Transcript Welcome to the Olympic Natural Resources Center Winter

University of Washington
College of Forest Resources, College of Ocean & Fishery Sciences
Olympic Natural Resources Center
www.onrc.washington.edu
1999 ACSM - WFPS Conference
People to People Dialogue:
Accessing Information about
Washington State’s
Spatial Resources
March 15, 1999
Teresa Zena Alcock
Coordinator-Analyst
[email protected]
University of Washington
College of Forest Resources, College of Ocean & Fishery Sciences
Olympic Natural Resources Center
The mission of the Olympic
Natural Resources Center is to
conduct research and education
on natural resource management
practices which integrate
ecological and economic values.
Olympic Natural Resources Center
Forestry Program
Strategic Priorities
Active Management of Riparian Areas & Watersheds
Threatened & Endangered Species
Stand & Landscape Management for Biodiversity
Long Term Soil & Site Productivity
Marine Program
Understanding Estuaries
Marine - Terrestrial Interactions
Shellfish Enhancement
Partnerships with Grays Harbor College & Peninsula College
Olympic Natural Resources Center
GIS Program Goals
• Regional Information
Coordination
• Analysis & Tech Support
• Education
• Laboratory for GIS
Clearinghouse for the Olympic Peninsula
ONRC Clearinghouse
a pioneer regional
information resource
in the
Clearinghouse for the Olympic Peninsula
Clearinghouse Team
Dr. David L. Peterson
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center,
College of Forest Resources, University of Washington
Dr. Nicholas Chrisman
Department of Geography, University of Washington
Robert A. Norheim, GIS Analyst
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center,
College of Forest Resources, University of Washington
Teresa Zena Alcock, GIS Coordinator-Analyst, ONRC
Ella Elman, Alan Carter Mortimer,Metadata Specialists
Clearinghouse for the Olympic Peninsula
C-House Team Approach
Initiate
relationships
with potential contributors
Inventory geospatial
and biological data sets
Draft metadata records,
interview
contributors
Review, training, and update agreement,
deliver meta-database product to contributor
Clearinghouse for the Olympic Peninsula
Challenges with Solutions
Initiating relationships with contributors
Contributors are sensitive
about sharing information
proprietary data
sensitive data
Contributors choose their
own contributions !
free metadata does not imply
free data
use of metadata does not imply
authorization of use of data
Clearinghouse for the Olympic Peninsula
Challenges with Solutions
Draft metadata records, interview contributors
Metadata is overwhelming
and complex to even start !
No time for metadata
Standards are too
complex
Software is difficult to
use
Our C-House Team is a catalyst !
We create your initial
meta-database
We translate and discover how
you can *best use* the standards
We use a tool that works for you
and train your staff
Clearinghouse for the Olympic Peninsula
Challenges with Solutions
Regional Clearinghouse development
Dealing with diversity
Listening to partners’ needs builds
trust
Some won’t contribute until
they see their neighbors
online
Quinault Tribe & other private
forest landowners
Smaller, local partners
appreciate local contact
ONRC is “out there with ‘em”
Clearinghouse for the Olympic Peninsula
Our approach is working!
Some ONRC Clearinghouse Partners:
Olympic National Forest
Makah Tribe
Olympic National Park
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Olympic Coast Nat’l Marine Sanctuary
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Clallam County, Mason County, Pacific
County
Rayonier Timberlands, Inc.
USFWS: Willapa Refuge
Grays Harbor Regional Planning
Thurston Regional Planning
Merrill & Ring Pysht Tree Farm
The Wilderness Society
Willapa Alliance
The Evergreen State College
Olympic Peninsula Research
Coordinating Group
Ducks Unlimited
University of Washington
Putting Olympic Peninsula
On
The
Map
University of Washington
Olympic Natural Resources Center
Winter Science Conference February 1999
Major Themes of the Conference
Two Days of Olympic Peninsula GIS!
Thursday, February 4, 1999
GIS Infrastructure & Education
Friday, February 5, 1999
Olympic Peninsula GIS Applications
GIS Infrastructure & Education
Speakers, Day I
Nancy Tosta, Keynote
Director, Puget Sound Regional Council
Jeff Holm
WA Dept of Info Svcs and Coordinator,
WA Geographic Information Council
Chris Bradberry
GIS Instructor, Grays Harbor College
Karen Dvornich
WA Coop Fish & Wildlife Unit GAP Analysis
Project and National Director, Nature Mapping
Project
Day I : GIS Infrastructure & Education
Theme Zones
Data Policies
keywords: ACCESS, COST
RECOVERY, STANDARDS,
FORMATS
GIS Education
keywords: WORLD WIDE
WEB, GRAYS HARBOR
COLLEGE GIS, EDUCATING
POLICY MAKERS,
CERTIFICATION
Olympic Peninsula GIS Applications
Speakers, Day II
David Peterson, Keynote
USGS Field Station Leader,
UW College of Forest Resources
John Marzluff
Professor, UW College of Forest Resources
Roger Hoffman
GIS Specialist, Olympic National Park
Wendy Gerstel & Anne Heinitz
WA State Department of Natural Resources,
Geology Division
Randy McIntosh
Northwest Indian
Fisheries Commission
Penelope Eckert
GIS Manager,
Foster Wheeler
Environmental
Company
Day II : Olympic Peninsula GIS Applications
Theme Zones
Models & Other
Approaches:
keywords =
Multi-Agency
Cooperation
Rick Fletcher’s
Marine Database:
keyword =
HELP!
Bob Carl’s
“Chasing Bunnies”
keywords =
*ACCURATE BASE
MAPS*
Clearinghouse for the Olympic Peninsula
Why should Surveyors bother with metadata?
Users
(including Surveyors)
need reliable,
accurate data
FGDC metadata content includes:
• horizontal and vertical positional
accuracy reporting
• projection systems, coordinate
reference systems, datum specs
• attribute accuracy reporting
Data producers
(including Surveyors)
create reliable,
accurate data
Surveying and mapping firms and
agencies can “advertise” the
quality of their work by reporting
accuracy in FGDC-compliant
metadata
Thank you
ACSM, WFPS, PLSO, LSAW
So you get +/- 1 cm
accuracies, eh?
Tell us about it!
www.onrc.washington.edu