| Drones for the Environment |
The Institute has been making use of drones for a number of projects over the past few years.… |
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| SFEI Developed the Bay Shoreline Flood Explorer for BCDC’s ART program, with More to Come |
Over the past year, SFEI has been working with the Bay Conservation and Development Commission's… |
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| SFEI's journal article on Green Stormwater Infrastructure featured as the Editor's Choice |
A team led by Dr. Jing Wu penned a paper in January on using Green Stormwater Infrastructure… |
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| Tracking Habitat Restoration Performance Measures |
This collaborative project was funded by the USEPA to enhance the functionality of EcoAtlas Project… |
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| SFEI is working with the Santa Clara Valley Water District to develop multi-benefit management tools |
In 2014, SFEI and the Santa Valley Water District launched a collaborative partnership aimed at… |
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| Mapping Outside the Box: Visualizing Bay Landscapes in New Dimensions |
The most recent meeting of the San Francisco Estuary Geospatial Workgroup featured Pete Kauhanen… |
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| Using Drones to Improve Corte Madera Marsh Management |
SFEI is increasing the use of drones to support assessing and monitoring the health of local… |
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| The new CD3 Data Download tool! |
SFEI has created many science-based mapping tools to help resource managers to access and visualize… |
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| Preparing for the Storm |
Catalyzed by the extensive damages caused by the Winter 2016-2017 storms and the… |
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| Dashboards track cumulative benefits on the landscape |
EcoAtlas dashboards are comprehensive views of qualified information provided by Project Tracker… |
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| New Solutions: Traveling on Sunlight |
SFEI secured a grant from the Bay Area Air Quality District to partially fund SFEI’s installation… |
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| California Trash Monitoring Methods Project |
The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), in close partnership with the State Water Board, has… |
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| BCDC GIS, Graphics, and Technological Services |
The San Francisco Estuary Institute is working to provide support for the San Francisco Bay… |
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| Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model |
The Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM) was developed to estimate average annual regional… |
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| Russian River Watershed Projects at the San Francisco Estuary Institute |
Our projects in the Russian River Watershed help us to understand our past, understand our present,… |
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| San Francisco Estuary Geospatial Workgroup Meeting: Sharing Information in an Open Data World |
San Francisco Estuary
Geospatial Workgroup Meeting
Stranger Things: Sharing Information in an Open… |
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| Completed! Legacy datasets saved from the shelves and uploaded to estuary-wide data repository |
SFEI worked in partnership with the Delta Conservancy to complete a two year project funded by… |
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| Resilience Atlas |
The Resilience Atlas is a compilation of cutting-edge science, creative visions and… |
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| SFEI Unoccupied Aerial Systems |
SFEI has invested in novel, cost-effective solutions to costly problems. Most recently, our work… |
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| Flood Control 2.0 Completed! |
SFEI and several agency partners recently completed a multi-year, EPA funded project called Flood… |
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| Eelgrass Survey GIS Data version 2.0 |
Eelgrass (Zostera marina and Z. pacifica) is recognized as an important ecological resource in… |
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| Find more data in CD3! |
The Contaminant Data Display and Download Tool is a public tool for accessing and visualizing… |
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| GreenPlan-IT Site Locator Tool v2.1 Update |
SFEI’s GreenPlan-IT is a planning level toolkit which help municipalities with green infrastructure… |
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| New data layers and Landscape Profile mode added to EcoAtlas |
New data layers and Landscape Profile mode have been added to EcoAtlas (ecoatlas.org), an online… |
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| Advancing Performance Measures |
This project consists of an effort to enhance EcoAtlas to serve as the shared and primary point of… |
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| Developing a Sustainable Business Model for the EcoAtlas Toolset |
This project is funded by a USEPA wetland development grant (2015-2017) to develop a… |
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| CEDEN Update |
The California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN) has implemented several new… |
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| RDC Dataset Update |
SFEI's Data Services team adds new datasets monthly to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Regional… |
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| Data Flow & Access |
Data uploaded to SFEI’s Regional Data Center (RDC) are available through various data visualization… |
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| Delta Datasets Accessible Through Regional Data Center |
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| Lahontan Water Board adopts Regional EcoAtlas Tools |
The Lahontan Water Board (Regional Water Board 6) has formally adopted EcoAtlas and the California… |
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| SediMatch Task Group Meeting |
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| Lahontan EcoAtlas Workshop #3 |
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| New eelgrass survey data available on EcoAtlas |
Eelgrass (Zostera marina and Z. pacifica) is recognized as an important ecological… |
