The Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) is an online mapping tool from the Office of Response and Restoration, which integrates data, like habitats, weather, and currents, into one location for experts responding to environmental disasters like hurricanes or oil spills. Explore more educational resources in our oil spills and hurricanes collections.
![Animated tiny tutorial for accessing information from the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) mapping tool. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Animated tiny tutorial for accessing information from the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) mapping tool.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Sep/erma_tt_FINAL.gif)
Below, you can go through each step at your own pace.
![Step 1: Go to https://erma.noaa.gov and select a region.
The Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) is a mapping tool that can be used to explore data related to environmental and emergency response. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 1: Go to https://erma.noaa.gov and select a region.
The Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) is a mapping tool that can be used to explore data related to environmental and emergency response.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Sep/erma1.jpg)
![Step 2: Click "Bookmark Views" to explore highlighted datasets. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 2: Click "Bookmark Views" to explore highlighted datasets.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Sep/erma2.jpg)
![Step 3: Expand Deepwater Horizon data and select "Marine Mammal Aerial Observations." (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 3: Expand Deepwater Horizon data and select "Marine Mammal Aerial Observations."](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Sep/erma3.jpg)
![Step 4: The "Layers" tab shows what datasets are visible in this collection. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 4: The "Layers" tab shows what datasets are visible in this collection.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Sep/erma4.jpg)
![Step 5: The "Legend" tab shows what the icons mean. A red kite (red diamond shape with a black dot in the center) means there is a photo. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 5: The "Legend" tab shows what the icons mean. A red kite (red diamond shape with a black dot in the center) means there is a photo.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Sep/erma5.jpg)
![Step 6: Click a red kite to view a photo from that location. Click the photo to enlarge it. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 6: Click a red kite to view a photo from that location. Click the photo to enlarge it.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Sep/erma6.jpg)
![Step 7: Explore more emergency response data in ERMA!
Marine Debris: Explore spatial data for regional marine debris emergency response.
Weather: Find forecasts, radar data, and information on major weather events. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 7: Explore more emergency response data in ERMA!
Marine Debris: Explore spatial data for regional marine debris emergency response.
Weather: Find forecasts, radar data, and information on major weather events.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Sep/erma7.jpg)