SCATalogue app for iPhone and iPad

The SCATalogue app is a creation of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW, OSPR).

SCATalogue simplifies the collection of shoreline cleanup assessment technique (SCAT) data during a spill response. Survey data attributes are based upon the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) standard SCAT shoreline oiling summary (SOS) paper form. A SCAT survey is a collection of SCAT data for a length of shoreline which is referred to as a shoreline segment. SCATalogue is designed to support spill response in the marine environment.

The survey data can be transferred via email, via iTunes or other methods if available. These other methods are dependent on the users and/or users organizational iPad setup and/or information technology (IT) protocols.

SCATalogue is, and was designed for use on an iPad, specifically the iPad mini which is used by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Responses field response staff.

CDFW OSPRs geographic information systems (GIS) unit utilizes ESRI ® GIS software almost exclusively.

Data output is in JSON format. Data containing geographic/spatial data is formatted in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI ®) geoJSON format. This output can be converted into to feature class(es) using ArcGIS Desktops © ArcToolboxs "JSON To Feature" tool. CDFW OSPR GIS processes the JSON/geoJSON output from SCATalogue using this tool and other custom scripts/tools in ArcGIS Desktop © software.

For further information about SCATalogue, please contact CDFW OSPR GIS at osprgis@wildlife.ca.gov.


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