Special Projects
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.
Check out our highlighted products below, and explore the rest in the SP Products section.
State of the Coast |
Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics (STICS) |
Facilitation Primer and Training |
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Explore the connections between coastal communities, the economy, ecology, and climate on NOAA's State of the Coast Web Site. |
Query demographic, personal income and employment, demographic projections, and marine recreation datasets in geographic units relevant to coastal and ocean managers at the STICS Web site. |
Learn more about "Planning and Facilitating Effective Meetings," including how to facilitate break-out groups and deal with difficult personalities. |
NOAA Restoration Day |
NOAA Incident Coordination Center GIS |
Coastal Population Report |
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Volunteer to restore the Chesapeake Bay during NOAA Restoration Day on June 15, 2010. SP has organized this NOAA-wide annual event since it began in 2004. |
The NOAA Incident Coordination Center (ICC) GIS provides a Web-mapping service that displays NOAA staff locations, facilities, and selected mobile assets alongside real-time incident data, such as hurricane tracks, weather imagery, tornados, earthquakes and wildfire locations (see video demonstration). | Population Trends Along the Coastal United States 1980-2008 provides an overview of coastal population trends from 1980 to 2003 and projected change in population by 2008. |
