Florida Coastal Mapping Program

June 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

FCMaP Prioritization 2:

Deep Water (20-200m)

Webinar

June 20, 2023

1:00 to 2:00 pm

FCMaP is holding a webinar to:

Review 2019 prioritization efforts
Discuss where current mapping efforts are focused
Encourage broad participation from statewide stakeholders
Provide instructions on how to use the prioritization tool.

The results of the deep-water prioritization will be discussed at the mid-year forum (September 14, 2023, virtual) and published publicly on the FCMaP webpage and Hub.

For connectivity questions, please reach out to: amber.butler@noaa.gov.

Prioritization Organizational Point of Contact (POC)

Accounts will be created for stakeholders to access the online platform to participate in the prioritization. We aim to have 1 representative (POC) from each agency, lab, group etc. to participate on behalf of their organization. The POC will receive additional information in the coming weeks but please fill out the linked POC form so we know whom from your organization to contact.

All are welcome to attend the webinar on June 20th. This will also be recorded and available on the FCMaP webpage and Hub.

Prioritization POC Form

FCMaP 2023 Mid-Year Forum

Virtual Meeting

September 14, 2023

The FCMaP Science & Technical Advisory Council invites you to our mid-year forum, which will include the results of the Prioritization Deep Water effort along with an update on the FDEP Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI). Please save the date and share with all interested colleagues and stakeholders.

Gulf of Mexico Alliance - All Hands Meeting

June 26-29, 2023

Austin, Texas

The five Gulf states have been the foundation of the GOMA, a partnership network dedicated to working on issues common to the Gulf region. GOMA is bringing together partners from state and federal agencies, academia, non-profits, and industry from across the region to plan projects that implement the

Governors’ Action Plan IV.

Agenda

Registration

USGS St. Petersburg Science Seminar Series:

Multibeam Bathymetry Theory and Techniques

Stephan O'Brien

University of South Florida St. Petersburg

July 18, 2023

Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Biennial Conference

Portland, Oregon, November 12-16, 2023 (in-person only).

Sessions include:

Shallow water mapping in coastal environments: research, methods, and management
CMECS: a "common language" for coastal habitat mapping
Pro-active conservation planning for protected lands in a changing climate

INFORMATION

FCMaP STAC: New USGS Representative - Jim Flocks

Jim Flocks from the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program will be the new representative from USGS agency participating on the STAC. Jim has extensive experience and expertise with sonar and seafloor mapping and will be a great resource for the upcoming deep-water prioritization.

Xan Fredricks has participated in the FCMaP STAC for five years and her contributions have aided FCMaP in all the successes we have achieved. She will be missed and we wish her the best of luck in all of her new endeavors.

A Quarter of the Ocean is Now Mapped

An additional 5.4 million square kilometers of new data - equating to an area twice the size of Argentina - has been added to the definitive map of the world’s ocean floor, with 24.9 percent of the seabed now mapped.

Seabed 2030 Press Release

The global effort behind mapping the world’s entire ocean floor before the end of the decade is being spearheaded by Seabed 2030 - a collaborative project between The Nippon Foundation and the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), itself a joint program of the IHO and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.

Seabed 2030 unveils new website to improve communications about the global mapping initiative - New resource to provide additional tools and insights into ocean mapping.

ArcGIS Bathymetry has arrived!!!

Geo-enable your bathymetric data

More Information Here

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