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| GreenPlan-IT featured in the newsletter of the National Water Quality Monitoring Council |
GreenPlan-IT, a toolset created in a collaboration with SFEP, US EPA, and local partners, has… |
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| SediMatch Web Tool |
SediMatch is a web tool for matching restoration projects that need sediment with navigational… |
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| Now Available: SF Bay Shore Inventory: Mapping for Sea Level Rise Regional Dataset |
SFEI and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership are proud to announce the release of the SF Bay… |
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| SF Bay Shore Inventory GIS Data |
The San Francisco Bay Shore Inventory: Mapping for Sea Level Rise dataset provides a comprehensive… |
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| Tony Hale will be speaking at the State Water Board's "Data Fair" |
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Water Board's Office of Information… |
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| CRAM BBE module now available! |
With funding from the State Coastal Conservancy, SFEI staff developed the eCRAM data entry forms… |
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| Enhancing the Vision for Managing California’s Environmental Information |
SFEI's Tony Hale helped to lead a collaborative effort to advance California's… |
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| Tahoe Aquatic Resource Inventory (TARI) Version 2.1 GIS Data |
TARI (Tahoe Aquatic Resource Inventory) was established to meet regional needs for wetlands and… |
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| CD3 User Survey |
Help us improve CD3 to better meet your visualization and reporting needs by completing a brief… |
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| EcoAtlas Habitat Projects Data, Web Service and REST API |
California's EcoAtlas provides access to project tracking information for effective wetland… |
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| California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) Data and Web Service |
CRAM is a standardized, scientifically defensible rapid assessment method for monitoring the… |
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| Recent workshop in the Lahontan region establishes an implementation roadmap for watershed-based decision support tools |
SFEI representatives Cristina Grosso and Josh Collins helped to foster the use of EcoAtlas and… |
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| USGS StreamStats API available in EcoAtlas |
StreamStats is a web service provided by the US Geological Survey and used to delineate an upstream… |
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| Shortening the Distance between Science and Effective Stewardship |
Under the aegis of the Delta Stewardship Council, SFEI helped usher forth a vision document with… |
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| GreenPlan-IT Toolbox evolving quickly to meet increased demand |
With the conclusion of the first round of funding for the Green Plan Bay Area project http://www… |
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| New Project Tracker online forms |
New Project Tracker online forms enhance EcoAtlas' regional capacity for habitat restoration… |
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| Archive Sample Tool |
The Archive Sample Tool provides a web interface that SFEI researchers can use to browse… |
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| SFEI Geofetch Retired |
...but SFEI Geofetch's data live on!
The website you were attempting to visit, the SFEI Geofetch,… |
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| New Trends Charts and Data on Safe To Eat Portal |
Fish and shellfish are nutritious and good for you to eat. But some fish and shellfish may absorb… |
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| State of the Estuary Conference on Twitter |
In an event convened by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, SFEI contributed its own… |
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| 2014 RMP Sediment and Bivalve Data Now Available on CD3! |
In 2014, the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) collected… |
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| EcoAtlas: New Map Enhancements |
The latest release of EcoAtlas (v4.1) includes two new map enhancements: |
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| EcoAtlas: New CARI Editor and Modern Delta Habitat Types |
An accurate basemap is fundamental to watershed planning and assessments. The California Aquatic… |
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| California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM): Slope Wetlands |
CRAM is a cost-effective and scientifically defensible rapid assessment method for monitoring and… |
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| Satellite Imaging to Detect Cyanobacterial Blooms |
Satellite remote sensing will aid the State of California in assessing cyanobacterial bloom threats… |
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| BAARI v2.0 is now available! |
Version 2 of the BAARI (Bay Area Aquatic Resource Inventory) GIS dataset has been released. Local… |
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| California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM): Bar-Built Estuarine Wetlands |
The CRAM Bar-Built Estuarine module is used for assessing reaches of coastal rivers… |
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| Annual Monitoring Results |
The San Francisco Estuary Institute has been collecting water, sediment and tissue samples from the… |
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| Riparian zone decision support tool just released! |
In April 2015, SFEI released a GIS-based decision support tool called the Riparian Zone Estimation… |
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| SF Bay Nutrients Visualization Tool |
This visualization tool facilitates intuitive comparison of continuous data from around the Bay,… |
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| Web Services Available for CRAM and Wetland Projects |
Web services provide a standard way to access geo-referenced data online. SFEI now provides web… |
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| Santa Rosa Plain WRAMP (NCARI) Version 1.0 GIS Data |
GIS mapping of aquatic resources for the Laguna De Santa Rosa valley basin. This mapping… |
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| EcoPrinciples Connect |
