1. OR&R’s ERMA (Environmental Response Management Application) & NOAA’s Deepwater Horizon Spill Response
George Graettinger
NOAA’s Ocean Service
Office of Response & Restoration
Presentation to
Regional Response Team III
Ocean City, MD
September 14th, 2010

2. ERMA Overview ERMA Online demonstration ERMA Conceptual design/model
Background and History
ERMA capabilities and development
DWH MC252 Response
ERMA Online demonstration
Key features
Next steps

3. Concept for ERMA Open Source, Web-based mapping tools
Planning & Analysis
Integrate & Analyze Information
On the fly
Improved Communication & Coordination

4. Goal of ERMA Implementation
Assist with response preparedness
Assist in coordinating response efforts
Define the extent of potential environmental impacts
Assist in Response, Recovery, and Restoration
Provide assistance in hours, not days!

5. ERMA Schematic View
Compile data from the field, satellites, ship tracking, habitat layers etc. in one data center and stream it out over the web to both the command post and other locations that have access to the internet.

6. Background/History
Identified need for Web based GIS system that can assist in environmental response efforts and operations (2006 – 2007)
ERMA developed by NOAA as a Pilot project in Portsmouth NH with regional stakeholders in 2008 (USGC, EPA, States, NGOs)
After successful testing and RRT drills in NH, Caribbean ERMA was developed as a joint response effort with EPA for the Caribbean RRT in early FY 2010
Spill of National Significance (SONS) drill in March NOAA expanded the pilot project with assistance from regional stakeholders (ME-DEP, NH-DES, MA-DEP, EPA, and USCG)
ADM Allen designated ERMA as the Common Operational Picture (COP) for the Deepwater Horizon Incident June 2010

7. Current ERMA Development
New England (SONS)
Caribbean – US territories, but expanding upon interest
Puget Sound WA – Primarily for evaluating climate impacts but potential to expand
Pacific Islands in development
Arctic from NOAA OCRM Energy Initiative
Lake Champlain in development FY 11 (discussing expansion NJ/ NY harbor with EPA R2)
Great Lakes- Funding FY 11
Arctic
Puget Sound WA
Great Lakes
Lake
Champlain
New
England
NJ/NY Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Combine with slide 8
Caribbean
Pacific Is

8. Download/Upload Source
Output to User
Download/Upload Source
Feature Server Tools
ESI & IPAC Query
AIS Ship Search
Open Layers
Web Mapping Service (Feature)
ERMA Architecture
External GIS Data
ENCs/ RNCs
Real Time Weather Observations
Buoys
NAIS/ AFF/AMOC
Secure Server Authentication
Data Layer Management
Access Privileges
Response datasets from SFTP
Trajectories
Satellite Interpretations for oil
SCAT Results
Overflight Planed & Oiling Observations
Booms plans/derived from imagery
Protected Resource Impact
Field sampling (subsurface, analytical chemistry, etc.)
Platform oiling observations
MapServer
Base Public datasets
ESI
Landuse
Bathymetry
Regional Monitoring
Habitat Classifications
Restoration
Bioresource Base data
Postgres/ PostGIS
Database
(Full Backup routinely)

9. Deepwater Horizon MC 252

10. ERMA GOMEX: Deployment Timeline
GOMEX ERMA
Available for ICP
Data upload 4/22
ERMA integrated
With FWS IPAC
query tool
MMSI zoom
To ship function created
Deployed
ERMA staff
To ICPs data ingestion
BP database replication
SONS Exercise March 23-25th
Geoplatform.gov/
Gulfresponse
Supporting
Simple KML
April
MAY
JUNE
JULY
August
DWH Blowout April 20th
NOAA sFTP
site deployed
NAIS feed
Filtered for
Response
Ingest of custom data feeds
Creation of
Ship track tool
webpage
ERMA Populated
With base GRP, ESI,
Etc. 4/24
Getfeature info
support
ERMA down 2.5 hours power failure
Key to development timeline was ERMA Adaptability in scaling:
Open Source freeware software that was customizable
Had to completely clone backend software architecture to cloned databases after Geoplatform.gov release and redeployed overnight because 3.4 million hits on first day of launch
Ability to code for non OGC and customized vendor feeds

11. Internal & External ERMA
Response/NRDA ERMA
gomex2.erma.unh.edu
Internal, restricted access
Public ERMA
External, un-restricted access
Controlled access
Development/ Strategic planning
Data Sharing and Public access

12. ERMA Capabilities
Readily accessible from any web browser by customized account access (IE 7+, Firefox, Safari, Chrome)
Simultaneous Updating of Data to single database
Uploads are location independent
Multiple users may add content at the same time
Ingest external OGC compliant data feeds (e.g. WMS, GeoRSS, now KML)
Developers Can Tailor Data Ingest
Non-OGC compliant data can be accommodated (SPOT, Geoforce, Lipsey, Outerlink)
Ingest authentication done server side (NAIS, AFF, USCG WMS)

