The Big Data Revolution and Oceans Management

这个项目是关于科学和“大数据”在海洋管理中的作用。大数据革命增加了人们对海洋和人类对海洋影响的认识。这些知识既推动了人们对海洋开发和保护机会的兴趣，也受到了这种兴趣的推动。海洋数据科学计划（odsi）使用新的数据和技术来支持政府和非政府组织的工作，以扩展、改革和制定新的海洋管理政策。该项目汇集了一个由人文地理学家、海洋生态学家、地理空间数据科学家和信息科学家组成的多元化团队。博士后研究员、博士生和硕士生将获得跨学科科学合作的经验。结果将广泛传播给国家、私人和非营利组织。研究成果将包括开放获取的ODSI和ODSI产品目录。有许多新的倡议利用大数据来影响和改善环境政策。在海洋领域尤其如此，政府和非政府倡议包括使用新技术支持海产品可追溯性，以及使用卫星图像检测非法捕鱼活动。本项目在全球和区域范围内审查对外发展援助在改善海洋管理方面的作用，重点关注两个关键问题：1)根据对外发展援助产生的知识，可能制定什么样的新政策？2) odsi如何以支持环境可持续性和人类福祉的方式为海洋管理政策提供信息？这项研究是及时的，因为通过联合国海洋科学十年可能会出现更多的odsi。研究结果将为大数据地理学和环境管理做出理论贡献。除了学术出版物和会议演讲外，用户友好的产品还将通过蒙特利湾水族馆的公共推广计划与公众分享。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project is about the role of science and “Big Data” in ocean management. The Big Data revolution is increasing knowledge about oceans and human impacts on them. This knowledge both fuels and is fueled by interest in development and conservation opportunities in oceans. Ocean data science initiatives (ODSIs) use new data and technologies to support government and non-government organizations’ work to extend, reform and create new policies for ocean management. The project brings together a diverse team of human geographers, marine ecologists, geospatial data scientists and information scientists. A postdoctoral researcher, doctoral student and master’s student will gain experience in transdisciplinary science collaboration. Results will be widely disseminated to state, private and non-profit organizations. Research outputs will include an open access catalog of ODSIs and ODSI products.There are many new initiatives using Big Data to influence and improve environmental policy generally. This is particularly true in oceans, where government and non-government initiatives include using new technology to support seafood traceability and satellite imagery to detect illegal fishing activities. This project examines the role of ODSIs in improved ocean management, at global and regional scales, focusing on two key questions: 1) What kinds of new policies are possible based on knowledge that ODSIs generate? 2) How can ODSIs inform policies for ocean management in ways that that support environmental sustainability and human well-being? This research is timely as more ODSIs will likely emerge through the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science. Results will make theoretical contributions to the geographies of Big Data and environmental management. In addition to academic publications and conference presentations, user-friendly products will be shared with the general public via the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s public outreach program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.