Partners

The Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas is truly a collaborative effort. In January 2011, a Gulf Data Atlas Workshop was held at Grand Bay National Estuarine Reserve to assess user needs and requirements related to the development of a pilot digital data atlas for the Gulf of Mexico. A Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas Prototype Executive Steering Committee was established to provide guidance on the first maps to be released. The Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas has data from federal, state, non-governmental agencies, and academia.

How to Become a Partner

The Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas will expand with new data to improve the spatial and temporal understanding of the Gulf of Mexico. Expanding partnerships among data providers via a collaborative network is a vital component of the Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas. If you are a collector/provider of Gulf of Mexico data observations and would like to become an active partner or contribute data, please contact NCEI.info@noaa.gov. Guidance is available that clarifies the requirements necessary to submit data in support of a new or existing plate.

Current Partners

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

National Marine Fisheries

Southeast Fisheries Science Center

» Pascagoula Laboratory

Southeast Regional Office

National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

National Centers for Environmental Information

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Northern Gulf Institute - A NOAA Cooperative Institute

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant

National Ocean Service

Coastal Services Center

» Gulf Coast Services Center

National Centers for Coastal and Ocean Sciences

» Centers for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research
» Centers for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

» Flower Gardens Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Office of Coastal and Resource Management

» Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

NOS Special Projects

Environmental Protection Agency:
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Department of Defense:
United States Army Corp of Engineers (Mobile District) » Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise

Department of Interior:
United States Geological Service » Gulf Coast Science Coordination Office » National Wetlands Research Center	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management » Gulf of Mexico Region

Gulf State Agencies:
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission » Florida Fish and Wildlife Research institute Mississippi Department of Marine Resources	Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Academic Institutions:
Mississippi State University Dauphin Island Sea Lab Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M Corpus Christi Florida Institute of Oceanography, University of South Florida	University of Southern Mississippi University of Colorado Alpine Research Center Texas A&M, College Station

Non-Governmental Organizations:
Ocean Conservancy Gulf of Mexico Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems	NatureServe