California State Efforts to Enhance Access to

California Coastal and MarineGeospatial Information

California Maritime and Business Technologies Summit

November 29, 2011San Diego, CA

Laura EngemanCalifornia Ocean Protection Council

Outline Who is OPC?

Types of state ocean and coastal information now available

The State’s proposed project to develop a web-based portal using new technologies and internet-based solutions

CALIFORNIAOCEANPROTECTION COUNCIL

Provide Leadership

Recommend Policy

Coordinate andconvene

Invest ininnovative projects

Science integration

Members:• John Laird Secretary for Natural Resources• Matt Rodriquez Secretary for Environmental Protection• Gavin Newsom Lt. Governor & State Lands Commission Chair• Susan Golding Public Member• Geraldine Knatz Public Member• Fran Pavley State Senator• Toni Atkins State Assemblymember

California Ocean Protection Council

…“assess the needs of California’s public agencies with respect to their abilities to gather, manage, use and share information and decision-support tools relevant to ecosystem-based management in the coastal and ocean environment”

…“increase the amount of baseline scientific and geospatial information that is available to public agencies in a publicly accessible, electronic, and geospatial format“…

Visualize Draw

Export

Overlay and Analyze

What are the benefits?