1 / 14

Linking Biodiversity Data to Environmental Information Exchange Network: Project Update

This update outlines the EPA Challenge Grant project aimed at integrating biodiversity data into the Environmental Information Exchange Network. Key benefits include enhancing access to endangered species locations, promoting conservation planning, and allowing users to leverage biodiversity data for better decision-making. The project timeline spans two years, focusing on developing data exchange tools and APIs. Participants include the Delaware Department of Natural Resources, NatureServe, and various state agencies across the U.S. Unique challenges include managing spatial data access and ensuring security in a heterogeneous network.

ivy-langley
Télécharger la présentation

Linking Biodiversity Data to Environmental Information Exchange Network: Project Update

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Challenge Grant Update: Linking the Network of Natural Heritage Biodiversity Data to the Environmental Information Exchange Network

  2. Challenge Grant Update • EPA Challenge Grant Project: • Benefits • Timeline • Participants • Proposed Data Flow • The NatureServe Network • Unique Challenges • NatureServe Vista Pilot • Additional Resources • Contacts • Questions

  3. Project Benefits • Implement a new, voluntary biodiversity data flow: • Provides EPA and Exchange Network users with access to locations of threatened and endangered species • Supports conservation planning, environmental regulation and decision-making • Creates opportunity for applications that can consume biodiversity data • Document and share results: • Promotes knowledge transfer to NatureServe network members • Expands audience for Exchange Network to other conservation organizations with similar biodiversity data holdings

  4. Project Timeline • Year 1: • Develop and register XML schema for biodiversity data flow • Develop and implement data access requirements • Develop and implement data exchange tools • Year 2: • Develop and implement web service APIs • Prototype user interfaces to the biodiversity data • Pilot a direct application link between Delaware Natural Heritage data and the NatureServe Vista decision support system • Document and share results

  5. Project Participants • Challenge Grant Lead • State of Delaware, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control • Participating Agencies • NatureServe • State of Washington, Department of Ecology • State of Washington, Department of Natural Resources • State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources • State of New Mexico, Natural Heritage New Mexico

  6. US Virgin Islands Puerto Rico The NatureServe Network NatureServe 90 staff in 6 offices - Member Services - Conservation Science Services - Information Technology Services • Member Programs • 800 staff • - 53 U.S. programs • - 7 Canadian programs • 11 Latin American / Caribbean • programs

  7. NatureServe Key Activities • NatureServe: • Establish scientific standards for biological inventory and biodiversity data management • Develop comprehensive and current databases for at-risk species and ecological communities • Provide information products and conservation services to guide natural resource decision-making • Member Programs: • Collect, analyze, and distribute detailed data about plants, animals, and ecosystems • Track distribution and conservation status of species and natural communities and map the locations of at-risk populations • Conduct environmental reviews and assessments

  8. Proposed Data Flow SQL Server Biodiversity Database XML NHNM CDX NAAS for Authentication and Access Control Oracle Central Database Exchange Network Node Oracle Biotics 4 XML NatureServe IL DNR Authorized NEIEN User or Application Internet DNREC Oracle Biotics 4 MS SQL Server XML Exchange Network Node Exchange Network Node WA DNR Biodiversity Database MS SQL Server Oracle Biotics 4 Exchange Network Node XML Future NatureServe Network Participants

  9. Unique Challenges • Spatial Data • Expose species location data • Provide Web Services to access and query spatial data • Create map-based user interface to spatial data • Security • Fine grained authorization roles • Attribute-level authorization • Data specific authorization • Impact on performance and caching must be taken into account • Heterogeneous Network • Different deployment environments • Different physical data models – similar logical data models

  10. NatureServe Vista PilotTo Guide Implementation of Delaware’s Comprehensive State Wildlife Plan • Demonstrate the use of the Exchange Network to flow biodiversity data from the Delaware Natural Heritage Program to a decision support system • Develop the interface within the NatureServe Vista decision support system to consume the biodiversity data Web Service • Use other available data services appropriate for the project area chosen by Delaware

  11. 6. Query and Reporting 5. Conservation & Land Use Scenarios NatureServe Vista 3. Conservation Summary Layer 1.Element Selection Decision or Alternative Scenario 2. Element Conservation Layer 4. Evaluate Goals

  12. Additional Resources • NatureServe: http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/index.jsp • NatureServe Network: http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/network.jsp • NatureServe Vista: http://www.natureserve.org/prodServices/vista.jsp

  13. Contacts

  14. Questions?

More Related