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Challenge Grant Update

This project focuses on linking the Natural Heritage Biodiversity Data network to the Environmental Information Exchange Network. The initiative involves developing a new biodiversity data flow system to provide users with access to critical environmental information, enabling better conservation planning, regulation, and decision-making. The timeline includes creating web service APIs and piloting direct application links. Participants include various state agencies and NatureServe. Key activities involve establishing scientific standards, creating databases for at-risk species, and providing conservation services. The proposed data flow involves SQL and XML databases for authentication and access control. The project faces unique challenges like spatial data exposure, security implementation, and managing a heterogeneous network. The NatureServe Vista pilot aims to guide the implementation of Delaware's State Wildlife Plan by demonstrating the flow of biodiversity data into a decision support system.

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Challenge Grant Update

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  1. Challenge Grant Update Linking the Network of Natural Heritage Biodiversity Data to the Environmental Information Exchange Network N. V Raman, DNREC, Oct 5, 2005

  2. Challenge Grant Update • EPA Challenge Grant Project: • Benefits • Timeline • Participants • Proposed Data Flow • The NatureServe Network • Unique Challenges • NatureServe Vista Pilot • Additional Resources • Contacts • Questions

  3. Project Benefits • Implement a new, voluntary biodiversity data flow: • Provides EPA and Exchange Network users with access to locations of threatened and endangered species • Supports conservation planning, environmental regulation and decision-making • Creates opportunity for applications that can consume biodiversity data • Document and share results: • Promotes knowledge transfer to NatureServe network members • Expands audience for Exchange Network to other conservation organizations with similar biodiversity data holdings

  4. Project Timeline • Year 1: • Develop and register XML schema for biodiversity data flow • Develop and implement data access requirements • Develop and implement data exchange tools • Year 2: • Develop and implement web service APIs • Prototype user interfaces to the biodiversity data • Pilot a direct application link between Delaware Natural Heritage data and the NatureServe Vista decision support system • Document and share results

  5. Project Participants • Challenge Grant Lead • State of Delaware, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control • Participating Agencies • NatureServe • State of Washington, Department of Ecology • State of Washington, Department of Natural Resources • State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources • State of New Mexico, Natural Heritage New Mexico

  6. US Virgin Islands Puerto Rico The NatureServe Network NatureServe 90 staff in 6 offices - Member Services - Conservation Science Services - Information Technology Services • Member Programs • 800 staff • - 53 U.S. programs • - 7 Canadian programs • 11 Latin American / Caribbean • programs

  7. NatureServe Key Activities • NatureServe: • Establish scientific standards for biological inventory and biodiversity data management • Develop comprehensive and current databases for at-risk species and ecological communities • Provide information products and conservation services to guide natural resource decision-making • Member Programs: • Collect, analyze, and distribute detailed data about plants, animals, and ecosystems • Track distribution and conservation status of species and natural communities and map the locations of at-risk populations • Conduct environmental reviews and assessments

  8. Proposed Data Flow SQL Server Biodiversity Database XML NHNM CDX NAAS for Authentication and Access Control Oracle Central Database Exchange Network Node Oracle Biotics 4 XML NatureServe IL DNR Authorized NEIEN User or Application Internet DNREC Oracle Biotics 4 MS SQL Server XML Exchange Network Node Exchange Network Node WA DNR Biodiversity Database MS SQL Server Oracle Biotics 4 Exchange Network Node XML Future NatureServe Network Participants

  9. Architecture • Applications Layer – NatureServe Explorer, NatureServe Vista, and other custom applications submit XML-SOAP requests to web services. • Web-Application Services Layer – core functionality is implemented as web services and map services; security services provide authentication and authorization based on data provider policies; this layer interacts with the publishing database to retrieve information in response to user/application queries. • Database Layer – includes Biotics 4 source database, publishing geodatabase, and policy store.

  10. Unique Challenges • Spatial Data • Expose species location data • Provide Web Services to access and query spatial data • Create map-based user interface to spatial data • Security • Fine grained authorization roles • Attribute-level authorization • Data specific authorization • Impact on performance and caching must be taken into account • Heterogeneous Network • Different deployment environments • Different physical data models – similar logical data models

  11. NatureServe Vista PilotTo Guide Implementation of Delaware’s Comprehensive State Wildlife Plan • Demonstrate the use of the Exchange Network to flow biodiversity data from the Delaware Natural Heritage Program to a decision support system • Develop the interface within the NatureServe Vista decision support system to consume the biodiversity data Web Service • Use other available data services appropriate for the project area chosen by Delaware

  12. 6. Query and Reporting 5. Conservation & Land Use Scenarios NatureServe Vista 3. Conservation Summary Layer 1.Element Selection Decision or Alternative Scenario 2. Element Conservation Layer 4. Evaluate Goals

  13. Status of Challenge Grant Activities • April 05 workshop • Gathered user stories for web services, drafted XML schemas • XML schema for biodiversity data flow • Schemas defining species and occurrence data in review now • March 06 target date for registering with Exchange Network • Data access policies and sharing agreements • Drafting amendments to existing data sharing agreements to accommodate Exchange Network methods • Documenting proposed security framework for integrating fine-grained access control services with NAAS

  14. Status of Challenge Grant Activities • Data transfer tools for extracting XML data from source DB and importing into publishing DB • Example work flows for data synchronization process in review • Nov 05 target date for completing data transfer utilities • Web Services • Initial web service for presence of known indicator in development now • Jan 06 target date for completing web service APIs • Prototype user and application interfaces • Challenge grant partners to identify initial trading partners for ‘beta testing’ web services with partner application interfaces

  15. Additional Resources • NatureServe: http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/index.jsp • NatureServe Network: http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/network.jsp • NatureServe Vista: http://www.natureserve.org/prodServices/vista.jsp

  16. Contacts

  17. Questions?

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