The Wave

Spring 2004

Welcome to the ESRI Marine GIS newsletter The Wave, a guide for interesting Marine GIS current events and news.

News

1. ArcGIS Marine Data Model
2. Coastal GIS 2003 Proceedings Now Available
3. Volunteer Divers Map Shark Habitat

Events

1. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information (ACZISC) Meetings
2. White Water to Blue Water: Wider Caribbean; March 21-26
3. GIS Research United Kingdom; April 28-30
4. Marine Advance Technology Education (MATE); July 1-9
5. MEDCOAST Institute Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions; August 31-September 14
6. Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration; September 12-15
7. Littoral 2004; September 20-22

News

ArcGIS Marine Data Model
The ArcGIS Marine Data Model has some new information for you to see and download at the project's Web sites: http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl/arcgis hosted by Oregon State University and http://support.esri.com/datamodels (click Marine).

Coastal GIS 2003 Proceedings Now Available
Coastal GIS 2003, held July 7-8, 2003, at the University of Wollongong, Australia, provided information about integrated GIS approaches to Australia's coastal issues. A collection of the workshop proceedings, which contains a preface, 33 papers, and an overview by editors, is now available. To obtain order information from the Center for Maritime Policy, contact Myree Mitchell at myree_Mitchell@uow.edu.au.

Volunteer Divers Map Shark Habitat
Volunteers of the University of Queensland's underwater club Unidive in Australia conducted more than 600 dives at different sites, collecting information for creating GIS maps about the endangered grey nurse shark. Funded by The World Wildlife Fund and the Threatened Species Network, researchers used ArcView to map the habitats and characteristics of the shark. Read about the methodology and findings of this study and other user stories at ESRI's Marine and Coast Web site at http://www.esri.com/marine.

Upcoming Events

Atlantic Coastal Zone Information (ACZISC) Meetings
The Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee (ACZISC) helps to establish a coastal zone information infrastructure in Atlantic Canada as a precursor to integrated coastal management. Three meetings are scheduled as follows:
May 19-20, 2004: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
September 15-16, 2004: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
January 19-20, 2005: Halifax, Nova Scotia
ACZISC updates are available at http://www.dal.ca/aczisc/new. For information, e-mail the ACZISC secretariat at leblancc@ca.inter.net.

White Water to Blue Water: Wider Caribbean; March 21-26
March 21-26, 2004
Hyatt Regency, Miami, Florida
http://www.international.noaa.gov/ww2bw

The White Water to Blue Water: Sustainable Development Initiative, developed at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, is underway focusing on the wider Caribbean. The initiative promotes an integrated approach to watersheds and marine ecosystems management. The Caribbean conference and training institute will facilitate partnerships, exchange best practices, and encourage innovation.

GIS Research United Kingdom; April 28-30
April 28-30, 2004
University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/gisruk

The GIS Research United Kingdom (GISRUK) conference series acts as a focus for GIS research in the United Kingdom. Primarily aimed at the academic community, GISRUK promotes active collaboration among disciplines. This year's conference focuses on three themes: GIS for environmental decision making, grid computing and GIS, and health and risk applications of GIS. For further details e-mail gisruk@uea.ac.uk.

Marine Advance Technology Education (MATE); July 1-July 9
Marine Advance Technology Education Center Faculty Courses
July 1-July 9, 2004, Building Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
July 11-17, 2004, GIS and Marine Science: Using GIS to Model Marine Habitats
Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California
http://www.marinetech.org/education/institutes.php

The Marine Advance Technology Education (MATE) Center offers two summer classes for faculty development. The ROV class is for designing and building curriculum that is aligned with the country's workforce needs. The GIS and Marine Science: Using GIS to Model Marine class focuses on marine environment, marine technology, and applications of GIS. The priority screening deadline is April 5, 2004. For details, contact Tami Lunsford at tlunsford@marinetech.org.

MEDCOAST Institute Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions; August 31-September 14
August 31-September 14, 2004
Dalyan, Turkey
http://www.medcoast.org.tr

Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) offers an international GIS training program about integrated coastal management. Curriculum addresses ICM issues, sustainable development, coastal tourism, coastal water quality and litter, remote sensing and GIS, environmental economics, and more.

Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration; September 12-15
September 12-15, 2004
Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington
http://www.estuaries.org/2ndnationalconference.php

The 2nd National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat will meet for the purpose of advancing the knowledge, pace, practice, and success of coastal and estuarine habitat restoration. The conference will address habitat restoration in coastal and estuarine areas of the United States, including the Great Lakes region, as well as international initiatives and issues.

Littoral 2004; September 20-22
September 20-22, 2004
Aberdeeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
http://www.littoral2004.org

The Littoral 2004 theme is Delivering Sustainable Coasts: Connecting Science and Policy. This major European event attracts an international audience of coastal researchers, managers, practitioners, and industry leaders.