Web-based analysis and display tools for accessing, delivery, integration, and assessment of environmental data and information

Percy Pacheco
NOS/Special Projects

The information on point and non-point sources of pollution is important to attain the water quality conditions necessary to support human health and living resources in the study area. Despite many existing programs and efforts, activities such as sewage and solid waste disposal, inadequate treatment of industrial wastewater, nutrient run-off, contamination by heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants, and destruction and physical alteration of habitats remain to be addressed within the Bight of the Californias and require binational collaboration. The outcome of this collaboration is to provide a powerful tool for organizing information regarding land-based sources of marine pollution. A regional perspective is a necessary input to the decision-making process; not only to assess the overall regional condition, but also to help place conditions at local sites into a larger comparative perspective.

The goal of this web page is to improve access, delivery, integration, and assessment of key geo-referenced environmental data and information relevant to coastal resource impact issues in the Bight of the Californias region. Specifically this web site provides: A set of web-based data analyis and display tools for the regional point source inventory and other databases Point Source data retrieval (facility profile) Mapping capabilities Comparative and trend analysis, and Visualization capabilities for users with different levels of data and analysis needs (ArcIMS).

Science Center Exhibit/Demo Tuesday - 3:10 - 4:00 P.M. Other demo times will be posted at the exhibit.