2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Using GIS for Nearshore Maritime Operations Track: Homeland Security Author(s): Jim Wilson, William Jameson With the focus of critical U.S. programs for Homeland Security (HLS) and Homeland Defense (HLD) applications, the need for a GIS based mapping tool for the nearshore land and maritime environments is now of paramount importance. Standard ArcView/ArcGIS software have limited capabilities in the nearshore ocean environment. Their weaknesses include plotting nearshore bathymetry and geoacoustic, sound speed, current, sediment transport, and weather parameters. In addition, ArcView/ArcGIS are especially weak in plotting and updating realtime ship tracks critical to HLS/HLD applications. And the plethora of available survey data available require a great deal of pre-editing for applications in specific geographic areas--lengthening the time before analysis can be performed. However, the paper shows that capabilities in the application of ArcView/ArcGIS to the nearshore maritime domain may be advanced. The results of some of these advances are given in the paper. Jim Wilson Naval Post Graduate School 2450 Pacific Hwy, Suite 219 San Diego , CA 92110 US Phone: 619-523-2023 E-mail: jhwilson@nps.navy.mil William Jameson Neptune Sciences 2450 Pacific Hwy. Suite 219 San Diego , CA 92110 US Phone: 1-310-834-1448 Fax: 619-523-0800 E-mail: paulkel123@hotmail.com |
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