Abstract
 Tracking the Great Whales: An Arc Marine Case Study Track: Ocean, Coastal, and Marine Resources Author(s): Brett Lord-Castillo, Dawn Wright, Tomas Follett, Andrew Weiss, Bruce Mate Arc Marine presents a new framework for collaboration in oceanic and coastal biogeographic analysis. With a common data structure, researchers can share results without conversion, automatically integrate environmental datasets, and develop common tools. This case study explores how Arc Marine supports the scientific process for the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Program (OSU-MMP). The OSU-MMP has used satellite telemetry to track nine cetacean species across two ocean basins. Customization of the model creates a geodatabase fit for data exploration, hypothesis testing, and research permitting compliance. The standardized framework allows for automated import of ARGOS downloads and easy conversion of standard environment rasters such as HDF MODIS or netCDF. Custom applications and tools conform to the core classes of Arc Marine. Thus, other projects using common tag types can utilize the same data loading tools and analysis tools without an extensive geodatabase redesign and reprogramming process. Brett Lord-Castillo Oregon State University Geosciences 104 Wilkinson Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-5506 US Phone: 541-737-1201 Fax: 541-737-1200 E-mail: lordcasb@onid.orst.edu Dawn Wright Oregon State University Geosciences 104 Wilkinson Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-5506 US Phone: 541-737-1229 Fax: 541-737-1200 E-mail: dawn@dusk.geo.orst.edu Tomas Follett Oregon State University Coastal Oregon Marine Experimental Station 2030 S Marine Science Dr Newport, OR 97365 US Phone: 541-867-0202 Fax: 541-867-0128 E-mail: tomas.follett@oregonstate.edu Andrew Weiss Oregon State University Coastal Oregon Marine Experimental Station 2030 S Marine Science Dr Newport, OR 97365 US Phone: 541-867-0394 Fax: 541-867-0128 E-mail: andrew.weiss@oregonstate.edu Bruce Mate Oregon State University Coastal Oregon Marine Experimental Station 2030 S Marine Science Dr Newport, OR 97365 US Phone: 541-867-0202 Fax: 541-867-0128 E-mail: bruce.mate@oregonstate.edu |
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