Updated Digitizing Tools for SeaSketch

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Updated Digitizing Tools for SeaSketch

As part of the SeaChange Project, the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) and Aukland University of Technology conducted an extensive survey of ocean uses around the Hauraki Gulf. After successfully running the survey with thousands of participants, DOC and the University were able to identify usability issues with SeaSketch's digitizing interface. Together we developed an improved user interface and DOC funded our efforts so that we could create an improved workflow that will benefit all projects starting today.

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What do you want your ocean to look like?

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The Waitt Institute is heading up the Barbuda Blue Halo Initiative, a project that involves a comprehensive ocean plan for sustainable fisheries. SeaSketch is being used to developing the zoning plan that includes no-take sanctuaries, mooring and anchorage zones and no-net zones. Check out this video posted by Ayana Johnson that includes footage of SeaSketch being used in the field.

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Will McClintock

Dr. Will McClintock is a Project Scientist at the University of California Santa Barbara and former Director of the MarineMap Consortium. He received a B.A. in Biology from Earlham College, M.S. in Behavioral Ecology from the University of Cincinnati, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology from the University of California Santa Barbara. He has participated in over a dozen marine spatial planning initiatives around the world.

SeaSketch Over Cellular Network

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SeaSketch Over Cellular Network

This week, we used SeaSketch extensively in over cellular networks on the Island of Barbuda. It worked like a charm. People often ask what kind of bandwidth is required to run SeaSketch. It's a web-based platform, so how does this work in places that don't have ethernet or cable networks? We put it to the test this week when we met with stakeholders in Barbuda, where we consistently operated SeaSketch over a cellular network.

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Why SeaSketch Does More, Costs Less

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Why SeaSketch Does More, Costs Less

We often hear from people who are unsure of whether they can "afford" SeaSketch. In all likelihood, they are already paying more for their current solution which accomplishes less than SeaSketch. Most people involved with marine spatial planning (MSP) have experience with some kind of software used for planning, such as a desktop GIS or modeling tools. But, unlike these tools, SeaSketch is Software as a Service (SaaS) which is very different from traditional software solutions. 

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Draft Sanctuaries and Mooring Areas Proposed in Barbuda

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Draft Sanctuaries and Mooring Areas Proposed in Barbuda

On October 1, 2013, Stakeholders gathered at the Fisheries Complex in Barbuda to draft a marine spatial plan, including no-take sanctuaries and mooring areas around the island. Borrowing draft proposals and concepts for no-take sanctuaries and mooring areas developed by individual stakeholders, representatives from the Fisheries Department and the National Parks Department, a stakeholder group worked to refine a comprehensive marine spatial plan for Barbuda's waters, from the shoreline out to 3 nautical miles.

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