Ocean Exploration

ArcGIS Storymaps

Below are links to a handful of great StoryMaps from USF, NOAA, Oceana, and others. 

Continental Shelf Characterization, Assessment, and Mapping Project

USF-CMS’s Seafloor Mapping and Imaging Project, 2015-2020

Florida Coastal Mapping Program (FCMaP)

Federal & State initiative to facilitate mapping Florida’s coastal waters by 2028.

Mapping the ocean floor

From Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)

Mapping the Ocean Floor

Applied Oceans Research Group (AORG) at Nova Scotia Community College

Mapping, Classifying, and Protecting Seamounts

From GRID-Arendal, a non-profit environmental communications center in Norway. 

Expadición Atlantic Seamounts

2014 Expedition to El Hierro, part of the Canary Islands.

Global Multi-Resolution Topography Synthesis

Digital Elevation Model (DEM) produced by the Interdiciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA) Marine Geoscience Data System

Wilmington-East Wind Energy Area

Benthic Habitat Mapping and Assessment in offshore areas of North Carolina used by fishermen and divers.