Regional Tools
All Issues:
Gulf of Mexico Legislative Atlas
Click here to view this atlas, which identifies federal programs effecting natural resources throughout the Gulf region.
Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics (STICS)
Click here to view demographic, economic, and recreation data for the Gulf of Mexico or to download the NOAA report Population Trends Along the Coastal United States.
National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP)
Established in 1999, the National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP) provides a full range of the most current economic and socio-economic information available on changes and trends along the U.S. coast and in coastal waters. To view the NOEP website, click here.
Data Management Tools and Applications:
Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas
Click here to view online regional collaboration resulting in assessments of the physical environment, marine resources, and economic activity around the Gulf.
GOMAPortal
Click here to view the metadata catalog and data repository for Gulf of Mexico related geospatial datasets.
Storm Smart Coasts
Click here to view an online resource for coastal decision makers looking for the latest and best information on how to protect their communities from weather and climate hazards.
GDAPT
Click here for the Gulf of Mexico Data Acquisition Planning Tool.
MERMAid (Metadata Enterprise Resource Management Aid)
Click here for MerMAid, a secure online Web-based application that allows users to create, validate, manage and publish metadata records.
Metadata Transforms
Click here for available Extensible Markup Language (XML) transformations available to automate the metadata translation and can be developed to automate metadata creation.
Ecowatch
Click here for Ecowatch, which provides a data management infrastructure that is comprised of data services and support functions for data discovery.
Water Quality:
Harmful Algal Blooms Observing System (HABSOS)
The Harmful Algal Blooms Observing System (HABSOS) website is a regional, web-based data and information dissemination tool. This website provides a secure data entry tool for collection of cell count observations of the algal species Karenia brevis. Click here to view the HABSOS website.
Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting System
The HAB Forecasting System provided by NOAA supplies information on the location, extent, and potential for development or movement of harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico. Click here to visit the website.
Habitat ID:
PHINS Digital Library and Spatial Data Viewer
Click here to visit the evaluation website.
Ecosystem Integreation and Assessment
Geco Serv - Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico
Click here to access the Ecosystem Services Valuation Database.
GOMAportal is a metadata catalog and data repository for Gulf of Mexico related geospatial datasets. Click here to access data.
Nutrients:
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Water Quality / Hydrodynamics Model Database (zip, 707kb)
Nutrient Reduction Decision Support
Restoration:
No tools to report at this time.
Education:
Alliance Environmental Education
Network Website
