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Reefbase’s new Geographic Information System (GIS) shows the global observations of coral bleaching occurrences combined with NOAA Coral Reef Watch’s satellite monitoring products including Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly, Bleaching HotSpot and Degree Heating Weeks. These datasets are added into ReefBase Online GIS each month.

Features:

1. A new Flash based map with integrated navigation toolbar providing a more user friendly interface and quick access to information.
2. Broader map saving options (.png, .jpg, .tif) provide easier integration of maps into publications or presentations. You can customize the map by modifying the title, adding legend, and including custom notes. A preview function allows you to view customized map before saving. The saved map can then be downloaded directly to your hard drive or emailed to any account.
3. Save selected datasets into various file formats (.xls, .doc, .csv, .txt, .xml). This feature provides for better data sharing. You can easily import the datasets to your system for further analysis.
4. Email the URL of a specific map view (zoomed, specific layers and etc) to colleagues.
5. New maps added include Coral Reef Morphology, Coral Bleaching, NOAA Sea Surface Temperature and Solomon’s Post-disaster.

Access it at http://reefgis.reefbase.org.