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Digital Watershed and Beyond

The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership. Digital Watershed and Beyond. By Yi Shi, Jon F. Bartholic, and Jeremiah Asher Plus a Chorus of Dozens November 5, 2005. Topics. The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership Digital Watershed Where Technology Is Going

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Digital Watershed and Beyond

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  1. The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership Digital Watershed and Beyond By Yi Shi, Jon F. Bartholic, and Jeremiah Asher Plus a Chorus of Dozens November 5, 2005

  2. Topics • The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership • Digital Watershed • Where Technology Is Going • What Users Need • Future Development of Digital Watershed

  3. Offers state and local decision-makers thirteen regional decision support tools • Includes bundled data • Means of clear impact analysis

  4. Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems Co-hosts: US EPA Region 5, Michigan State University, and Purdue University Purpose: Demonstration of various Decision Support and GIS Systems Participants: State, Federal, and Tribal water resource managers Land Grant University Extension community, Watershed managers, and local government representatives Origin: April 2002 Midwest Web-based Spatial Workshop in Chicago

  5. Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems Members: • Indiana Department of Environmental Management • International City/County Management Association • Michigan State University, Institute of Water Research • Purdue University - Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Forestry and Natural Resources

  6. Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems Members cont. • State University of New York at Buffalo • University of Wisconsin Extension • U.S. EPA, Region 5 - Office of Public Affairs, Water Division and the Office of Information Services • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources • U. S. EPA/HQ - Office of Water Smart Growth Team

  7. Unique & Emerging Characteristics Of The Tools In demand by local officials, natural resource managers, and the general public because they deliver ease of use, bundled data, and means of clear impact analysis:

  8. Web-based • Spatially Based and Scalable • Science-based • Accessible (in Public Domain) • Intuitive • Customizable via Features & Plug-ins • Free-standing

  9. Digital Watershed A Nationwide Web Application Tool for Effective Watershed Management

  10. Introduction • Centralized Hierarchical Information Repository • Online Watershed Computing Center • Comprehensive Datasets of EPA BASINS • Online Environmental Modeling

  11. Overview • Nationwide Watershed Coverage • Multiple Forms of Access • Comprehensive Datasets • Scaling Function • Online Environmental Modeling • Erosion and Deposition Modeling Online

  12. Nationwide Watershed Coverage

  13. Multiple Forms of Access

  14. Multiple Forms of Access cont.

  15. Multiple Forms of Access cont.

  16. Where Technology Is Going • Internet-based Applications • Semantic Web through XML • Web Services • OpenGIS Consortium • GML, WMS, WFS… • Server GIS • Grid Computing

  17. What Users Want • Tools That Can Really Solve Their Problems • Easy to Use and Easy to Understand • User Friendly Interface • Performance

  18. Future Development • Dynamically integrate more data sources on the fly • Integrate more decision tools • Integrate remote sensing data and techniques • Take advantage of server based GIS • Develop Geoprocessing Web Services • Develop User Assistance Agent

  19. http://www.iwr.msu.edu Thanks for Caring and Acting to Sustain the Water Resource

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