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What is BIOS? Tom Lupo CA Dept of Fish and Game Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch

What is BIOS? Tom Lupo CA Dept of Fish and Game Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch. DFG WHDAB Role. Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch is a branch in DFG’s Habitat Conservation Division

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What is BIOS? Tom Lupo CA Dept of Fish and Game Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch

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  1. What is BIOS?Tom LupoCA Dept of Fish and GameWildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch

  2. DFG WHDAB Role • Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch is a branch in DFG’s Habitat Conservation Division • Our mandate to provide quality information, tools, and expertise to the conservation community, for making informed conservation decisions. • Programs include: • California Natural Diversity Database • California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System • Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program • Atlas of the Biodiversity of California

  3. Current Situation • Environmental resource data are being collected at an increasing rate. • There is a lack of statewide standardization in how data are recorded, stored, and shared. • Previously collected data are disappearing as employees change jobs or retire. • Action is required to correct this situation.

  4. Solution • Establish a “data warehouse” to store new and existing databases. • Create a data management strategy that provides standards without confining ability to gather or analyze data. • Provide an organized, unified system but with maximum flexibility for individual needs. • Provide an information distribution system to facilitate use of the data by all conservation planning partners.

  5. B IOSBiogeographic Information and Observation System BIOS is a strategy for managing biological and spatial information and to facilitate the sharing of that information within DFG and with our conservation partners. It is an evolving system and will change in response to user needs and technology improvements.

  6. BIOS Data BIOS Web site BIOS Viewer What is BIOS? BIOS Support and Development Team Servers and Data Storage Database Processes

  7. B IOSBiogeographic Information and Observation System Utilizes GIS, relational database management, and Internet map server technology to manage biological observations. Provides secure password protected, layer specific read and download protection. Is being designed and built by a team of GIS specialists and biologists from DFG and our partners.

  8. B IOSBiogeographic Information and Observation System • Staffing is primarily with DFG permanent staff, but is supplemented with resources provided by our partners. • DFG: management, programmers, GIS analysts, data techs, system administrator • CalFed: database administrator, lead programmer • USGS-WERC: data librarian, GIS analyst (p/t) • USGS-NBII: Southern California data miner • NOAA Fisheries: data tech • DWR-SSRP: project user support

  9. Data inputs are from existing and new sources

  10. Input will also be via a web-based forms

  11. Data are stored in secure managed conditions

  12. Data are distributed via web-based GIS

  13. B IOSBiogeographic Information and Observation System • We are not trying to take over or control information, only to liberate it. • We are not offering to maintain anyone’s data, only to provide efficient ways to collect, store and share it. • We are working with various internal programs and external partners to identify data that people wish to include in BIOS.

  14. Some current collaborative uses of BIOS • CalFish: compilation of biological, environmental and restoration project information focused on North Coast anadromous fisheries. www.calfish.org • USGS Biological Resources Discipline: centralization of biological data collected by WERC in California. • Southern California Data Integration Project: State/Federal partnership to manage biological inventory and monitoring data needed for NCCP work. • CalFed: management of habitat restoration projects data funded by CalFed ERP program • Salton Sea Restoration Project: management of data for DFG/DWR project to restore habitat and water quality in the area.

  15. CalFish

  16. Southern California Data Integration Project • A multiyear, collaborative effort of state and federal agencies to improve data sharing and facilitate more effective conservation planning. • Focus is on biological observation data • Data, funding, and in-kind support are provided by; • CDFG Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch • USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure • USGS Western Ecological Research Center • USFWS Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office • CDFG South Coast Region

  17. How is BIOS different from CNDDB?

  18. Getting More Information • Visit bios.dfg.ca.gov for more information. • For questions contact: Tom Lupo Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch CA Dept of Fish and Game 916/324-6906 tlupo@dfg.ca.gov www.dfg.ca.gov/whdab

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