Transcript Document 7810048

NPSpecies Redesign Roadmap
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Natural Resource Program Center
Inventory and Monitoring Program
By: Alison Loar, National I&M NPSpecies Data Manager, Fort Collins, CO
Where the Redesign of NPSpecies
Started
Proof of Concept
Current Status and Future Development of
NPSpecies
First Iteration Deployed - NPSpecies 2.0.0
A proof of concept was unveiled at the I&M Data Management Conference in
February 2007, which depicted a single location to query and view data for
NPSpecies, NatureBib, and the NPS Data Store.
After solidifying the Roadmap use cases and user interface specifications, plans began on the first iteration of the new
Species Service. The first component to be developed was the Certified Species List released June 13, 2008, with three
subsequent releases in August 2008, October 2008, and February 2009.
In April 2007 work began writing NPSpecies use cases based on initial
comments from the proof of concept demo, new features and functionalities
expressed by users over the years, and solid features of the existing
NPSpecies system.
Examples of User Interface Screens - the Future of
The look and feel is currently NPSpecies
evolving as NRPC staff begin using newly purchased development tools and obtain feedback
from users. All information contained within these interface graphics is fictional and provided for example only.
User Driven Requirements
Species Search à View Layout
SearchCriteria
Criteria Definition
Definition
Search
Species Search
A formal process of User Requirements Gathering began with a kickoff
meeting of the NPSpecies User Board June 26, 2007. During these user
requirements meetings all notes were compiled into a Roadmap Use Case
document.
Here is a sampling of the types of NPSpecies User Groups that were
contacted:
Quick Links
Search Type:
List of Units
Search:
List of Units Where One Species is Found
Layout:
List of Units for One Species View
Taxonomy Search
Define Search Criteria
ITIS
Name Type:
Scientific
Taxonomic Category:
Animalia - Mammal
Occurrence:
Present or Probably Present Only
Name:
Canis
Statistics – Species Richness
Unit:
Southwest Alaska Network
Report Header
Header
Report
Edit
Classification Source:
Report Selected:
Title:
Species Richness for Southwest Alaska Network
Subtitle:
Work in Progress Data
Date Created:
July 27, 2008
Date Migrated:
July 16, 2008
Search Results
Results
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Find Name
Category
Mammals
35
Records in Search Results: 113
Birds
102
Records Per Page:
Fish
17
Reptile
13
Amphibians
14
Spider/Scorpion
25
Select Desired Name
Park Managers
& Planners
Park & Network
Resource Staff
NPSpecies
Super Users
Page
Code
Interpreters &
Educators
Scientific Name
Total Park Accepted Names
Category
1
6
of 19
Rank
180595
Canis
Mammal
Genus
180599
Canis latrans
Mammal
Species
180596
Canis lupus
Mammal
Species
726812
Canis lupus arctos
Mammal
Subspecies
616794
Canistes
Insect
Genus
617613
Canistes schusteri
Insect
Species
Regional NR
Staff
Crab/Lobster/Shrimp
19
Insect
230
Slug/Snail
7
Other Non-vertebrates
0
Vascular Plants
2345
Non-vascular Plants
234
Fungi
123
Protozoa
0
Monera
0
Chromista
0
Total
3576
Search -> Park-Species Profile
Park-Species Profile
Profile
Park-Species
Species Search -> Park-Species Profile
Curatorial Staff
Park “ologists”
Unit:
Scientific Name:
Workbench:
Migration Date:
Certified Date:
NRPC Staff
These use cases were used to develop the NPSpecies Roadmap plan for the
redesign, which ensures development stays on track with what users want.
Summary
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Canis lupus
Work in Progress
October 3, 2008
July 26, 2006
Taxonomy
Park Classification
Park Status
Units
NPS Taxa Code
Record Information
168886
Classification Source
Status:
Category:
Rank:
ITIS
Classification Code
Accepted
Mammals
Species
Associated Names
Common Names
Summary
TSN = 183284
wolf
Local Preferred Common Names
Gray Wolf
Related Names from Same Classification Source
Subspecies - Canis lupus lupus – not accepted
After all requirements were gathered many components that could be shared
across many NRPC applications were identified. This led to the deconstruction
of NPSpecies to its essential functions, thus defining its scope. NPSpecies
was deconstructed during early months of 2008.
