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. Functions of these tools can include:

  • Providing a platform for users to view and download data associated with the planning process
  • Capturing, comparing, and sharing stakeholder feedback during the planning process
  • Analyzing, comparing, and revealing trade-offs among possible management scenarios

We have primarily included portals that reflect our partnerships; this list is not intended to be all-inclusive.  In general, the tools listed on this page tools are specific to a particular geography and intended to support coastal and marine planning and management. Contact us with suggestions for additional applications to include on this site.

 

Blueways Conservation

Blueways Conservation

Decision support tool for marine migratory corridors

Marine Cadastre

Marine Cadastre

Web-based map viewer for legal, physical, ecological, and cultural data in the US

MaPP (Canada)

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

Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal

Contains a compilation of data to inform regional marine planning from New York to Virginia

Northeast Ocean Data

Northeast Ocean Data

A decision support and information system supporting regional ocean planning in the Northeast US

Washington Marine Planner

Washington Marine Planner

An online decision support tool designed in response to the State of Washington's marine spatial planning process