The Eyes on the Ocean™ Bi-weekly is an informal way of keeping you up-to-date on US IOOS® activities. Email us to get it delivered to your inbox, and connect with us to keep up with the latest news! Hello IOOS Community, I’m happy to be saying hello to you all again after a busy August! In the last month, IOOS has made a pretty exciting announcement, added new faces to the program office (welcomes below!), and we’ve been meeting with partners and stakeholders all over the U.S. First I have to send a heartfelt thank you and congratulations to the IOOS Enterprise. In August 2015, NOAA certified the first IOOS regional association, PacIOOS, and in August 2018, CeNCOOS crossed the finish line, meaning all 11 of the IOOS regional associations are now NOAA-certified for data management and gathering. Certification is a lot of hard work and is only possible because of the collaborative relationship between the RAs, the program office, the IOOC, NOAA, and the rest of the Enterprise. It's a milestone for establishing a fully integrated national observing system, it's a requirement of the ICOOS Act, and it's teamwork. We're so proud of this accomplishment, and I hope you'll join me in celebrating along with AOOS, CARICOOS, CeNCOOS, GCOOS, GLOS, MARACOOS, NANOOS, NERACOOS, PacIOOS, SCCOOS, and SECOORA. In addition to announcements, it was a busy month for engagement for the program office! Kind Regards, Data Management and Communications (DMAC) Subsystem and Tools Built on IOOS data (DMAC listserv – contact Micah Wengren DMAC System Architect, data.ioos@noaa.gov) Modeling and Analysis Subsystem (IOOS PO and IOOS Coastal and Ocean Modeling Testbed (COMT) POC – Derrick Snowden, Derrick.Snowden@noaa.gov): Click here to view the IOOS Association Calendar Do you have suggestions for new things you would like to see in the Eyes on the Ocean IOOS Bi-Weekly? Talk to us: eoto@noaa.gov!
Carl