Mapping human activity in the marine environment : GIS tools and participatory methods : Workshop summary, November 30-December 1, 2005, Pacific Grove, CA /

Summarizes results of National Marine Protected Areas Center Science Institute workshop on the topic held in Pacific Grove, California in 2005. Identifies data needed to represent human activities in the marine environment and assesses potential of GIS tools for storing and analyzing data.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Silver Spring, Md.] : National Marine Protected Areas Center, 2006.
Subjects:	MPA Science Institute (U.S.) > Congresses. Marine parks and reserves > Decision making > Geographic information systems > Congresses. Marine parks and reserves > Decision making > Data processing > Congresses. Marine resources conservation > Geographic information systems > Congresses. Ecosystem management > Geographic information systems > Congresses. Nature > Effect of human beings on > Measurement > Congresses. Geographic information systems > Congresses.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS95520

Description
Summary:	Summarizes results of National Marine Protected Areas Center Science Institute workshop on the topic held in Pacific Grove, California in 2005. Identifies data needed to represent human activities in the marine environment and assesses potential of GIS tools for storing and analyzing data.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on June 18, 2008). "The goal of the workshop is to develop general design criteria for a practical participatory method or a suite of methods to collect spatial data on human use patterns to inform local and regional MPA planning processes." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	26 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the NOAA MPA web site. Address as of 6/18/08: http://www.mpa.gov/pdf/helpful-resources/hupi-workshopreport-fdraft.pdf ; current access via PURL.