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PEARL: Data Acquisition and Information Summaries for Environmental Education and Outreach in Maine. David Kramar and Peter Vaux. A Road Map to PEARL. Brief History and Overview Recent Developments On-the-fly plotting Information summaries “Windows” into PEARL Science for the Public
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PEARL: Data Acquisition and Information Summaries for Environmental Education and Outreach in Maine. David Kramar and Peter Vaux
A Road Map to PEARL • Brief History and Overview • Recent Developments • On-the-fly plotting • Information summaries • “Windows” into PEARL • Science for the Public • Integration into education • Questions/Comments
The Core of the System • Independent Oracle Tables • Minimal data requirements • Remote data upload via the Data Annex System • Consistent geo-referencing
Background and History • Originally developed in 1997 • “Lake” Centric • Water Quality Data • Major Renovation in 2003-2004 • No longer Lakes focused
Recent Developments • Data by Lake • By Stream • By Town • By Watershed (HUC) • Text based retrieval • Map based retrieval • Subject based retrieval
Lake Based Data Retrieval • Lakes • Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen • Transparency and Secchi • “on the fly” fish species lists • “on the fly” mussel inventories
Subject Based Data Retrieval By Resource Type Summaries and References Subject Based Searches
Map Based Data Retrieval • Lake • Watershed • Town
Focus Topics • Focus Topics • Lakes Guide • Atlantic Salmon • Freshwater Biodiversity • Penobscot River
Lakes Guide • Water Quality • Fish and Anglers • Aquatic Plants and Animals
Atlantic Salmon • Access to Key Datasets • Interactive Mapping of • Key Data • Key References • Multiple Search • Capabilities
PEARL’s Other Resources • Science Guides • Teacher Resources • General Resources • Image Gallery
Organizations Using PEARL Maine VolunteerLake Monitoring Program Links to PEARL Lake Overview page
Organizations Using PEARL Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (MLCI) Student Portal
Under Development • Spatially Referenced Bibliography • In collaboration with the Gulf of Maine Council • PEARL and the Knowledgebase Linked • Retrieve references based on geography and keywords
Questions? http://www.pearl.maine.edu