NOAA's National Ocean Service: Roundtables

Marine Transportation, Maritime Safety, Charting and Navigation

Roundtable Program | Attendees | NOS Coordinating Offices

This constituent roundtable was the first in a series of Ocean Future Roundtables to be hosted by Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS). This roundtable focused on NOAA's present and future support to the Nation's Marine Transportation System with particular emphasis on products and servies which ensure safety of navigation. Several topics were discussed during this dialogue including the status of PORTS, tide and current modeling and forecast support for the mariner, and developments in the nautical charting program. These and related topics were chosen to give participants a sense of NOS's commitment to maritime safety and its vision of the future.

Click here for the roundtable summary.

Roundtable Program

9:00 Coffee

9:15 Opening Remarks - Dr. Richard Spinrad

9:30 Roundtable Discussions

NOS Observation and Modeling in Support of Commerce and
Transportation
NOS Products and Services in support of Safe Navigation
Landward Port Infrastructure Development
Other Issues of Interest to Participants

10:30 Break

10:45 Roundtable Discussions Continued

11:45 Closing Remarks - Dr. Richard Spinrad

12:00 Adjourn

(top)

Attendees (listed alphabetically)

Ellen Athas, Ocean Conservancy

Paul Bea, Jr., Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Jonathan Benner, INTERTANKO

Amy Brandt, American Waterway Operators

Joseph Chandler, Jr., State of North Carolina, Office of the Governor

Elaine Dickinson, Boat US

Seth Gabriel, National Ocean Industries Association

Jean Godwin, American Association of Port Authorities

Kim Harb, National Ocean Industries Association

Sally Lentz, Ocean Advocates

Bryan Logan, Earthdata

Tony MacDonald, Coastal States Organization

Stephanie Meadows, American Petroleum Institute

Thomas Palmerlee, Transportation Research Board

Scott Rainey, American Pilots Association

Dragos Rauta, INTERTANKO

Laurence Socci, The C.L.A. Group, LLC representing American Congress on Surveying and Mapping

Diana Zinkl, State of North Carolina, Office of the Governor

NOAA Ocean Council

Paul F. Moersdorf, NOAA's National Weather Service

Kurt Schnebele, NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

NOAA's National Ocean Service Hosts

Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator

Charles Challstrom, National Geodetic Survey

Roger Parsons, Coast Survey

Michael Szabados, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services

(top)

NOS Coordinating Offices

Three NOS program offices have coordinated this first roundtable:

The Office of Coast Survey collects, manages and compiles the data and information necessary to maintain the national suite of 1,000 nautical charts, hydrographic surveys that measure water depth, and historic maps and charts. Information on the Coast Survey program can be found at the Survey’s Web site -- nauticalcharts.noaa.gov

The National Geodetic Survey develops and maintains a national system of positioning data needed for transportation, navigation, and communication systems; land record systems; mapping and charting efforts; and defense operations. The Survey also implements a coastal mapping program, which measures precise positions of the shoreline and other features needed for creating accurate nautical charts. Information of the Geodetic Survey’s program can be found at the Survey’s Web site -- geodesy.noaa.gov

The Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) provides water level and coastal current oceanographic products, measures and predicts tides throughout the nation, and is responsible for disseminating this information to the public. CO-OPS also manages the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS®) that reside in 10 major U.S. harbors. Information of the Center’s program can be found at the Center’s Web site -- tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov