Projects
Ontology and Semantic Web
 | BIOASSAY ONTOLOGY NIH-funded ontology and the development of a semantic web for the deployment of a bioassay ontology. This project is to enable the search of diverse high-throughput screening (HTS) data and facilitate discovery, comparison and rapid integration of various screening data sets across databases. URL: http://bioassayontology.org/
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| PORITES: SEMANTIC WEB FOR MARES ICEM
Project in development for the development of a semantic web to host Integrated Conceptual Ecological Model (ICEM) that are currently being discussed/developed in the NOAA NCCOS-funded MARES project (see below) URL: <to follow>
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Data Management
| GCOOS DATA PORTAL
This GCOOS (Gulf of Mexico Coastal and Ocean Observing System) Data Portal provides timely information about the environment of the United States portion of the Gulf of Mexico and its estuaries for use by decision-makers, including researchers, government managers, industry, the military, educators, emergency responders, and the general public. Observing stations in the region are monitored constantly.
URL: http://gcoos.rsmas.miami.edu/
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Empirical and Object-based Modeling
| FAO-ICLARM Fish Stock Assessment Tools version 2 (FiSAT II)
The FAO-ICLARM Fish Stock Assessment Tools version 2 (FiSAT II) is a program package developed mainly for the analysis of length-frequency data, but also enables related analyses, of size-at-age, catch-at-age, selection and other analyses. It contains over 100 analytical routines that are commonly used.
URL: http://www.fao.org/fishery/topic/16072/en
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Geographic Information Systems
 | St. Croix and Buck Island Data Navigator The St. Croix and Buck Island Data Navigator is an Internet-based Geographic Information System (GIS) developed in support and partnership with Living Oceans Foundation. The Data Navigator was designed to facilitate access and analyses of spatial data for St. Croix and Buck Island (USVI) with the goal to minimize the need for specialized GIS training in order for resource managers and others to use the GIS to full advantage while also maximizing the efficiency at which to conduct their research. URL: http://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=163
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 | DIGITAL MAPS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) survey was done in 2006 around the Antigua and Barbuda area to assess the benthic community and fish diversity. The various data were map and a user interface was developed to present the results. URL: http://crem.rsmas.miami.edu/antigua/antigua_maps.htm
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 | DATA NAVIGATOR: SOUTH FLORIDA While GIS offers great potential for assisting resource managers, it has been avoided by some and inefficiently utilized by others. There are hundreds of digital maps available to managers and most data can be downloaded via the Internet. However, in many of these cases, the expertise or skills required to access the proper digital maps is not usually readily available. NCORE has initiated the development and deployment of an Internet-based system to help resource managers navigate through a maze of publicly available digital maps for Florida Keys (here called, DNav: South Florida; formerly labeled as FK GiDST). URL: No direct but can be accessed from NCORE's site at http://ncore.rsmas.miami.edu
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 | BAHAMAS ATLAS ONLINE The Bahamas Biocomplexity Project (BBP) with collaborators from nine different institutions have identified the areas of research needed (both theoretical and empirical) in developing an integrated study of the design, implementation, and management of an MPA network. As part of the Geographical Information System (GIS) working group, this online digital map atlas of the study area was aimed at addressing the spatial integration of the human dimensions with the biophysical patterns and processes being studied by the other working groups. URL: http://bbp.amnh.org/website/gwg.html
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| GIS DATA PORTAL This is a set of modules designed to facilitate the access of GIS resources of the Living Oceans Foundation. This include links to map viewers, list af spatial maps in the repository and options to download te data, and module to register user. URL: http://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/
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Games and Others
 | MARINE AND ESTUARINE GOAL SETTING FOR SOUTH FLORIDA (MARES) The goal of the Marine and Estuarine Goal Setting for South Florida (MARES) Project is to reach a science-based consensus about the defining characteristics and fundamental regulating processes of a South Florida coastal marine ecosystem that is both sustainable and capable of providing the diverse ecological services upon which our society depends. The portal was designed to facilitate communication among parties. URL: http://sofla-mares.org
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 | NATIONAL CENTER FOR CORAL REEF RESEARCH (NCORE) The National Center for Coral Reef Research (NCORE) at the University of Miami is one of the world's leading providers of scientific research to better understand, conserve and manage coral reefs worldwide. Located at the University's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, the center provides a central point of contact for over 50 University faculty, research staff and students. URL: http://ncore.rsmas.miami.edu
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| EDUCATIONAL GAME SOFTWARE: REEF RANGER Coral reefs are vital to the culture and economics of Hawaii, and to the quality of life of the people who reside in the State and who visit it as tourists. The average person reaping these benefits has only a vague concept of the importance of the reefs, and a partial understanding of the complexity of the threats to these ecosystems. This game software was designed to give the player a better understanding of the ecology of the coral reefs and effects humans have on the coral reef ecosystem. URL: http://crem.rsmas.miami.edu/reefranger/index.htm
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