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<div> NOAA/NOS nowCOAST Status Message<br>
3:30 PM EDT Thursday, August 27, 2015<br>
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The present NOAA/NOS' ArcIMS-based nowCOAST map viewer and map
services will be decommissioned on or about Sept. 22, 2015. <br>
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At that time the URL <a href="http://nowcoast.noaa.gov"
target="_blank">nowcoast.noaa.gov</a> will be switched to point
to the new ArcGIS Server-based nowCOAST. <b> </b>The new
nowCOAST is located in NOAA's IDP 24 x 7 high availability GIS
hosting facility operated by NWS/NCEP Central Operations in order
to provide nowCOAST users with higher reliability.<br>
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<div>We encourage users to begin testing with our new ArcGIS
Server-based map services available at <a>new.nowcoast.noaa.gov</a>.
The new services provide both ArcGIS REST and WMS endpoints that
can be integrated into your own applications. All of the
real-time data provided by the new nowCOAST are available as
Time-Enabled map services; however, for those users not yet
capable of interacting with the Time dimension, corresponding
Time-Offsets services are also available for select datasets.</div>
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Useful links:<br>
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<div>Information about the new nowCOAST map services: <a
href="http://new.nowcoast.noaa.gov/help/#%21section=mapservices"
target="_blank">http://new.nowcoast.noaa.gov/help/#!section=mapservices</a><br>
ArcGIS Server REST Map Services Directory:
<a
href="http://new.nowcoast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nowcoast"
target="_blank">http://new.nowcoast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nowcoast</a><br>
Transition Guide to new
nowCOAST: <a
href="http://new.nowcoast.noaa.gov/help/#%21section=transitioning"
target="_blank">http://new.nowcoast.noaa.gov/help/#!section=transitioning</a><br>
LayerInfo Web Service Help
Documentation: <a
href="http://new.nowcoast.noaa.gov/help/#%21section=layerinfo"
target="_blank">http://new.nowcoast.noaa.gov/help/#!section=layerinfo</a><br>
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<div>Please contact us at <a href="mailto:nowcoast.team@noaa.gov"
target="_blank">nowcoast.team@noaa.gov</a> with your
questions, comments and suggestions.</div>
<span class="HOEnZb"> <br>
John Kelley<br>
nowCOAST Project<br>
NOAA/National Ocean Service<br>
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