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Environmental Informatics: Supporting Decisions in the Real World 2011 EESI Center Renewal

Environmental Informatics: Supporting Decisions in the Real World 2011 EESI Center Renewal Doug Miller May 2, 2011. Today’s Talk. What is Environmental Informatics? Formative Years Along the Way Adding Models to the Decision Process Community Future Directions. Our Definition of

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Environmental Informatics: Supporting Decisions in the Real World 2011 EESI Center Renewal

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  1. Environmental Informatics: Supporting Decisions in the Real World 2011 EESI Center Renewal Doug Miller May 2, 2011

  2. Today’s Talk • What is Environmental Informatics? • Formative Years • Along the Way • Adding Models to the Decision Process • Community • Future Directions

  3. Our Definition of Environmental Informatics The art and science of producing high quality environmental information resources, in usable forms and formats, that serve the needs of individuals, communities, and organizations at all levels of society

  4. Core Premise Web-based geospatial technology provides a medium that allows us to transcend domain boundaries that exist between scientists and decision makers.

  5. Basic Tenets • More than just “putting data on the Web” • Connecting domains • Systems that address specific needs • Delivering information in ways that engage users

  6. “The Real World” CEI DomainKnowledge

  7. “Formative Years”

  8. “More Than Just “Ag”….. Florida DEP EPA Atlantic Regional Assessment

  9. “Penn Pilot” Chester County, PA

  10. PAMAP: Digital Orthophotography/Lidar www.pamap.us

  11. Models

  12. Community User Interaction

  13. Collaborative Networks

  14. PLAN EVALUATE ACT Revised Goals New Knowledge Inventory MONITOR New Technology Adaptive Management Goals KnowledgeTechnologyInventory Technology

  15. Adaptive/Collaborative Networks

  16. In Progress/In Planning Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks LCC/LMJV Regional Climate Science Centers

  17. Future Directions • Individual-Based Modes • Online Management Diaries/Commentaries • Advance Report Generation/Record Keeping • Group Collaborative Environments • “Push” well as “Pull” • Information Sharing • Consensus Building • Model/Decision Making Interfaces • Novice • Expert

  18. CEI Team

  19. Why Should CEI Continue as a Center? • We have a vital role in the transfer of domain knowledge to“Real World” practices • We have a dedicated and skilled staff that provides unique products and services within the University • We have unprecedented opportunities to serve society with our faculty colleagues from many domain areas

  20. In Conclusion… A real sense of accomplishment occurs when participating in activities and projects that create a benefit for the society that has underwritten your work. Questions?

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