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Part III. Appendix 4: User Outreach7. Hazardous Material Spills (HAZMAT)—HAZMAT activities needs accurate trajectoryand dispersal simulations/predictions for most efficient deployment of containment/clean upresources. Accurate map-based data on locations of sensitive/endangered natural resources arealso needed.8. Forensics for law enforcement—Forensic experts need accurate trajectory hindcasts todetermine probable point of origin of bodies found in the water (the authors of this report sectionhave been contacted by law enforcement officials two or three times in the past regardingcases like this).9. Trip planning and forensics for ship operations—Ocean Routes, Inc. has basedits business model on meeting identified needs for weather information and oceanographicconditions (e.g., waves) along planned (or past) ship tracks. The company’s focus has been onopen-ocean conditions, but applications of this kind of service in near-shore regions remainsuntapped. Pilots in the Gulf of Maine are using the real-time data for planning, but might alsomake use of data products and services provided by companies such as Ocean Routes.10. Data Availability at Sea—Mariners emphatically want “dial-a-buoy.” GoMOOS andNDBC have partnered so that data from both the Florida and Gulf of Maine buoy systems isnow presented on NOAA’s dial-a-buoy service where mariners can use cellular telephones to accesscurrent sea conditions.230