Geographic locations for the research include the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Pacific, and Alaska.
The Multipurpose Marine Cadastre (MMC) is an integrated marine information system that provides jurisdictional, legal, physical, ecological, and human use data in a common geographic information system (GIS) framework. The MMC was designed specifically to support renewable energy siting on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf but is also being used for various other ocean-related efforts. The MMC has three primary focus areas: Web map viewers and decision-support tools, a spatial data registry, and technical support and regional capacity building.