Introduction by Prof. Dawn Wright, Oregon State University
GIS for the Oceans
January 2011
“This is the time, perhaps as never before, and never again, for a new ethic:
to do for the oceans in the 21st century―through technologies, through newunderstanding, through new insights―what was done in the 20th century for
aviation, for aerospace.
“Where does GIS come in to all of this? I'll put it another way. Where
doesn't
GIS come in to the understanding of the ocean? After all, marine ecosystems, just as those on the land, are geospatial, and therefore so are the solutions
that we must craft as we go forward.”
―Dr. Sylvia Earle
Keynote Address at the 1999 Esri International User Conference
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Table of Contents
What Is GIS? 1GIS for the Oceans 3Exploration 5There Is Still Much We Don't Know about the Ocean 5Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Mission Planning with GIS 7The Virtual Estuary 13Setting a New Standard 19Communicating Ocean Science with GIS 25Federal/State Mapping Program Supports Ocean Managementand Research 31Ecosystems 35GIS and Ecosystem-Based Management 35Fishing Catch Data Mapped Off the East Coast of India 37Understanding Spatial Dimensions Helps Small-Scale Fisheries 43Prioritizing Seagrass Restoration Sites 49
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Prof. Dawn Wright introduces the grand challenges in marine science, and discusses how GIS can help meet the challenges. A series of case studies illustrate how GIS is already being successfully used in these areas.
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