MOJN I&M Updates

1. MOJN I&M Updates

2. Topics • Network GIS Position(s) • Term and SCA intern • Network Infrastructure, Directory/File Structure (Mark/Vanessa) • Inventory Mapping Projects • Geology, Soils, and Vegetation Mapping

3. Term GIS Position • Term, subject to furlough, GS-7/9 • Interdisciplinary • Duty stationed with MOJN Staff (LAME) • Annual evaluation to continue • 12 applications • Review and Rating • SME has applications now • Interviews and Hire • Search Committee • Principle duties • Workplan (handout)

4. MOJN I&M GIS • MOJN implemented about 1998 • 9 month GIS assistance through UNLV • Network “Data Management” Roles and Responsibilities • Spatial Environment and Technology Today • Network and Parks • Data collection to dissemination

5. SCA Intern • 52 week intern • Duty station with MOJN staff (LAME) • Workplan (handout)

6. Network Infrastructure and Directory/File Structure • Mark and Vanessa • Handout of Infrastructure

7. Geology Mapping • 3 Stage process; • Scoping Meeting • Summary Report • Map and associated deliverables (digital spatial datasets) • Park Map Project Lead • Web site for project status • Questions/comments?

9. Geology Mapping • Scoping/Summary Reports – Completed for all parks and on the web site (DEVA, GRBA, JOTR, LAME, MANZ, MOJA, PARA) • Spatial Data (i.e. “The Map”) • GRBA and MANZ completed • DEVA; 95% completed, NW corner incomplete, NPS contributed >$130K, is a 1:250 scale map, highest levels of USGS are aware • LAME; above dam completed, park wanted from divides to park completed below dam, “should” be available 2010 • MOJA; no single effort, a lot of piece meal work done, maybe by 2010 • JOTR; NPS worst case, nothing going on, all USGS staff moved to other priorities, existing map too old and too course a scale • PARA; part and parcel of the effort being done at Grand Canyon NP, at least FY10 or later before completion • Other deliverables – none completed for our parks

10. Soils Mapping Status JOTR – in progress, 2010 LAME/PARA – in progress, 2010 GRBA – in progress, 2009 MANZ – completed, 2006 MOJA – in progress, 2012 DEVA – not scheduled • 3 Stage process; • Scoping Meeting • Field Work (USDA NRCS) • Map and associated deliverables • Deliverables; • Digital spatial datasets • Report, Ecologically significant • Web site for project status • Status • Questions/comments? See handout for additional information

11. Vegetation Mapping • I&M Program Oversight and Funded, Network Coordinated • Multi-stage process and coordination; • Scoping, Information Meeting • Field and Lab Work • Map and associated deliverables • Deliverables; • Digital spatial datasets • Database (migration to a GDB format) • Report • Field Botanical Key • Imagery

12. Vegetation Mapping Process • Data gathering (existing data mining) • Field Work • Plot data • Imagery Acquisition (NAIP?) • Accuracy Assessment (AA) • Lab Work • Imagery processing and photo interpretation (PI, polygons) • Final deliverables

13. Vegetation Mapping • Web site(s) for project status • Status • Questions/comments? Status, seehandout

14. Springs Inventories • All 4 parks field work completed • 2 of the 4 Final reports completed (DEVA and JOTR) • Remaining 2 to be submitted within the next month • Databases, images, and spatial datasets next for review by the PI, signed off, and delivered