Release of the New IOOS Environmental Sensor Map

Axiom helped publicly launch the new IOOS Environmental Sensor Map. This map integrates regional, national, and global real-time data across the IOOS enterprise. Data from observing systems operated by IOOS Regions and local data providers within these regional footprints can be directly accessed through the map. Overall, the map connects to over 31,000 stations providing the latest information on oceanographic and meteorological conditions. There are 71 unique parameters consolidated from over 115 national sensor that report more than 53 million observations weekly! Additional features included in the map are:

• Individual stations are clustered in hexagonal bins to reduce clutter when zoomed out, and summary information is provided;
• Individual stations and sensors can be selected when zoomed in;
• Click to see the past week’s worth of data, and options for downloading recent data and finding source information;
• Dynamic graphs provide overview statistics for individual sensors or regions;
• Choose your base layer;
• Toggle between metric and English units.