Mapping Ocean Wealth Atlas

Mapping Ocean Wealth Atlas

The Mapping Ocean Wealth data viewer is a live online resource for sharing understanding of the value of marine and coastal ecosystems to people.

Coastal Resilience Mapping Portal

Coastal Resilience Mapping Portal

Coastal Resilience is a program led by The Nature Conservancy to examine nature’s role in reducing coastal flood risk. The program consists of an approach, a web mapping tool, and a network of practitioners around the world supporting hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning.

Software

Software applications can support marine spatial planning by assisting practitioners in identifying and mapping zoning options, calculating ecosystem service values, or supporting project management.
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  • InVEST
    Open-source software models used to map and value ecosystems services
  • Marxan
    Decision support software for designing new reserve systems, performance monitoring, and zoning design
  • Marxan with Zones
    Extends Marxan capabilities by providing zoning options in geographical regions for biodiversity conservation
  • Miradi
    Project management tool for conservation practitioners
  • SeaSketch
    Online, customizable participatory mapping platform

Planning Portals

Many marine spatial planning processes include the development of online web-portals, designed to complement by the process by increasing transparency, encouraging stakeholder engagement, and provide a central location for data that can be accessed by planners and managers.
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  • Blueways Conservation
    Decision support tool for marine migratory corridors
  • Marine Cadastre
    Web-based map viewer for legal, physical, ecological, and cultural data in the US
  • MaPP (Canada)
    A tool that allows users to access information and maps on the MaPP sub-regional marine spatial plan zones
  • Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal
    Contains a compilation of data to inform regional marine planning from New York to Virginia
  • Northeast Ocean Data
    A decision support and information system supporting regional ocean planning in the Northeast US
  • Washington Marine Planner
    An online decision support tool designed in response to the State of Washington’s marine spatial planning process