The kind folks at the State of Arkansas GIS and the USDA have shared with us a vast collection of links to GIS data products, WMS servers, raster and vector data collections and State emergency response resources that are useful for emergency responders working on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and efforts along the US Gulf Coast.

From the US Coast Guard (Twitter @USCG) Information on volunteering to assist the Deepwater Horizon clean-up (MS Word DOC) this via Twitter

 We realize that many people want to help with the response effort.  We already have requests from thousands of people willing to volunteer to clean up the beaches now and if and when the oil comes to shore.  To help organize volunteers we established a phone line for them to call:  866-448-5816. 
 
 The U.S. Coast Guard leads the volunteer effort if shoreline cleanup is needed.  Shoreline cleanup volunteers must have training including hazardous materials training required by OSHA and EPA.  Only volunteers who have been trained and provide appropriate certification are allowed to assist. 
 
 Wildlife
 To address potential wildlife impacts, BP has contracted with Tri-State Bird and Rescue.  Tri-State works with trained and certified volunteers to help recover and clean impacted wildlife.  A toll-free number 800-557-1401 has been established to report oiled or injured wildlife.  People are urged not to attempt to help injured or oiled animals, but to report any sightings via the toll-free number. 
 
 Claims
 A claims number also has been established:  1-800-440-0858

A fine resource made available from ESRI that enables users to see the latest maps, web services, and applications devoted to monitoring and tracking the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The content is being published by ESRI and other organizations to support response and mitigation activities. It seemed for days (although it felt like weeks)  its been tough (or near impossible)  to locate anything at all related to the situation, except for a few satellite images showing the oil spill location - trust ESRI to grab the reigns and take it upon themselves to put together a useful resource of information. KUDOS!

Users and emergency responders working in the area are invited to contact the team in order to join the group and share their related apps, services, data and resources. See the ArcGIS Online (BETA) ESRI Gulf Oil Spill Response

To date several interesting web services have been published including:

• Gulf coast oil spill plume showing approx trajectory
• Environmental Sensitivity map
• Electronic navigational charts

Sensitive areas in Florida on Gulf Coast ESA map

 

Other useful Oil Spill response resources:

• ESRI GeoViewer
• EPA BP Oil Spill website
• Photos from Huffington Post
• NOAA Incident website
• Flickr Gallery of useful maps

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Trajectory Map (Source: NOAA)

British Petroleum Oil Spill - Geospatial Information and Remotely Sensed Imagery Products

Satellite and Aerial Imagery

Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)

I, PUBLIC: Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)
   
Contents of Imagery Directory
ASTER
EO1
LANDSAT_ETM+_USGS
LANDSAT_TM_USGS
MERIS
MODIS
NOAA

II, RESTRICTED: Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)

For Password contact Brenda Jones  via e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
     
    Contents of /data/   
ASPECT_EPA/                                       
CMGP_AERIAL/                                         
CMGP_LIDAR/                                          
ENVISAT/                                             
GEOEYE/                                             
GEOEYE_NTF/                                          
IKONOS_NTF/                                          
MERIS/                                               
NESDIS/                                             
OCEANSAT/                                           
RADARSAT/                                            
RADARSAT_DOD/                                        
SPOT_DOD/                                            
TERRASAR/                                            
USCG/                                                
WORLDVIEW_NTF/
SPILL_MAPS/                                          


Satellite and Aerial Imagery from Sources Other than HDDS
DLR: Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information

ESA: Envisat MERIS Image Rapid Visualisation


LSU: Earth Scan Laboratory
http://www.esl.lsu.edu/home/

USDA\FAS MODIS
From this site click on cell that spans from LA to FL:
Terra and Aqua imagery is loaded daily.  You can select "Previous Day" to walk the time series.

05/01/10 Terra: Oil Spill @ 250 Meter Pixel

04/29/10 Terra: Oil spill @ 250 Meter Pixel

Pre-Spill Imagery:

NOAA Map of Pre-Spill Imagery: [pdf]

USDA NAIP:
NAIP is available for download by county in Mr. Sid format from: http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/  Note: Use “Get Data” not “Login”

NAIP ArcGIS Map Service by State: http://gis.apfo.usda.gov/arcgis/services

Dates of available of 1-meter NAIP:
2009 LA, MS, AL
2007 FL

Imagery for Florida:
    2008-2009 Imagery .5 to 2 foot
http://mumrah.freac.fsu.edu/SWFWMD/imagerydb/?sort=-year&county=&year=

LIDAR:
LIDAR: HDDS Restricted
  

GIS Data and WMS:

ArcGIS Online:  WMS, and Layer Files

NOAA Shoreline Shapefiles on HDDS Public
      

USDA NAIP
NAIP ArcGIS Map Service by State: http://gis.apfo.usda.gov/arcgis/services

KML KMZ:
Animated Oil Spill Photos
http://mw1.google.com/mw-earth-vectordb/disaster/oil_slick_042010/Oil_Spill_daily.kml
EPA ASPECT
http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/dhorizon_apr2010_nlink.kml
MODIS
http://mw1.google.com/mw-earth-vectordb/disaster/oil_slick_042010/MODIS-Imagery-OilSpill.kml

U.S. Government Sites:
Unified Command Response: Deepwater Horizon Incident
    Maps, Reports, Photography
        http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/

EPA
    http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/
    EPA ASPECT Sensor:
http://www.epa.gov/NaturalEmergencies/flyinglab.htm

NOAA
        http://www.noaa.gov/

Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
Maps, Trajectory Maps


Office of Response and Restoration
Reports and Imagery
http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/8220

Maps and Data


Fisheries Service
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/

Office of Coast Survey
NOAA Raster Navigational Charts

State Sites:
Louisiana
        Maps and Reports
        http://emergency.louisiana.gov/

Florida
    Response and Situation Reports
        http://www.dep.state.fl.us/deepwaterhorizon/default.htm

Mississippi
        http://www.mississippi.gov/

Alabama
        http://www.alabama.gov/portal/style_standard/index.jsp

U.S. Government Information Sharing Sites
(Restricted Access):
Intelink-U
        https://www.intelink.gov/wiki/DEEPWATER HORIZON

HSIN Emergency Management
        http://www.hsin.gov

https://government.hsin.gov/sites/EmergencyManagement/IRSCC/default.aspx
   
    WARP-UNIL (For U.S. Government) NGA:  
Users can download Commercial Satellite Imagery that has been acquired by NGA. Users must request an account from the registration link.
        https://warp.nga.mil/

    601st  ISR     

See Also:

Emergency Response Tip - ESRI Oil Spill Response ArcGIS Online Resource

Other Resources:

Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Spot 5 Mobilized