Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Information

Here are some links to satellite imagery, maps and other resources to support teaching about the Gulf Oil Spill and response effort.

NASA deploys Planes, Targets Satellites to Aid in Oil Spill Response— NASA feature article.

Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc.—Dramatic and clear synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery from the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including a daily analysis.

Balloon Mapping—Images, maps, and instructions about how to participate. 

NOAA Deepwater Horizon Incident Site—Maps and information about the gulf oil spill. 

ESRI - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Information and Resources —Multimedia links, interactive maps and downloadable materials. 

National Geographic Website—Dramatic images and graphics from a variety of sources. 

Google Crisis Response—KML/KMZ files and satellite images from NASA and NOAA MODIS, including maps of fishery closures and oil rig locations. 


GNOME—(General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment) mapping tool for oil spill trajectories. Downloadable for both Mac and Windows Operating systems. Using this software, it is possible to generate output files that work with ArcMap 9.x. 

NOAA teaching materials on oil spills, including hands-on labs and activities. 
Oil Spill Resource page— Links to a variety of news resources, put together by a teacher in Florida. 

Link to satellite images of the spill, including a true color image — [link https://www.esl.lsu.edu/  'Satellite images of the spill' new] 

Link to transfer the current extent of the spill to your location — transfer current to your location 

Link with videos from a recent symposium in which leading ocean scientists gathered to discuss the oil spill — symposium 

Request from the EPA that is very PBL — EPA request