Year in Review

NOS By The Numbers 2017

15 million: the number of recreational boat users in the U.S., many of whom have joined professional mariners in using electronic chart displays and NOAA digital chart products when navigating. (OCS)
$2.4 billion: the estimated socio-economic benefits to the nation provided annually by NGS-managed-and-maintained National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). (NGS)
$2.2 billion: the cost of nutrient pollution, or the overabundance of essential nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus – in the the U.S. annually. (IOOS)
30+: the number of days of daily high tide flooding experienced in several U.S. cities from May 2016 – April 2017. (CO-OPS)
9000: the number of downloads of the CAMEO Chemicals mobile app in its first four months, from users in more than 100 countries. (ORR)
17,800: the number of trips taken by recreational razor clam harvesters in Long Beach, Washington in April 2017 - a record for one-day digger trips. (NCCOS)
1,385: the number of acres in the He’eia National Estuarine Research Reserve, the 29th NERRS site, established on the island of Oahu in 2017. (OCM)
$20 million: the amount of funding provided by NOAA in 2017 for efforts that support coral reef science and management in seven U.S. states and territories. (CORALS)
$8 billion: the amount generated annually across all national marine sanctuaries from diverse activities such as commercial and recreational fishing, other recreation and tourism activities, and research. (ONMS)
2,100: the number of students from kindergarten through university participating in hands-on stewardship activities to increase their communities’ resilience to the impacts of climate change. (MBO)

NOS by the Numbers - Hurricane Response Edition

NOS Accomplishments

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Year in Review

NOS By The Numbers 2017

15 million: the number of recreational boat users in the U.S., many of whom have joined professional mariners in using electronic chart displays and NOAA digital chart products when navigating. (OCS)

$2.4 billion: the estimated socio-economic benefits to the nation provided annually by NGS-managed-and-maintained National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). (NGS)

$2.2 billion: the cost of nutrient pollution, or the overabundance of essential nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus – in the the U.S. annually. (IOOS)

30+: the number of days of daily high tide flooding experienced in several U.S. cities from May 2016 – April 2017. (CO-OPS)

9000: the number of downloads of the CAMEO Chemicals mobile app in its first four months, from users in more than 100 countries. (ORR)

17,800: the number of trips taken by recreational razor clam harvesters in Long Beach, Washington in April 2017 - a record for one-day digger trips. (NCCOS)

1,385: the number of acres in the He’eia National Estuarine Research Reserve, the 29th NERRS site, established on the island of Oahu in 2017. (OCM)

$20 million: the amount of funding provided by NOAA in 2017 for efforts that support coral reef science and management in seven U.S. states and territories. (CORALS)

$8 billion: the amount generated annually across all national marine sanctuaries from diverse activities such as commercial and recreational fishing, other recreation and tourism activities, and research. (ONMS)

2,100: the number of students from kindergarten through university participating in hands-on stewardship activities to increase their communities’ resilience to the impacts of climate change. (MBO)

NOS by the Numbers - Hurricane Response Edition

25,500 - the number of aerial oblique images recorded by NOAA, covering more than 16,400 square kilometers along the Texas coast affected by Hurricane Harvey. (NGS)

29 – the number of Storm Quick Looks issued for both Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. (CO-OPS)

18,000 - the number of aerial oblique images, covering more than 4,500 square kilometers above areas affected by Hurricane Irma. (NGS)

23 - the number of Storm Quick Looks issued for Hurricane Maria. (CO-OPS)

12,000 - the number of aerial oblique images recorded by NOAA, covering more than 1,500 square kilometers in areas affected by Hurricane Maria. (NGS)

NOS Accomplishments