The IOOS Catalog

The IOOS Data Catalog is the master inventory of IOOS DMAC datasets and data access services. Users of the Catalog can do a plain text search to locate datasets of interest across the regions, and then connect to their associated data access services in their application of choice.  The Catalog is powered by metadata, and allows users the ability to search for words or phrases within the metadata (eg. salinity observations) to locate relevant datasets.  IOOS provides a number of data access service types, including Sensor Observation Service (SOS), OPeNDAP for gridded data and model output, and Open Geospatial Consortium WMS and WCS for use in GIS applications.  Catalog users may vary in background and familiarity with the IOOS data access services; power users such as scientists, geospatial data analysts, or environmental managers may get the most from the Catalog, however tools to enable the casual user to visualize IOOS data from these services conveniently from within the Catalog are in the works.

The Environmental Sensor Map

The Environmental Sensor Map integrates regional, national, and global real-time (past 4-hours) data across the IOOS enterprise. Data from observing systems operated by IOOS Regional Associations and local data providers within these regional footprints can be viewed and downloaded through this map. The map connects to over 32,000 stations providing the latest information on oceanographic and meteorological conditions. Individual stations and sensors can be selected when zoomed in.  Data is obtained through various SOS access points. Dynamic graphs provide overview statistics for individual sensors or regions. The primary users of this map include Federal, State, and local marine scientists, coastal resource managers, and the general public.

IOOS Model Viewer

The IOOS Model Viewer provides a platform for visualization and analysis of integrated model output.  Users can examine several modeled variables together in a map-based environment, and generate time-series plots of the output.  Real-time observations are also available for comparison purposes.  The engine driving this visualization is the Environmental Data Server (EDS), which harvests model output from a variety of disparate sources and normalizes the output into a single format: CF-compliant NetCDF. The EDS also provides data access services through a THREDDS server, which is available through the Viewer.  This product is intended for use by the marine user community, though is open for exploration by the interested public. 

Marine Biodiversity Observing Network Portal

The MBON portal provides real-time, delayed-mode, and historical data for in situ and remotely-sensed physical, chemical and biological observations. Currently this beta site is under development, however, data access is offered through a series of web mapping services for each MBON project. The primary users include Federal, State, and local marine scientists, coastal resource managers but the general public is invited to explore. The data found in this portal focus on:

• Biodiversity observations of organisms from microbes to whales, including presence, abundance, productivity, genomic, phenology, and other relevant ecological process measurements or indices;
• Habitat characterization and habitat diversity measures, including satellite data and added-value data derived from satellite observations, and neural network model results, such as biogeographical seascape classifications.

Animal Telemetry Network Data Portal

The ATN data management vision includes a regionally distributed data collection, management and sharing capacity that builds on and integrates as many existing telemetry data links as possible to enable local and regional needs to be addressed. At the heart of this system is a centralized data assembly center (DAC) operated by Axiom Data Science. This DAC is a community resource where U.S animal telemetry data is aggregated in a single place where visualization of and access to the data is provided via the ATN Data Portal.