The EcoPrinciples Connect tool provides a way for coastal managers to improve the effectiveness of… |
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| EcoAtlas Version 1.50b4 1998 |
The Bay Area EcoAtlas is a computer-based Geographic Information System (GIS) of past and present… |
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| Ventura Historical Ecology Study GIS Data |
Geospatial data describing the historical conditions of the lower Santa Clara River, Ventura River,… |
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| Santa Clara Valley Historical Ecology GIS Data |
Geospatial data describing the historical conditions of Santa Clara Valley were developed to… |
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| Napa Historical Ecology Atlas GIS Data |
This dataset represents a reconstruction of the historical landscape and prevailing conditions of… |
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| San Francisco Bay Shore Inventory |
SFEI is developing an online interactive map to support regional planning and assessment given… |
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| East Contra Costa Historical Ecology Study GIS Data |
Geospatial data describing the historical conditions of the East Contra Costa County were developed… |
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| Alameda Creek Historical Ecology GIS Data |
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| South Bay Historical Tidal-Terrestrial Transition Zone GIS Data |
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| Historical Changes in Channel Alignment along Lower Laguna de Santa Rosa and Mark West Creek: GIS Data. |
Historical and Contemporary Stream Channel Data for Lower Mark West Creek and Laguna de Santa Rosa |
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| Northern San Diego County Lagoons Historical Ecology GIS data |
This dataset includes reconstructed habitat types and ecological characteristics of six northern… |
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| Wetland Portal Data Entry for the San Diego Region |
Information and maps for 168 projects from the San Diego Regional Water Quality… |
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| Eelgrass Data Management and Project Tracking |
Eelgrass (Zostera marina and Z. pacifica) is recognized as an important ecological… |
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| Visualizing and Sharing Intensive Data Assessments |
With California's drought rapidly changing the outlook for natural resources, decision-makers must… |
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| Lahontan EcoAtlas Development |
This project will create an EcoAtlas user community for the Lahontan region of the Sierra… |
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| California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN) |
The California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN) is a central location to find and… |
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| Habitat Restoration Project Tracking |
This project will expand the current capabilities of the wetland project tracking system for… |
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| Bay Area Aquatic Resource Inventory (BAARI) Version 2.1 GIS Data |
Bay Area Aquatic Resources Inventory (BAARI) is a detailed base map of the Bay Area's aquatic… |
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| DEDUCE: Delta Environmental Data for the Understanding of a California Estuary |
The purpose of this project is to expand the existing San Francisco Bay Regional Data Center (RDC)… |
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| SF Bay Nutrients Visualization Tool |
This visualization tool facilitates intuitive comparison of continuous data from around the Bay,… |
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| Carlos Street Rain Garden Interpretative Sign |
The Carlos Street rain garden in Moss Beach collects and filters stormwater from the street,… |
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| CD3: New Download Feature |
This release of CD3 features an advanced download tool for accessing all data for a project and the… |
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| Monitoring Streams in Five Watersheds in Santa Clara County |
Since 2010, SFEI has supported Valley Water in implementing ambient monitoring employing the WRAMP… |
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| Six County Aquatic Resource Inventory |
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento Division updated wetland and stream maps for the 6… |
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| Southern California Wetland Mapping Project |
Southern California Coastal Research Watershed Project and CSU Northridge-Center for… |
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| North Coast WRAMP Demonstration: Mapping Standards |
The North Coast WRAMP Demonstation Project focused on mapping and assessing the condition of… |
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| Tahoe WRAMP Demonstration: Mapping Standards |
The Tahoe WRAMP Demonstration Project implemented detailed and standardized mapping protocols… |
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| Clean Watersheds for a Clean Bay |
The Clean Watersheds For A Clean Bay project is multi-year project… |
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| GreenPlan-IT |
GreenPlan-IT is a versatile open-source toolset that helps aid municipalities with their efforts to… |
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| Regional Stormwater Monitoring and Urban BMP Evaluation (Prop 13) |
Nonpoint source pollution has been identified nationally, in the State of California, and in the… |
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| Green Infill - Clean Stormwater |
SFEI collaborated with the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and San Mateo… |
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| RipZET: A GIS-based Tool for Estimating Riparian Zones |
The Riparian Zone Estimator Tool (RipZET) is a decision support tool developed by the San Francisco… |
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| Mapping Shoreline Change in San Pablo Bay |
Using a systematic, empirical, and repeatable approach, we mapped the location of the shorelines in… |
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| Developer Resources at SFEI |
Web services provide a standard way to access geo-referenced data online. Although potential uses… |
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