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Nature management and Data management

Nature management and Data management. Gudrun Wallentin Florian Fischer Austrian Academy of Sciences Research Unit GIScience. Nature and Data – an old issue?. Alexander v. Humboldt 1769 - 1859. Integrated Management. Protection of biotopes . Protection of species .

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Nature management and Data management

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  1. Nature management andData management Gudrun WallentinFlorian FischerAustrian Academy of SciencesResearch Unit GIScience

  2. Nature and Data – an old issue? Alexander v. Humboldt 1769 - 1859

  3. IntegratedManagement Protection of biotopes Protection of species Preservation of„scenic beauty“ Paradigms of Nature Protection 1850 2000 1900 1950 (Brüggemann, 2003)

  4. Paradigm Shift for PA Management

  5. Integrated Management needs… • …an integrated view across various themes ( Spatial information) • …easy solutions to exchange and process spatial information

  6. What is special about spatial? • Spatial information integrates informationen from various themes by geo-reference • Spatial informationen allows a differentiated and comparative view on PAs

  7. Five goals of PA management • Nature Protection • Recreation • Education • Research • Sustainable Development

  8. Need for spatial information I Nature protectionAll activities that conserve or enhance the state and the dynamics of natural landscapesNeed for spatial informationSurvey and monitor the state of species and biotopes.(as-is analysis)Defining „nature-priority“ areas, e.g. Nature2000 network (spatial planning)

  9. Need for spatial information II Recreation All activities that facilitate or intensify the recreational value of a protected areaNeed for spatial information Directing the visitor distribution to maximise the recreational value, and to minimise detrimental impact (visitor management)

  10. Need for spatial information III Education All activities directed towards a visitor that inform, rise awareness and stimulate critical thinking to evoke nature-friendly behaviourNeed for spatial informationVisualisation is a commonly understandable, often used and powerful tool in environmental education (geovisualisation)

  11. Need for spatial information IV Research All activities to document and monitor the state of a protected area and to contribute to decision making and problem solvingNeed for spatial informationProtected areas are an explicitly spatial approach to nature conservation.Thus research activities in protected areas mostly have and can be connected by its geo-component (location matters).

  12. Need for spatial information V Sustainable developmentAll activities that contribute to a sustainable coexistence of man and nature in the region of a protected area Need for spatial information Bringing everything together: top down or with public participation (location connects domain expertise)

  13. Need for Datamanagement in PAs • Describing the status-quo • Planning and zonation of Protected Areas • Management to meet conservation targets • Decision-making to assist public authorities, stake-holders and politicians in their work (e.g. EIA) • Monitoring to document changes and control the success of management measures • Information/Involvement of the public (participation) e.g. database for Biodiversity in the „Haus der Natur“, Salzburg • Reporting to financiers, state authorities, other managers, Alpine Convention, EU

  14. Reality check: NP Berchtesgaden • Spatial data is stored in a file-based GIS • 450 different themes • Research in cooperation with/by external institutions • Takes into account the various tasks of NP administrations • Integrated data-model for NP administration is needed

  15. NP Berchtesgaden – Data-Structure • Need to incorporatespatio-temporal data • Enhancement ofattribute data • Easy exchange ofdata

  16. GIS Add ons GIS-Software Geodatabase Operating System GIS-Hardware (z.B. Digitizer) Reality check: NP Bavarian Forest • Information flow to differentresearch institutions • Information flow between research and practitioner and the general public • Basic geodata from the BavarianMapping Agency • Aim: Use GIS in all areas of management, also for non-specialists • Processing and distribution of research results for different markets (researchers, forest practitioners, politics, general public) is not without problems.

  17. NP Needs for data exchange Research NGO Administration General public Practitioner Consultant Politics

  18. NP NP NP NP NP NP NP The administrative perspective Administration

  19. Affordances on spatial data in nature-management • Accessibility to information about nature for everybody • Availability of free data to ensure public access to public data • Data Harmonisation to combine and compare data from different sources and across borders • Semantic data modelling to add meaning to the provided data • Geoprocessing tools to retrieve information from data • Adaptive level of scale and detail to answer the question at hand • Usability of the geoportal to facilitate the effective use also for non-experts • Time series to monitor change • Possibility of interaction to enable public participation

  20. Problems of data exchange and data retrieval • Different formats and different vendors • Lost in conversion & lost in translation • Search for available data is almost impossible for external partners • Data quality • Data usability • Data transfer by email, compact disk? • Regular integration of external data in own GIS system is necessary • Updating and versioning

  21. INSPIRE Implementation – a chance • Geo-Webservices • Standards • Harmonisation of data sets • Common Application Schemes • Individually extensible • Matching on different user needs • Geoportal (as Geospatial One-Stop)

  22. Thank you for your attention! www.oeaw.ac.at/GIScience Gudrun.Wallentin@oeaw.ac.at Florian.Fischer@oeaw.ac.at

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