The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System(IOOS)

Of Special Note

	MTS 2009 - Ocean Observing System Technical Track

	Secretary Gary Locke - Scarlet Knight Landing

	National Surface Current Mapping Plan

	Federal Funding Opportunities

	Waves Plan

	IOOS Timeline

	Business Case for Improving NOAA Management and Integration of Ocean and Coastal Data

	IWGOO IOOS Strategic Plan

	NOAA IOOS Program Strategic Plan

	FY 09 Regional Fact Sheets

	Coastal Inundation Collaboration Site now live

IOOS^® Timeline

	National	International
2009	2009 March - President signs the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 into law, including authorization for IOOS as a formal program
	2008 September – Ocean.US office closes
	2008 September - COL issues press release of the roles of the IWGOO see announcement
	2008 August - COL issues press release of the roles of the IWGOO
	2008 May – DMAC Steering Teem meeting held
	2008 April – Mr. Bill Birkemeier appointed as Interim Director for Ocean.US
	2007 November – Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) creates a video describing the importance and need to improve our Global Ocean Observing System
	2007 October – Ocean.US assisted with preparation of agenda and activities for the National Federation of Regional Associations meeting held in St. Petersburg , FL.
	2007 October – Anne Ball appointed as chair to the DMAC Steering Team
	2007 September – Ocean.US coordinated and held the Maritime Domain Awareness Summit
	2007 May – The U.S. Contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System 2007 Inventory Report
	2007 February - NOAA stands up official IOOS^® program
	2007 January – Professor Chris Mooers joins Ocean.US as the chair of the Modeling and Analysis Steering Team (MAST) and is leading the production of the proceedings from the November 2006 workshop
	2007 January – Ocean.US initiated and organized a meeting with the Spanish Ministry of Transportation and Public Works regarding their P.O.R.T.S. project
	2007 January – Ocean.US Director Mary Altalo appointed to the American Meteorological Society's Executive Committee
	2007 January – NOAA IOOS Office stood up.
	2006 December – Ocean.US co-edits a special edition of Marine Technology Society on Coastal Inundation	2006 July – U.S. GOOS National Report ( Implementation & Planning Act, Report #14 )
	2006 October – Workshop on Regional Needs for Coastal Remote Sensing ( Report #16 )
	2006 October – First meeting of the Modeling and Analysis Steering Team (MAST)
	2006 June – Ocean.US IOOS Modeling and Analysis initiative begins
	2006 January – Public Health Risks Workshop ( Report #15 )
	2006 January – Dr. Mary Altalo appointed as third Director of Ocean.US
	2006 January – IGOS approved Coastal Theme Report published
	2005 December – Addendum to the First IOOS Development Plan ( Report #9-A1 )	2005 June – IGOOS approved Implementation Strategy for the Coastal Module of GOOS published ( GOOS Report No. 148 )
	2005 December – First IOOS Development Plan approved by ICOSRMI and goes to press ( Report #9 )	2005 Full deployment of surface drifters for global module GOOS
	2005 November - Great Lakes IOOS-Industry Workshop, Chicago , IL	2005 Publication of GSSC/I-GOOS approved implementation strategy for coastal module of GOOS
	2005 August - Pacific North West IOOS-Industry Workshop, Seattle	2005 April – GOOS: U.S. National Implementation and Planning Activities ( Report #11 )
	2005 August - Gulf Coast IOOS-Industry Workshop, Houston , TX
	2005 May – Second Annual IOOS Implementation Conference: Multi-Hazard Forecasting (Report # 12 ).
	2005 March - Data Management and Communications Plan for Research and Operational Integrated Ocean Observing Systems: Interoperable Data Discovery, Access, and Archive ( Report #6 )
	2005 March – National IOOS Industry Day, Washington , D.C.
	2005 January - First IOOS Development Plan completed
	2005 Two $1 Million contracts awarded for IOOS architecture design
	2005 1st IOOS Public Health Workshop
	2005 1st IOOS Development Plan approved by the NORLC and ICOSRMI
	2005 2nd IOOS Implementation Conference focuses on coastal inundation and multi-hazard forcasting
	2005 Data Management and Communications Plan released
	2005 1st IOOS Industry Day
	2005 Administration releases Ocean Action Plan in response to USCOP report; creates new ocean governance structure
2004	2004 December – Ocean Action Plan completed On December 17, 2004, the President submitted to Congress his formal response, U.S. Ocean Action Plan (pdf, 236 Kb) .
	2004 October – Communications Plan for Ocean.US and IOOS completed
	2004 September – U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy released the report An Ocean Blueprint for the 21 st Century (Ocean.US provided much of the information on IOOS that was included in this report)
	2004 August – Held the First Annual Implementation Conference for IOOS ( Ocean.US Report #8 )
	2004 June – Surface Current Mapping in U.S. Coastal Waters: Implementation of a National System ( Ocean.US Report #7 )
	2004 May – Workshop on Application of Iridium Telecommunications to Oceanographic and Polar Research ( Ocean.US Report #13 )
	2004 March – Ocean.US workshop on Promoting Lifelong Ocean Education Using the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) to Shape Tomorrow's Earth Stewards and the Science and Technology Workforce ( Ocean.US Report #4 )
	2004March – National consensus on criteria for becoming an IOOS Regional Association, the establishment of NFRA, and requirements for governance and business plans: Ocean.US Organization Workshop on Building Regional Capacity for the IOOS ( Ocean.US Report #5 )
