BOEM’s Marine Minerals Information System (MMIS) viewer is relocating to the cloud environment on September 17, 2024. This follows the MMIS data services relocation on July 9, 2024.
MMIS provides an Enterprise Geospatial Information System (GIS) environment to support BOEM’s marine minerals leasing and environmental reviews. MMIS is a collection of over 30 years of geophysical (e.g., shallow seismic, bathymetry, and sidescan sonar) and geotechnical (e.g., vibracore and sediment grab locations and associated laboratory analyses) derived data and information products. These datasets are critical in supporting beach nourishment and coastal storm risk management projects that seek to utilize Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sediment and mitigate potential OCS space-use conflicts.
Migrating MMIS viewer to GeoSEAS, a cloud platform, will allow BOEM to leverage the power and additional features of Esri’s ArcGIS Online (AGOL). The changes include:
- Modified download, select and identify experience.
- Improved user interface.
- Increased features such as print, changing the base map, and search.
- Enhanced ESRI integration.
The table below provides a side-by-side comparison of BOEM’s previous and new public services, including access information. The downloads and help tab on the viewer provide further assistance in transitioning to the new experience.
| MMIS Custom Viewer Application retiring September 17, 2024 | New MMIS AGOL Viewer Application |
| https://mmis.doi.gov/boemmmis/ | https://mmis.boem.gov |
More about MMIS:
Established in 2019, the MMIS provides a means for BOEM to gather, process, analyze, maintain, store, and disseminate data relating to OCS marine minerals. The MMIS supports the development and distribution of the National Offshore Sand Inventory (NOSI). It is imperative BOEM knows where OCS marine mineral resources are available to effectively manage their use. The MMIS includes both historical and current sand and sediment information that supports BOEM’s role in the nation’s coastal resilience efforts. For more information, see BOEM’s website.
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The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way.