These shareable components may also be referred to as infrastructure (i.e.,
Authentication, Units, and Taxonomy) or resource data (i.e., References and
Vouchers) and are slated for development in parallel with NPSpecies.
Silo
SOA
NPSpecies 1.0
NPSpecies 2.x deconstructed
into this more focused scope
Notification
Taxonomy
Park Unit Names
Vouchers
Observations
References
Data Sets
POC Tools
Authentication
Park Status
Data Entry
Data Downloads
ANCS+
Reports
Observations
Vouchers
Authentication
NPSpecies 2.0
-Species List
-Park Status
-QA Certification
Process
Taxonomy
Match Lists
References
Units
Update to Users
The plan for the redesign of NPSpecies was highlighted during the 2008 I&M
GIS and Data Management Conference. This “Roadmap” is depicted to the
right.
NATURAL RESOURCE PROGRAM CENTER
Science, Stewardship, Solutions
Crosswalked Names from Other Classification Sources
NPS Semi-permanent names
Species - Canis lupus
NPS Temporary Names
Subspecies - Canis lupus lupus
Taxonomy
Park Classification
Park Status
Units
Record Information
Authorities
Authority:
Linnaeus, 1758
Park Status Name
Park Status Value
Occurrence
Present In Park
Abundance
Uncommon
Residency
Resident
Nativity
Native
Cultivation
N/A
Weedy
N/A
Management Concern
Yes
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Rank – Scientific Name
gray wolf
Deconstruction Step
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Canis lupus
Work in Progress
October 3, 2008
July 26, 2006
Unit:
Scientific Name:
Workbench:
Migration Date:
Certified Date:
Taxa Identifiers
Associated Information
In mid-September 2007 NRPC held an NPSpecies Requirements Workshop
to look at all use cases proposed and determined the scope of NPSpecies.
Park-Species Profile
Park-Species Profile
Kingdom – Animalia
Phylum – Chordata
Subphylum - Vertebrata
Class – Mammalia
Subclass – Theria
Comments for Selected Park Status
Comments for Selected Park Status
Infraclass – Eutheria
Order – Carnivora
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Details:
These are the park status details from the legacy NPSpecies data system based on
the park status attribute selected in the above table. Sometimes they are very long
because people have lots to say.
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Data Source:
This text represents the data source from the legacy NPSpecies data system for the
selected park status attribute above. Sometimes they are very long because people
use lots of resources.
Suborder – Caniformia
Family – Canidae
Genus – Canis
Species – Canis lupus
Park Classification from NPSpecies
Canis lupus - Accepted
Canis lupii – Not Accepted
Scheduled Releases for 2009 Based on the Roadmap for the Redesign of NPSpecies
NPSpecies 2.1 (May-Jun 2009)
NPSpecies 2.2 (Jul-Aug 2009)
• Integration with new Infrastructure Applications
• Taxonomy
• Unit
• Identity Management
• Reporting
• Feedback
• Messaging (Notification)
• More Global Reports
• Ability to see more views of the data
• Integration with Match List Application
• Federal and State T&E Status
• NatureServe Global Ranks
• Extensible to add unlimited lists to match
• Reporting
• Custom (user-defined) Reporting
• Display all data points in NPSpecies
• Save and reuse queries and layouts
• Export results in many formats
• Add Match Lists views to global and custom
reporting
NPSpecies 2.3 (Oct-Nov 2009)
NPSpecies 3.0 (Dec-Early 2010)
•Integration with Evidence Applications
• View Vouchers, Observations, and References
linked to NPSpecies
•Add Evidence Views to global and custom
reporting
•Add Evidence tabs to Park-Species profile
•Add/Edit/Delete any NPSpecies data
•Full permissions and role implementation
•Turn off legacy NPSpecies 1.0
Zoom, zoom!
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