	2004 March – MOA signed by Environmental Protection Agency
	2004March – Gulf Coast IOOS-Industry Workshop, Houston , TX
	2004 1st IOOS Implementation Conference recommendations to 1) implement IOOS global ocean component, 2) implement DMAC sub-system, 3) Establish/find RAs and NFRA, 4) Implement pilot projects to facilitate coordinated coastal and global developments, federal agencies signed declaration response
	2004 U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy releases Final Report recommending establishment of IOOS as a high priority
	2004 1st IOOS Education Workshop
	2003 October - Dr. Thomas Malone appointed third Director of Ocean.US	2003 October – IGOOS approved Integrated Design Plan for the Coastal Module of GOOS published ( GOOS Report No. 125 )
	2003 June - Building the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Information Network: Integrating Regional Associations with the National System	2003 Planning initiated for GEOSS
	2003 March – Ocean.US organized summit on Regional Ocean Observing Systems ( Ocean.US Report #3 )
	2003 February – Ocean.US DMAC initiative begins
	2003 Ocean.US Regional Summit develops recommendations for structure and function of RAs to design, implement, and develop RCOOSs as part of the U.S. IOOS
	2003 Resolution signed to establish the NFRA	2003 Earth Observation Summit affirms need for timely, quality, long term global information as basis for sound decision-making
	2002 October – Dr. Eric Lindstrom appointed second Director of Ocean.US	2002 Strategic Design Plan completed by COOP for combined coastal module
	2002 May – NOPP transmits the Ocean.US Workshop report on An Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observing System for the United States: Design and Implementation to Congress ( Ocean.US Report #2 )
	2002 March – Ocean.US Workshop (Airlie House) on Building Consensus: Toward an Integrated Ocean Observing System ( Ocean.US Report #1 )
	2002 Planning for an Integrated Data Managment and Communications Subsystem initiated
	2002 Proceedings of the Ocean.US workshop published: "Building Consensus: Toward an Integrated & Sustained Ocean Observing System
	2002 "An Integrated Sustained Ocean Observing System (IOOS) for the U.S.: Design and Implementation" with estimated first year budget, submitted to congress via NOPP & OSTP
	2002 Airlie House: An Ocean.US national workshop on IOOS: Consensus reached on 1) vision for the system 2) core element to be federally supported 3) need for improved management system, and 4) need for a global economic benefit studies	2002 1st Forum of GOOS Regional Alliances
	2001 November – MOA signed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	2001 Initial meeting of JCOMM signals formal beginning of operational global oceanography
	2001 June – MOA signed by U.S. Coast Guard
	2001 March – MOA signed by Department of Energy
	2001 February – MOA signed by U.S. Geological Survey
	2001 January – MOA signed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration
	2001 NOAA 10-Year Implementation Plan for building a sustained ocean observing system for climate completed and reviewed
	2000 October - MOA signed by National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Navy, Minerals Management Service, and the National Science Foundation	2000 Three modules of GOOS (Health of the Oceans, LMRs, CZM) combined into one Coastal Module (COOP)
	2000 April – Dr. Stephen Piotrowicz (NOAA) assigned to Ocean.US as Deputy Director	2000 Publication of Ocean theme (document of IGOS partnership defining ocean requirements for satellite observations and setting rolling review process)
	2000 March – CAPT David Martin appointed as first Director of Ocean.US
	2000 Planning begins for development of a sustained and integrated ocean observing system for the U.S
	2000 Ocean U.S. office established	2000 Initial design plans completed for pollution, marine services, and coastal modules of GOOS
1999	1999 Workshop to begin esign of coastal component of the U.S. GOOS: "An Ocean Observing System for U.S. Coastal Waters: First Step"	1999 1st International conference on GOOS, unified operational and long-term research needs, consensus on global module requirements
	1999 1st Planning documents for U.S. GOOS by NOPP issued at request of Congress "Toward a U.S. Plan for an Integrated, Sustained Ocean Observing System" and "An Integrated Ocean Observing System: A Strategy for Implementing the 1st Steps of a U.S. Plan"
	1998 U.S. GOOS Steering Committee established and initiates assessments of users and products needed by U.S. global coastal observing systems	1998 GOOS Prospects published with strategic guidance, foundation, and framework articulated
	1997 NOPP established by law	1997 GOOS Steering Committee form
	1997 NOPP established by law	1997 Marine services and climate requirements combine into one global module of GOOS
	1995-1996 NOAA office of Global Programs begins preparation of implementation plan for U.S. GOOS forms	1995 Initial Strategic Plan completed for climate module of GOOS
1993	1993 Interagency Working Group for U.S. GOOS forms
	1992 1st U.S. GOOS Workshop and Report "First Steps to a U.S. GOOS"	1992 UN Conference on Environment (Earth Summit) endorses GOOS in Agenda 21
	1991 Economic benefits studies of improved climate predictions begins	1991 Under aegis of IOC,WMO,UMEP, ICS, GOOS support office and development Plan begins
		1991 Initial GOOS envisioned to consist of 5 modules re:climate, marine services, pollution, living resources,and CZM
	1990 1st National Meeting to Consider Concept of a U.S. GOOS	1990 IOC passes resolution to establish GOOS

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