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Kestrel Web Application for Observations Data Management

Background - NatureServe. Findings of Moore foundation sponsored survey of conservation information users and study of the need for conservation information systems.Respondents ranked management of observations data

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Kestrel Web Application for Observations Data Management

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    2. Background - NatureServe Findings of Moore foundation sponsored survey of conservation information users and study of the need for conservation information systems. Respondents ranked management of observations data #1 need Consistency in observation systems and resulting data would pay significant dividends Growing network demand for tools to manage observation data A �Biotics 5� module prototype

    3. Needs for Successfully Managing Biodiversity Information in Parks Canada include: ability to integrate information from all Park Field Units & taxonomic groups ability to integrate data across provinces and territories, and with other federal & international agencies use of common database to manage and integrate observation records from Parks ability to access, retrieve & analyze data at Field Units, Regional Service Centres, and National Office Specific Objectives Parks Canada

    4. PCA-CDC Data Flow

    6. Challenges Variability in data model - differences in protocols and methodology Field observations Plot surveys Tracking Cost of ownership Data sensitivity (variable access rights and data management privileges) Social & institutional barriers to sharing

    8. Functionality Web-based data entry Supported by multiple online web services On-line mapping via ArcGIS Server Kestrel application server (editing\reporting) Taxonomic web service (NS national/subnational, or completely different source) Oracle/SDE backend Import from Excel (part of template creation) Basic reporting Export to CSV and GML Secure access (Security at multiple levels) Logon access Survey access Sensitive data access Specific user privileges Multiple languages

    11. Templates Can support establish protocol, e.g. Heritage Methodology Invasive species CI Rapid Assessment Citizen Bird Survey Or be constructed for adhoc survey Signed by author/organization Enables tracking of usage, users and subsequent modifications

    12. How it works

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    15. Template Authoring Tool and Attribute Library - Proposed Premise: no one wants to reinvent the wheel Shared Community Resource Attributes and Attribute Collections Rich UI for defining and editing attributes and collections Rich UI for search and browse of library holdings �Open Source� social arrangements Roles: owner, contributor, user Bug and enhancement tracking Community forums Reporting on usage ? esteem authors Benefits Saves time: reuse over reinvention Reuse directly enables aggregation and downstream analysis

    16. Project Status Version 1.0 First release for Parks Canada - June 2007 Pilot project now underway Evaluate options for hosting environment Test with local data from 4 pilot PCA sites and with multiple templates Banff - Alberta Bruce Peninsula - Ontario Cape Breton Highlands - Nova Scotia Terra Nova - Newfoundland and Labrador Implement priority requirements Field test application and revise

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