Agency: Center for the Blue Economy (Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey)
Data time period: 1990- Current
Geographic scale: National. United States of America
The NOEP research program compiles information about economic and social patterns in the coast and coastal oceans. Researchers, primarily economists, policy analysts, and computers scientists, identify, collect and formulate primary and secondary source information, then analyse and interpret it. This information undergoes a rigorous review process for accuracy and utility and is delivered in a range of formats through a publicly available, Web-based information system. Additional products such as state summaries, customized trends analyses, and forecasting are provided at a negotiated fee. This online tool provides datasets useful to analysis and future visualisation. It develops a wide open aspects of maritime economy and blue growth initiatives for the United States territory.