Application and analytical issues in
geographic information systems (GIS) for oceanographic data, particularly data modeling (see below), spatial analysis, and data interoperability.
Cyberinfrastructure, particularly geographic/geospatial semantic web issues and tools, web portal and services (e.g., PNAS paper)
Processing, production, visualization, and interpretation of seafloor maps based on multibeam bathymetry, sidescan sonar, towed camera imagery,
and submersible observations.
Benthic terrain and habitat characterization, especially on coral reefs