Subject: Marine Geospatial Ecology Tools (MGET) help
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- Subject: Re: [mget-help] MGET Installation
- Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 10:04:44 -0500
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Hi Sunny,
Thanks for your interest in MGET. MGET itself does not tell you explicitly where ecologically-relevant oceanographic features are for any particular problem. MGET contains some tools that might be able to help you do that, such as tools for accessing certain popular global oceanographic datasets that estimate things like sea surface temperature, chlorophyll concentration, and ocean current speeds and directions. MGET also contains tools for identifying sea surface temperature fronts, which is of interest in certain ecological problems. Finally, it contains tools that allow fitting of simple statistical models by interfacing with the R statistical program.
These tools are implemented in the Python programming language and packaged in a way that allows them to be executed from within the user interface of ArcGIS Desktop. They are "geoprocessing tools" in ArcGIS terminology. So unless you are a Python programmer, it will be difficult to use them unless you have ArcGIS Desktop. Currently they are compatible with the most recent version of ArcGIS Desktop, which is 10.8.2. However, ESRI has developed a newer product called ArcGIS Pro, which has replaced ArcGIS Desktop, and Desktop will no longer be supported starting in 2024. We are in the process of updating MGET to work under ArcGIS Pro. Given this situation, my advice is that unless you are already planning to use ArcGIS Desktop in your project or are an expert Python programmer, you not consider using MGET at this time. In 2024, when we aim to release an ArcGIS Pro compatible update to MGET, then that would be an additional option for you. There is not a version of MGET that allows you to run it online.
That said, before selecting tools such as MGET for accessing and manipulating oceanographic data, I recommend you first develop a detailed understanding about what kind of data would be needed to solve the problem you're working on. From what you described, I consider that to be the bigger question than the tools: how theoretically do you identify areas where it would be cost effective and ecologically appropriate to accomplish what you're looking to do? Once you've envisioned some algorithm or model for identifying candidate areas—maybe it would be a combination of insolation, nutrient inputs, currents, biodiversity, and access to ports—then it would be time to identify tools for getting those data.
I hope this helps,
Jason
On 11/5/23 14:24, Sunny Lad wrote:
Hi,
I'm part of the Climatebase Fellowship working on a capstone project where we grow seaweed on the open ocean and sink it to the ocean floor to help capture CO2 from the oceans. We're gathering as much information as we can to identify if it is a viable project that we can take on. The key information we're looking for from MGET is a map of ecologically-relevant oceanographic features and identifying habitats in the ocean to ensure we deploy our solution in the right places.
I'm trying to follow the MGET instructions on installing all the software, but it seems like I have to purchase the ArcGIS software. There's quite a number of options on their website and I'm not sure which to use. So a few questions:
- Is ArcGIS the only software that I can use to map the data?
Can I use the online version and upload the data?
- If so, what is the minimum tool that I should use to view the data?
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