Build Your Mesh
Construct an empty, regularly spaced 3D mesh of points from ocean surface to seafloor covering the extent of your study area.
Collaborate
Draw from the EMU framework, connect with the EMU Science Team, and share your findings in the Esri Living Atlas of the World.
EMUs have always been a collaborative effort. From the GEO consortium commissioning the project to Esri scientists, USGS, NOAA, Natureserve, and international academic institutions providing feedback throughout the project, EMUs and their underlying insights would not be possible without valuable inputs from a large team of contributors. What has been built is only the beginning, though. Scientists across the globe are encouraged to expand EMUs with their own data that can be shared with Esri to form a more current picture of our oceans. Take advantage of pre-existing analysis. Emulate the EMU development framework. Participate in joint research. Distribute your discoveries.
EMUs reinforce your research
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Attach Your Data
Attribute the point mesh with in situ observations. When the in situ points are irregularly spaced, use the Spatial Join tool and specify a match option of Intersect 3D and a search radius. -
Perform Analysis
EMUs are the result of a kmeans clustering algorithm which may be repeated locally to see how a local clustering compares globally. Beyond clustering, several tools in the Measuring Geographic Distribution toolset are 3D enabled as well. -
Visualize
Use a local or global scene in ArcGIS Pro to visualize the results of your analysis. ArcGIS Pro has a rich set of 3D symbology and markers to help you visualize your analytical results. -
Share Your Results
Exchange insights as a 3D web scene in ArcGIS Online or package your maps and the data referenced by the layers it contains into one portable convenient file called a map package.
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Prominent contributors and esteemed experts
Name
| Title
| Company
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| Roger G. Sayre | Senior Scientist | Land Change Science Program, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, USA |
| Dawn J. Wright | Chief Scientist | Esri, Redlands, California, USA |
| Sean P. Breyer | Program Manager of Content | Esri, Redlands, California, USA |
| Kevin A. Butler | Spatial Statistics Product Engineer | Esri, Redlands, California, USA |
| Keith Van Graafeiland | Ocean Content Product Engineer | Esri, Redlands, California, USA |
| Mark J. Costello | Associate Professor | Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Peter T. Harris | Managing Director | GRID-Arendal, Arendal, Norway |
| Kathleen L. Goodin | Chief of Staff, Science Division and Director | Marine Program, NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA |
| John M. Guinotte | Fish and Wildlife Biologist | United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Zeenatul Basher | Research Technologist | National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, USA |
| Maria T. Kavanaugh | Postdoctoral Scholar | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA |
| Patrick N. Halpin | Associate Professor of Marine Geospatial Ecology | Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA |
| Mark E. Monaco | Director of Center for Coast Monitoring and Assessment | National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA |
| Noel A. Cressie | Distinguished Professor | National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia |
| Peter Aniello | Solutions Engineer | now at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
| Charles E. Frye | Chief Cartographer | Esri, Redlands, California, USA |
| Drew Stephens | Industry Manager, Educational Research | Esri, Redlands, California, USA |