13. ERMA Site Basics Readily accessible via web browsers
Standard symbolization
Both general public & Secure access
Username/Password
Various levels of access (Public, Responder, NRDA)
Incident information
Trajectories
Oiling Observations
Asset tracking
Field team locations
SCAT data
Sample collection & results
Real-time feed
Weather, buoys, ship tracking, etc.
Resources at Risk
NOAA ESI data layers
State/Local habitat and species datasets
Fisheries Closures
Background Layers
Aerial, terrain, roads
Nautical charts
Document & photo links
ESI and GRPs PDFs
Field Photos
External links

14. Deep Water Horizon Data pushed into ERMA from
Primary Source
Response Daily Data
Source Location
Display Location
Deep Water Horizon Data pushed into ERMA from
various sources
BP/ ICPs
BP/ICPs
NGA
NOAA/ University
NOAA
NOAA/ BP
USCG
AFS/ AMOC
IRSCC
EPA BP
Field Boom Data
Burn/ Dispersant
WEBEOC/ Phone log
Beach Cleanup
Decon locations/ Waste Area
Emergency Response Teams
Task Force
NGA Imagery Derived Booms
NGA Satellite Analysis
Buoy/ AXBT Data
Trajectories
Protected Resources Impacts
SCAT Obs and Photos
Loop Current
Helo Oil Obs & Photos
Fishery Closures
NESDIS Anomaly Analysis
NAIS Feed
Air Operations Feed
VOOs tracking
Planned Remote Sensing
Subsurface Monitoring
Monitoring data
Platform Observations
Replicate feed?
Replicate feed
SFTP/ Replicate feed
SFTP
FTP
Modified WMS
KML
SFTP/WMS
ERMA Responder
ERMA Public
ERMA Public*
* Slightly modified for public

15. Overflight oil observations and photos uploaded

16. Subsurface monitoring data displayed

17. Newly acquired imagery printed with shoreline impacts

18. Public display of fish closures, potential oil footprint
and shore impacts on May 29th, 2010

19. Public display of response asset locations and weather feeds

20. ERMA DWH Lessons Learned
Non-technical Interface
GIS background not necessary to navigate
“How to” sessions in command posts to socialize ease of use
Success Story – quote from NIC staff “You should see ADM Allen fly around ERMA on the touch table”
Scalable Access
Quick to stand up foundation
Public Facing data needed- Geoplatform.gov/Gulfresponse
Varying data access levels based on account type (responder , NRDA, Trustee)
Cost Effective due to Open Source Software
Customizable Programming & Modular development
Public Facing or specialized sites (Climate Change, Marine Debris, Tsunami, Fire)

21. ERMA DWH Lessons Learned
Customization & Flexibility is key
Vessel tracking and asset customization
Plug & Play with other systems
All systems need to be OGC compliant
ESRI 9.3 WMS don’t provide legend graphics or static rest WMS
Support various data formats (WMS, GeoRSS, KML, etc)
Expansion of Tool Capabilities (IPAC & other agency tool integration, AOI points, Labels, etc.)
Additional Functionality
Auto-refresh
Ship Search
Customized reports
Download data for other GIS project ingestion

22. ERMA DWH Lessons Learned
Collaboration is required
Need to leverage existing resources & data for application buy in
Multiple Government Agencies
USEPA
USCG
USFWS
NGA
Private Sector
BP & contractors
Google
Imagery service &
Investigating
3-D display potential
NPS
LA FWS & DEQ
MS FWS & Disaster Plan
FL Disaster Plan
Collaboration is key
Telascience- Fast mosaic for tile cache imagery
ESRI - hosted WMS for public consumption

23. NOAA Next Steps for ERMA
Continue customization of ERMA for DWH and future sites
Leverage ties with Google for potential 3-D rendering and enhancements for KML ingestion
Animation requests for data layers (Beta Release)
Complete outreach and training materials
Apply lessons learned from DWH to Caribbean Site
Stand alone version (not reliant on web)
Work with EPA and RRT2 for site development in NY/NJ
Development in Pacific Islands, Great Lakes, Arctic with stakeholders (USCG, EPA, States & NGOs)

24. ERMA Demonstration gomex2.erma.unh.edu
Key Features-
General layout, control, and contents
Find
Zoom (Including MMSI search)
Shapefile download
Bookmarks/Slideshow
Feature Animation
ESI Query Tools
Metadata links (FGDC and “lite metadata”)

25. SCAT: Cat Island, MS