Modernization
Weather.gov weak even without blizzard, study says
The National Weather Service's website failed as a massive blizzard bore down on the midwest, but its performance during normal times isn't so great either, according to a new study.
Digital Government
GAO debuts new online report technology
GAO is piloting a new online E-Report to accompany its familiar PDF products with the release of a study on slippages in NOAA's next-generation weather satellite program.
Digital Government
Spill prompts NOAA to define its data management architecture
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is defining the architecture needed to effectively manage, store and disseminate data to the public and other agencies in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill.
Digital Government
NOAA computer models predict coastal areas to be hit by oil spill
Computer modeling tracking wind and water motion predicts where the oil billowing from BP's ruptured well is likely to come ashore.
Modernization
Tracking gulf oil spill efforts, in real time
Anyone with a Web browser and Internet connection can now track data related to the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill in real time.
Modernization
NOAA interactive map tracks Gulf oil spill
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new Web features a mapping tool that integrates oil spill data from federal and state agencies.
Modernization
Eye in the sky: NOAA satellite program aids oil spill response
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's satellite organization has a test imagery program that's getting some real use in fighting the oil spill in the Gulf.
Digital Government
Spreading the word on the oil spill
As oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon spill spreads toward the Gulf Coast, agencies spread the word on environmental and health concerns, along with updates on the government's response.
People
Scientists at work under the volcano
The eruption of a volcano on Iceland has given NOAA scientists a chance to test an advanced computer model for predicting volcanic ash dispersion.
Modernization
New NOAA Web site tracks Arctic sea ice loss
A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web site provides satellite measurements of the loss of Arctic sea ice and examines Arctic science and policy issues.
Digital Government
Geospatial apps help temper Mother Nature's fury
Government agencies find that linking sensors to other geospatial data could improve emergency management, environmental monitoring and homeland security.
Digital Government
A mappable mashup
The National Weather Service's Ridge 2 system fuses ground-based radar and human-created weather alert data with geospatial data and makes it available to other agencies and the public.
People
Political hailstorm follows Climate Service announcement
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announcement during the recent snowstorms that it was launching a new Climate Service got global warming skeptics going.
Digital Government
NOAA launches online climate portal
The prototype Climate.gov Web portal would serve as a tool for the proposed NOAA Climate Service, a new line office that would bring together expertise and data from other NOAA offices already observing and modeling the Earth’s atmospheric and oceanic systems.
Digital Government
NOAA, Google partner on data visualization project
NOAA and Google will develop the visualization of NOAA's data by using Google’s software.
People
House passes bills on technology, science
The House has approved bills designed to strengthen federal agencies' cooperation on international science and technology research and on domestic science education.
Digital Government
Coast Guard to harness ocean data to improve search and rescue
The Coast Guard can use maps of ocean surface currents to track probable paths of shipwreck victims and drifting lifeboats.
Modernization
NOAA adds Great Lakes images
The detailed, three-dimensional images on Google Earth let visitors explore the canyons and sandbars in the Great Lakes.
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