Welcome
NOS Special Projects provides information, assessments, and tools in support of the collaborative coastal stewardship mission of the National Ocean Service (NOS) and its partners.
What's New
- Mar. 25, 2013: NOAA's National Coastal Population Report now available
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Nov. 7–8, 2012: California Habitat Blueprint Focus Area Selection Workshop
Special Projects developed an online collaboration tool and provided facilitation services in support of this cross-NOAA workshop to choose one habitat focus area from a list of 17 possible sites.
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Explore coastal population trends from 1970 to 2020 in NOAA's National Coastal Population Report.
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Need a base map for coastal and ocean planning? How about a seamless mosaic of NOAA's Raster Navigational Charts?
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Collaborate with other ocean planners online using SeaSketch.
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Reach into the past with NOAA's Historical Shoreline Survey Viewer.
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NOAA's CMSP Data Registry—a collection of Web-accessible NOAA geospatial data sets that support coastal and marine spatial planning.