System Design and Architecture for the Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform (MAP): The Base Design

The Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform (MMHMAP) project is an effort of the Marine Mammal Commission and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in support of the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) as outlined in Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The MMHMAP's goal is to develop an extensive information system to collect, curate and distribute data on marine mammal health that will give the public, scientists, and resource managers the ability to detect potential public and animal health risk, and prioritize management and conservation efforts.