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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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)

Deepwater Horizon MC 252

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

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

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)

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

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 Email KML SFTP/WMS ERMA Responder ERMA Public ERMA Public* * Slightly modified for public

Overflight oil observations and photos uploaded

Subsurface monitoring data displayed

Newly acquired imagery printed with shoreline impacts

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

Public display of response asset locations and weather feeds

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)

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

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

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)

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”)

SCAT: Cat Island, MS