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Transforming Natural Resource Management with Web 2.0 Technology Doug Miller Center for Environmental Informatics Earth and Environmental Systems Institute/PSIEE March 4, 2010. Center for Environmental Informatics. Founded in 2000
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Transforming Natural Resource Management with Web 2.0 Technology Doug Miller Center for Environmental Informatics Earth and Environmental Systems Institute/PSIEE March 4, 2010
Center for Environmental Informatics • Founded in 2000 • Initially as the Outreach Center with the EMS Environment Institute • Mission: Produce high quality environmental information resources, in usable forms and formats, that serve the needs of individuals, communities, and organizations at all levels of society • Foci • Information Architecture • Web-Based Decision Support Tools • Land System Science • 10 Full-time Staff; 2 Part-time Staff
PAMAP: Digital Orthophotography/Lidar www.pamap.info
Geographic Information Science Land Management Science Web Mapping Technology Web Mapping Technology
Web Mapping Architecture Field Observations PostgreSQL Web Tool PostGIS Geoserver Model Web Services GIS
Fully OGC-compliant Web Service (WFS) • API Freely-available • Statistics for the past year (see next sheets)
Web 2.0 • 2nd Generation Web • Information Sharing • Interoperability • User-Centered Design • Collaboration/Social Networking
PLAN EVALUATE ACT Revised Goals New Knowledge Inventory MONITOR New Technology Adaptive Management Goals KnowledgeTechnologyInventory Technology
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 • Modal Interfaces • Novice • Expert
Funding Sources • Historical • CAS (2002 - 2008) • USDA RAMP • Current • CAS (2008 remainder funds) • USDA FAS • USDA WBSI • USDA PMAP -- Sootyblotch • USDA OREI -- Cucurbit