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Data Management for Mojave Network. Craig Palmer Harry Center for Environmental Studies UNLV. Background. Data management support provided to the Mojave I&M Network 6/1/2002 to 9/30/2005 Mojave Network Data Manager 6/1/2006 to 3/1/2008 Mojave Network Data Management Support.
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Data Management for Mojave Network Craig Palmer Harry Center for Environmental Studies UNLV
Background • Data management support provided to the Mojave I&M Network • 6/1/2002 to 9/30/2005 • Mojave Network Data Manager • 6/1/2006 to 3/1/2008 • Mojave Network Data Management Support
Current Task Information • Project management & reports • Acquisition, analysis, and dissemination of spatial data • Database development and programming for existing datasets and databases • Assist with network data management plan • July 15, 2006 – March 1, 2008
Project management & reports • Project work plan (Aug. 2006) • FY 2006 Annual Report (Nov. 2006) • FY 2007 Annual Report (Nov. 2007) • Draft final report (Jan. 15, 2008) • Final report (Jan. 31, 2008)
Acquisition, analysis, and dissemination of spatial data • Provide GIS support for springs field inventories • Begin compilation of spatial data for 12 basic inventories • Provide GIS maps for Phases II and III Vital Signs Monitoring Reports • Provide GIS metadata training module
Provide GIS support for springs field inventories • Guidance for GPS data collection • Assist with processing a verifying raw GPS data • Data review and cleanup • Create shapefiles
Begin compilation of spatial data for 12 basic inventories • Base cartography • Soils • Geology • Weather & Climate • Air quality & stations • Water quality • Water bodies • Vegetation • Species lists • Distribution and abundance of species
Provide GIS maps for Phases II and III Vital Signs Monitoring Reports • Overview of network • Land ownership • Ecoregions • 303(d) impaired water bodies • Class A waters (GRBA) • Visitation trends • Air quality monitoring • Major climatic trends
Provide GIS metadata training module • NPS metadata training module • NPS metadata tools and editor • ITIS taxonomy tool • Parsing and posting metadata • NR-GIS Metadata and Data Store • Dataset catalog
Database development and programming • Enhance functionality of spring’s database • Make compliant with NPS Natural Resource Database Template • Develop user manual for springs database • Prepare developers manual for springs database • Prepare Mojave network natural resource database using Klamath network model • Assist network Data Manager with Visual Basic and SQL programming as needed
Assist with network data management plan • Assist with data management plan outline • Design of network framework data • Initial QA/QC development section of network data management plan • Evaluate an enterprise GIS approach • How to incorporate non-programmatic data