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Northwest Habitat Institute
Interactive Habitat and Biodiversity Information System Interactive Habitat and Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) for the Columbia River Basin(IBIS) for the Columbia River Basin
OutlineImplementation of the Implementation of the
IBIS ProjectIBIS Project
• NHI and it’s servicesNHI and it’s services• IBIS: Why was it IBIS: Why was it
developed? developed? • IBIS: What is it? IBIS: What is it? • IBIS: How does it work?IBIS: How does it work?• IBIS: Products & OutcomesIBIS: Products & Outcomes• Current proposal objectivesCurrent proposal objectives• Users and data Users and data
management issuesmanagement issues
The Northwest Habitat Institute
Data Centerspatial (GIS) and non-spatial data
Data Services & ToolsDatabases,
performance tools
Educational OutreachWorkshops,
presentations, books (K-12 thru Professional
levels) articlesHabitat
Restoration
CollaborationHabitat
AssessmentField inventory, methodologies
Northwest Habitat Institute (NHI)Northwest Habitat Institute (NHI)
Current Services:Current Services:
• Habitat mapping Habitat mapping • Habitat classificationHabitat classification• Hierarchical habitat Hierarchical habitat
assessment & accounting assessment & accounting methodologiesmethodologies
• Standardized terminology Standardized terminology for field inventoryfor field inventory
• Data collection (allows Data collection (allows control of QA/QC, control of QA/QC, metadata, and consistency)metadata, and consistency)
•Performance toolsPerformance tools•Data servicesData services•Data-centerData-center•Monitoring Monitoring •Cumulative effects Cumulative effects methodologymethodology•Portal querying of Portal querying of IBIS dataIBIS data•Educational outreachEducational outreach
IBISIBIS(Interactive Habitat and (Interactive Habitat and
Biodiversity Information System)Biodiversity Information System)
Why was IBIS Developed?Why was IBIS Developed?
Lessons Learned from the Lessons Learned from the Spotted Owl ListingSpotted Owl Listing
- - Interagency supported and Interagency supported and developed developed 5 Teams – Senior Science (Overall 5 Teams – Senior Science (Overall Guidance), Species-Habitat, Guidance), Species-Habitat, Management, Marine, and Management, Marine, and Data/Digital Products Data/Digital Products
Goal: Goal: TTo Facilitate o Facilitate Common Understanding For Common Understanding For
ManagementManagement
Developed to Facilitate Developed to Facilitate A Common Understanding A Common Understanding
For ManagementFor Management
What is What is IBIS?IBIS?
Over 150,000 Records
How Does It Work?How Does It Work?
IBIS: IBIS: Products Products & & OutcomesOutcomes
Distributed Data Set as well as a Data Center for Distributed Data Set as well as a Data Center for Subbasin Planning and GIS Data;Subbasin Planning and GIS Data;
Maps at Multiple Scales;Maps at Multiple Scales; Common Fish and Wildlife Terms and Common Fish and Wildlife Terms and Definitions to Foster a Common Definitions to Foster a Common Understanding;Understanding; Species (Fish, Wildlife, Marine) and Habitat Species (Fish, Wildlife, Marine) and Habitat
Information System;Information System; Fish (and Wildlife): Regional Distribution Maps, Fish (and Wildlife): Regional Distribution Maps,
Database of Salmon-Wildlife Interactions,Database of Salmon-Wildlife Interactions, GIS Data Set Development and Support GIS Data Set Development and Support
IBIS: Products & OutcomesIBIS: Products & Outcomes
2007-2009 ISRP Review: 2007-2009 ISRP Review: Among the Best Justified of the Among the Best Justified of the
Database ProposalsDatabase Proposals
"Key Informational Source for the Northwest” "Key Informational Source for the Northwest” ~National Biological Information Infrastructure~National Biological Information Infrastructure
"Best Available Science" "Best Available Science" ~Office of Community Development in Washington State~Office of Community Development in Washington State
"Best Practices" "Best Practices" ~Ash Institute-Harvard University~Ash Institute-Harvard University
IBISIBIS
Current Current ProposalProposalOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
ObjectivesObjectives
Subbasin Planning:Subbasin Planning:1) Incorporating remaining IBIS and Subbasin data 1) Incorporating remaining IBIS and Subbasin data
into an improved data management system;into an improved data management system;
2) Gathering & developing spatial (GIS) and non-2) Gathering & developing spatial (GIS) and non-spatial data;spatial data;
3) Updating and developing wildlife-3) Updating and developing wildlife-habitat maps to allow for change habitat maps to allow for change detection and finer assessments;detection and finer assessments;
4) Developing advanced query 4) Developing advanced query capabilities and decision support capabilities and decision support tools to organize and understand tools to organize and understand ecosystem information at the ecosystem information at the watershed and field level;watershed and field level;
IBISIBIS
ObjectivesObjectivesSubbasin Planning, con’t:Subbasin Planning, con’t:
5) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations 5) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations to acquire, develop and/or collaborate on data layers to acquire, develop and/or collaborate on data layers pertinent to individual subbasins or ecoprovinces;pertinent to individual subbasins or ecoprovinces;
6) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations 6) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations at the subbasin- or ecoprovince-level to assist with at the subbasin- or ecoprovince-level to assist with verifying wildlife-habitat map classifications that are verifying wildlife-habitat map classifications that are generated;generated;
7) Operate and maintain IBIS (Internet 7) Operate and maintain IBIS (Internet access, user technical support, access, user technical support, Web services and Web services and DBMS DBMS backups);backups);
IBISIBIS
(NED) Scope of Work (section 2.4.3)(NED) Scope of Work (section 2.4.3)
““...Develop a regional locator that allows ...Develop a regional locator that allows monitoring information as well as other monitoring information as well as other ancillary data sets to be recorded within a ancillary data sets to be recorded within a subbasin or watershedsubbasin or watershed””
IBISIBISObjectivesObjectives
NED:NED:
1) Develop advanced query capabilities 1) Develop advanced query capabilities & decision support tools including an & decision support tools including an interactive mapping and visualization interactive mapping and visualization application (ELVIS);application (ELVIS);
2) Develop performance tools like field 2) Develop performance tools like field applications that incorporate data applications that incorporate data standards, field protocols and GPS standards, field protocols and GPS (VEMA); and(VEMA); and
3) Keep the IBIS DBMS and GIS layers 3) Keep the IBIS DBMS and GIS layers updated with the help of an online updated with the help of an online peer-review systempeer-review system
Population Status and TrendsPopulation Status and Trends
Species Name Asotin
Steelhead X
Rainbow trout (non-anadromous) X
Bull trout X
Chinook salmon X
Great Blue Heron X
Sharp-tailed Grouse X
Flammulated Owl X
White-headed Woodpecker X
Yellow Warbler X
Grasshopper Sparrow X
American Beaver X
Rocky Mountain Elk X
Mule Deer X
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep X
California Bighorn Sheep X
ObjectivesObjectivesGeneral:General:
1)1) Enhancing Habitat Evaluations; and Enhancing Habitat Evaluations; and 2)2) Education and OutreachEducation and Outreach
IBISIBIS
2003-20042003-2004FundingFundingUnder 15 month Contract Under 15 month Contract with NPCC [data with NPCC [data placeholder account]placeholder account]
Specific Task: Specific Task: Serve as Regional Serve as Regional Technical Support for Technical Support for Terrestrial Resources in Terrestrial Resources in Subbasin PlanningSubbasin Planning
2005-20062005-2006FundingFundingContract with BPA [data Contract with BPA [data
placeholder account]placeholder account]
Specific Tasks:Specific Tasks: • Maintain and ExpandMaintain and Expand Current Subbasin Current Subbasin
Planning InformationPlanning Information• Develop Performance Tools Develop Performance Tools
(e.g. modifying HEP, Habitat(e.g. modifying HEP, Habitat Evaluation Procedures)Evaluation Procedures)
All Regional Coordination ProjectsAll Regional Coordination Projects Fish Data Coordination Projects Fish Data Coordination Projects
2007-20092007-2009 IBIS Budget
Council Guidance Wildlife at 15%
Regional Coordination/ Support: Collaborative Data Collection Protocols Mapping Performance Tools
[StreamNet, CSMEP, NED, PNAMP][StreamNet, CSMEP, NED, PNAMP]
Users & Data Management Issues
Enhance Access to Enhance Access to IBIS’s Habitat and IBIS’s Habitat and Biodiversity Biodiversity Information:Information:
Users:Users:– Subbasin plansSubbasin plans– Habitat assessmentHabitat assessment– Monitoring and Monitoring and
Evaluation ProjectsEvaluation Projects– Other Planning or Other Planning or
Conservation Conservation OrganizationsOrganizations
Data Management Data Management Issues Addressed:Issues Addressed:– StandardizationStandardization– MetadataMetadata– Data validationData validation– CoordinationCoordination– Application (user-Application (user-
friendliness)friendliness)
Update and refine Update and refine wildlife habitat wildlife habitat maps:maps:
Users:Users:– Subbasin plans (change Subbasin plans (change
detection, focal species, detection, focal species, range maps)range maps)
– Watershed coordinatorsWatershed coordinators– State & regional State & regional
planning effortsplanning efforts– County & local plannersCounty & local planners– Conservation groupsConservation groups
Data Management Issues Data Management Issues Addressed:Addressed:– Consistent Consistent
classifications/definitionsclassifications/definitions– Data validationData validation– Integrate multiple data Integrate multiple data
sourcessources– MetadataMetadata– CoordinationCoordination– Application (user-Application (user-
friendliness)friendliness)
HABITAT STATUSHABITAT STATUS
Herbaceous Wetlands
Mesic Riparian - Wetlands
Montane Coniferous Wetlands
Above habitat types are not wellAbove habitat types are not wellrepresented because of scalerepresented because of scale
Developing Developing performance tools for performance tools for decision-makingdecision-making
Users:Users:– Subbasin plansSubbasin plans– All users of IBIS and GIS All users of IBIS and GIS
data such as:data such as:• General PublicGeneral Public• Natural Resource Agencies Natural Resource Agencies • Education Institutes Education Institutes • Private Private • Conservation GroupsConservation Groups
Data Management Data Management Issues Addressed:Issues Addressed:– Provides user Provides user
feedbackfeedback– Integrates data from Integrates data from
multiple sources/users multiple sources/users (e.g. ELVIS)(e.g. ELVIS)
– Coordination of Coordination of Application (user-Application (user-friendliness)friendliness)
– Standardize sharing Standardize sharing platform and transferplatform and transfer
Future Directions...