Contributors
The data and information accessible via this portal are available thanks to the contributions of many agencies and institutions up and down the West Coast. Current data harvest sources include:
Federal
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) - Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division (FRAM)
- National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - CetMap (Cetacean map)
- NOAA Fisheries - Essential Fish Habitat
- NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
- NOAA National Ocean Service
- NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC)
- NOAA Office for Coastal Management
- NOAA Office for Coastal Management - Marine Cadastre
- NOAA Office of Science and Technology
- NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)
- Office of Coast Survey - U.S. Maritime Limits & Boundaries
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Earthquakes Hazard Program
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - ScienceBase
- U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)
- U.S. National Park Service (NPS)
State
- California Natural Resources Agency
- California State Geoportal
- Oregon Department of Land Conservation & Development (ODLCD)
- Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office (GEO)
- Oregon Ocean Information (OAH)
- Oregon Spatial Data Library (SDL)
- Washington Geospatial Open Data Portal
- Washington Sea Grant
- Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Regional
- Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS)
- Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS)
- Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS)
- Point Blue Conservation Science
Non-governmental
Contribute
Do you have resources pertaining to the West Coast that you think could be valuable to others? If so, we encourage you email us, and we will contact you to discuss the possibility of advertising them in this portal to a West Coast focused audience.
The West Coast Ocean Data Network has a Knowledge Base that outlines some of the requirements and instructions for contributors as well as best practices for data sharing. While minimal metadata is required, there are many pathways to inclusion. Contact us to learn more about what may work best for your information.