The OBISSEAMAP information and spatial decision support system: Supporting marine mammal science and

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The OBIS-SEAMAP information and spatial decision
support system Supporting marine mammal science
and management

• Pat Halpin, Andy Read, Ei Fujioka, Ben Best,
  Lucie Hazen, Kim Urian, Caroline Good and Ben
  Donnelly
• Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab
• Nicholas School of the Environment Earth
  Sciences
• Duke University Marine Lab

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OBIS-SEAMAP 2.0
Global online database of marine mammal, seabird
and sea turtle data.
262 datasets 1935 2009 gt2,300,000 records
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More than 70 government agencies, universities,
NGOs have contributed to OBIS-SEAMAP
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General Data Types
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Introduction to SEAMAP 2.0
- Design Concepts -
Spatially Temporally Interactive
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• Sea surface temperature / Sea surface height /
  Sea surface chlorophyll
• Synchronized with time

SST in 2005
SST in 2006
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• Choose individual animal
• Trace movement over time
• Create animations

Tracks in Dec 2003
Tracks in Jan 2004
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• Browser search fin photos from different sites
• Identify same animal with helper tools

Larger thumbnail
Zoom in/out
Flip
Rotate
Sighting locations
Overlay two photos
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Two linked projects
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Habitat Modeling Workflow
(1) animal observation data
(2) ocean observation data
Data
(4) spatial decision support system
Information
(3) statistical analysis modeling
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SDSS Model Data Browser
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SDSS Model Data Browser
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SDSS Model Data Browser
3 model sources
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SDSS Model Data Browser
Example Beaked whales GoMEX
Model prediction
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SDSS Model Data Browser
Example Beaked whales GoMEX
observations and effort
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SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
Model statistics
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SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
environmental separation
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SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
Model error
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SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
ROC analysis / binary habitat map
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SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
Contributing datasets
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SDSS Model Data Browser
Beaked whale species page
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SDSS Model Data Browser
selection of operational areas
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SDSS Model Data Browser
selection of operational areas
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North Atlantic Right Whale
Calving habitat Shallow Depth Low wind /
roughness Temperature gradient
Calving Habitat
Charleston
Kings Bay
Jacksonville
Good et al. in prep
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The OBIS-SEAMAP information and decision support
system Supporting marine mammal science and
management
For discussion From NOAAs perspective what will
be the most useful and sustainable way to
continue OBIS-SEAMAP into the future?