About Special Projects

Special Projects Division
Coastal Resources Assessment Branch
Integrated Planning and technical services Branch

Special Projects, a unit within the National Ocean Service's Management and Budget Office, provides technical support services to help the NOS Assistant Administrator and NOS Program and Staff Offices meet new and existing requirements. It does this by offering assistance in three core capabilities.

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Special Projects Division

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Brent Ache, Chief

Special Projects provides information, assessments, and tools in support of the collaborative coastal stewardship mission of the National Ocean Service (NOS) and its partners.  Special Projects provides the NOS Program Offices and leadership a tactical staff resource to (1) quickly address priority requirements, (2) focus on integration, and (3) research and develop innovative solutions, products, and services.  The division is organized into two branches, the Coastal Resources Assessment Branch and the Integrated Planning and Technical Services Branch.

 

Coastal Resources Assessment Branch

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Alison Hammer, Chief

The Coastal Resources Assessment Branch provide a variety of capabilities to support coastal resource assessments of environmental and socioeconomic data; the evaluation and prioritization of management options; the design and execution of multi-stakeholder collaboration and programmatic integration; and the development of strategic action plans.  The branch works to build capacity within NOS and NOAA through a high level of collaboration with internal project partners.  The branch also seeks solutions that have significant transfer potential throughout the coastal stewardship community.

Integrated Planning and Technical Services Branch

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Robby Wilson, Chief

The Integrated Planning and Technical Services Branch provides a wide spectrum of spatial data analysis and GIS support capabilities, including designing and building web-enabled Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and analyzing and visualizing spatial environmental and socioeconomic data.  In support of these GIS services, the branch provides capabilities to design, develop, and implement dynamic web applications and databases using ASP.NET programming, SAS, and SQL Server database technology.

 

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