A presentation describing the benefits of applying virtual world technology within NOAA. (http://www.noaa.gov/)

1. NOAA’s Virtual Island Eric Hackathorn NOAA / OAR / ESRL

5. our virtual island “ NOAA has, beyond a doubt, set the standard in the quality and potential for all virtual museums to follow with this enormous undertaking.” - The Metaverse Messenger 12/5/2006

8. national weather service Credit: Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters understanding the effects of droughts

9. satellite and information service

10. fisheries service Credit: NOAA Fisheries Sustainability Poster

11. noaa research

12. national ocean service … virtual expansion already underway!

13. noaa facilities and infrastructure Photo by Will von Dauster

14. noaa libraries “ All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” -As You Like It, (II, vii, 139-143) More Information: Virtual Shakespearean World