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Scientific Web Apps for Sustainable Community Development

Scientific Web Apps for Sustainable Community Development. Community Meeting. Tuesday, August 13 th , 2013. Introduction. New Project. Barrow Area Decision Support Tools. New web mapping applications to be developed for the Barrow community Map layers and tools to assist decision making

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Scientific Web Apps for Sustainable Community Development

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  1. Scientific Web Apps for Sustainable Community Development Community Meeting Tuesday, August 13th, 2013

  2. Introduction New Project Barrow Area Decision Support Tools • New web mapping applications to be developed for the Barrow community • Map layers and tools to assist decision making • With a focus on climate change, coastal erosion, landscape change, and sustainable community development Part of the Barrow Area Information Database (BAID)

  3. Introduction Funding Funding from the federal Coastal Impact Assessment Program (CIAP)

  4. Introduction The BAID CIAP Team Lars Nelson and Qaiyaan Aiken Craig Tweedie, postdoc, and students Allison Gaylord William Manley

  5. Background

  6. Background Goal “Expand capacity for informed, multi-stakeholder environmental decision making on Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation lands in the coastal zone near Barrow, Alaska.”

  7. Background Objectives Create a new high-resolution map of wetlands, and conduct coastal erosion studies Develop a new web mapping application to help with erosion monitoring, coastal development, and land management Develop an office with newly trained staff in Barrow capable of improved local mapping and analytical capabilities

  8. Background UIC Lands

  9. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion

  10. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion NPR-A Landcover New Landcover Map Layer • new 2013 data layer • higher resolution • entire UIC area • wetlands and other land cover classes

  11. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion 2002 QuickBird imagery New Satellite Imagery • new 2013 WorldView-2 imagery • higher resolution • entire UIC area • basis for wetlands mapand coastal erosionstudies

  12. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Coastal Erosion Analysis • add new shorelines • analyze rates of erosion • identify areas of greatest impact

  13. Web Mapping Application

  14. Web Mapping Application Improve upon the old BAID • new fast, stable, and intuitive interface • more map layers • more functionality • decision making tools

  15. Web Mapping Application Targeted “Web Map Apps” • Embedded tabs or “tools”: • Time Slider, Erosion, Development • Easy to use • Visualize, save, print, and more • Provide for informed decision making

  16. Web Mapping Application parcels Existing Development & Land Ownership

  17. Web Mapping Application distance from 2002 shoreline Proximity to Eroding Shorelines

  18. Web Mapping Application Elevation Contours Height Above Sea Level

  19. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion USGS LIDAR DEM New Digital Elevation Model • acquired by USGS in 2010 • higher resolution • coastal areas • valuable for avariety of analyses

  20. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1948

  21. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1955

  22. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1962

  23. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1964

  24. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1979

  25. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1997

  26. Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 2002

  27. Local Expertise & Capacity One of the goals of the BAID Project is to build local GIS Capacity

  28. Local Expertise & Capacity UMIAQ • Lars Nelson • General project management & coordination, GIS • Qaiyaan Aiken • GIS technician … hardware, software, training, improved local GIS capacity

  29. Local Expertise & Capacity Handbook and Outreach • Advisory Council and community presentations • Training for implementation • Decision Support Tools Handbook … facilitate long-term, community-wide use of BAID

  30. Feedback Development of this resource is just beginning …

  31. Feedback Development of this resource is just beginning … • Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful.

  32. Feedback Development of this resource is just beginning … • Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful. • Useful?

  33. Feedback Development of this resource is just beginning … • Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful. • Useful? • Specific recommendations for the tools?

  34. Feedback Development of this resource is just beginning … • Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful. • Useful? • Specific recommendations for the tools? • Where are the most important areas?

  35. Feedback Development of this resource is just beginning … • Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful. • Useful? • Specific recommendations for the tools? • Where are the most important areas? • What would you like to see?

  36. Next Steps • Field research • Phased software development • iterative process • periodic opportunities for stakeholder feedback • a focus on tool development and refinement • Advisory Council meetings • Community presentations

  37. Additional Feedback Appreciated Visit: baid.utep.edu Email: Lars.Nelson@UICUmiaq.com This study is funded with qualified outer continental shelf oil and gas revenues by the Coastal Impact Assistance Program, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

  38. Thank you

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