| |
Mr. John G. Cole, Executive Vice-President of LGL, is a computer programmer and systems manager, who has designed and implemented many programs for managing scientific data. Mr. Cole co-developed a GIS for the Gulf of Mexico that focused on environmental conditions [bathymetry, natural and artificial reefs (e.g. oil and gas platforms), currents, etc.], shrimp fishery catch and effort data and sea turtle distributions. The GIS was developed by LGL on Unix workstations using ARCINFO®/GIS software, ORACLE®, SAS® and "C" language. He updated the LGL Gulf of Mexico GIS System via integration of several federal and university information databases through a contract with the National Biological Service. Included in the update were databases provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service (e.g., SEAMAP; Fall Groundfish Survey, Shrimp Catch, GOM; Shrimp Bycatch, GOM), the U.S. Coast Guard (e.g., Gulf of Mexico Platforms in State and Federal Waters; Shrimp Boat Aerial Surveys, 1994), and the Minerals Management Service (e.g., Artificial Reef Permit Areas, GOM; Artificial Reef Sites, GOM; Artificial Reef Planning Areas, GOM; Pinnacle Feature, GOM). The compilation of information provides Mr. Cole and LGL working access to one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date databases of physical and biological resources for the Gulf of Mexico. In 2001, Mr. Cole developed a Windows® program for the MMS to categorize and display high-quality photographs, taken by LGL in the early 1980's as part of an MMS funded Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Study. Mr. Cole recently developed software in support of an LGL developed global satellite tracking system that can monitor shrimp vessel fishing effort in the Gulf of Mexico, analyze fishing patterns, and compare them to NMFS allocations of fishing effort. |
|
