GeoPlatfom.gov - online tool that provides near-real time information about spill response efforts.

[pinto]

Saw this mentioned on CNN yesterday. Worth a look. ~ pinto

GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse is a new online tool that provides you with near-real time information about the response effort. Developed by NOAA with the EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Interior, the site offers you a “one-stop shop” for spill response information.

The site integrates the latest data the federal responders have about the oil spill’s trajectory with fishery area closures, wildlife data and place-based Gulf Coast resources — such as pinpointed locations of oiled shoreline and current positions of deployed research ships — into one customizable interactive map.

GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse employs the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) a web-based GIS platform developed by NOAA and the University of New Hampshire’s Coastal Response Research Center. ERMA was designed to facilitate communication and coordination among a variety of users — from federal, state and local responders to local community leaders and the public. The site was designed to be fast and user-friendly, and we plan to keep it constantly updated.

The mapping tool includes only those vessels equipped with the automatic identification system and therefore is not representative of all the vessels supporting the largest oil spill response and recovery operation in U.S. history.

http://www.geoplatform.gov/gulfresponse/

[Scurrilous]

1. Thanks for the info.

K & R :thumbsup:

[bbinacan]

2. Interesting.

Thanks for the link.

[tosh]

3. Cool...thanks!!

[pinto]

4. Kick for a great resource / data tool.

:hi: