Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Aquatic Monitoring

Partnership Partnership (PNAMP)(PNAMP)

A Presentation for: Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife AuthorityAnadromous Fish Advisory Committee Meeting

Portland, ORFebruary 24, 2009

Sean M. Quigley, PNAMP Data Steward (US Geological Survey)

PNAMP ObjectivesPNAMP Objectives

• Provide a technical forum to develop, coordinate Provide a technical forum to develop, coordinate and inform monitoring and evaluation programsand inform monitoring and evaluation programs

• Provide a forum for communication with decision Provide a forum for communication with decision makersmakers

•Be a clearing house for sample design, protocol Be a clearing house for sample design, protocol development, and data management activitiesdevelopment, and data management activities

PNAMP

PNAMP Current EmphasisPNAMP Current Emphasis

• Data Management TasksData Management Tasks

- Protocol Library Focus Group Meetings - Protocol Library Focus Group Meetings --development of a “library” of long-term development of a “library” of long-term aquatic-monitoring protocolsaquatic-monitoring protocols

- Data Management Exchange Meetings - Data Management Exchange Meetings --discover and share existing resources, discover and share existing resources, identify identify needs, build network of data needs, build network of data management management practitioners to solve issuespractitioners to solve issues

Protocol LibraryProtocol Library

• Documenting Protocols – MetadataDocumenting Protocols – Metadata- - Guidelines for long-term monitoring protocols, Guidelines for long-term monitoring protocols, 2003,2003, Karen Oakley, et. Al.Karen Oakley, et. Al.

- Should act in a prescriptive (new data) and - Should act in a prescriptive (new data) and descriptive (historical data) mannerdescriptive (historical data) manner

- Attributes of methods- Attributes of methods

- QA/QC of data input- QA/QC of data input- Comparison of data management system- Comparison of data management systemelements for exchange/interoperabilityelements for exchange/interoperability

- Influence future data collection efforts, enable - Influence future data collection efforts, enable inventories and gap/overlap analysis, opportunityinventories and gap/overlap analysis, opportunityfor improvement of agency guidelines through for improvement of agency guidelines through comparisoncomparison

Protocol Narrative Description, etc.

(e.g. PIBO 2003)Method 1

(e.g. Reach Data)

Method 2

Method 3

References

References

References

Attribute 1Reach Length

Attribute 2Valley Length

Attribute 3 Elev. Change

Attribute 4Etc…

Attribute 1

Attribute 2

Attribute 3

Attribute 4

Etc…

Protocol Narrative Description, etc.

(e.g. PIBO 2003)Method 1

(e.g. Reach Data)

Method 2

Method 3

References

References

References

Attribute 1Reach Length

Attribute 2Valley Length

Attribute 3 Elev. Change

Attribute 4Etc…

Attribute 1

Attribute 2

Attribute 3

Attribute 4

Etc…

Conceptual Data FlowConceptual Data Flow

Project Managers Project Managers determine which determine which protocol and methods protocol and methods to useto use

Consult PNAMP Consult PNAMP Protocol LibraryProtocol Library

Some ProtocolSome Protocol That has…That has…Methods for measuring Methods for measuring somethingsomething

Data Collection MethodsData Collection Methods Data Management & Data Management & Storage Storage

Data Analysis & Data Analysis & Reporting MethodsReporting Methods

ISEMP-ARSISEMP-ARS

Protocol LibraryProtocol Library

• StatusStatus– CompletedCompleted

- Evaluation of Protocol Manager Tool- Evaluation of Protocol Manager Tool

- Protocol Library Recommendation- Protocol Library Recommendation– Next StepsNext Steps

- “Now or Never” Database Decisions - “Now or Never” Database Decisions (metadata)(metadata)

- Staff Support (Student Programmer)- Staff Support (Student Programmer)

- Web Enabled- Web Enabled

- - Convene “Focus Group” of UsersConvene “Focus Group” of Users

Protocol LibraryProtocol Library

• Focus Group MeetingsFocus Group Meetings

- - Intended to be a “Rapid Prototyping” Intended to be a “Rapid Prototyping” environment environment

- Domain experts and potential users - Domain experts and potential users

- Application developers- Application developers

- - Four to six meetings beginning in early March Four to six meetings beginning in early March

- Rapid succession – ~1-2 week intervals- Rapid succession – ~1-2 week intervals

Protocol LibraryProtocol Library

• Focus Group MeetingsFocus Group Meetings

- - Meeting ProcessMeeting Process- - Meeting 1:Meeting 1: Exploratory - review Protocol Manager software Exploratory - review Protocol Manager software

& & content, answer what we want from a library of content, answer what we want from a library of sampling methods, establish business rules sampling methods, establish business rules

- - Meeting 2:Meeting 2: Protocol Manager database model & protocol Protocol Manager database model & protocol metadata requirements metadata requirements

- - Meeting 3:Meeting 3: User Interface Functionality – Elicit feedback User Interface Functionality – Elicit feedback

Meeting 4:Meeting 4: User Interface Functionality – Elicit feedback User Interface Functionality – Elicit feedback

Meeting 5:Meeting 5: User Interface Functionality – Elicit feedback User Interface Functionality – Elicit feedback

- - Implementation Implementation - User Training & Outreach- User Training & Outreach

Protocol LibraryProtocol Library

Development Team makes changes

Development Team makes changes

Development Team makes changes

• Focus Group MeetingsFocus Group Meetings

- - Meeting locations should vary throughout Meeting locations should vary throughout region region

- - PNAMP asks for feedback from CBFWA PNAMP asks for feedback from CBFWA members via participation in Focus members via participation in Focus

Group Group meetings meetings

- - Suggestions for participants & locations Suggestions for participants & locations would be helpful would be helpful

Protocol LibraryProtocol Library

Data Management Exchange MeetingsData Management Exchange Meetings

• PurposePurpose – Convene small groups of experts to… – Convene small groups of experts to…

- - Discuss details of existing and newly-developed data Discuss details of existing and newly-developed data management tools management tools

- - Share lessons-learned between existing effortsShare lessons-learned between existing efforts

- - Create opportunity for developing common designs Create opportunity for developing common designs and practices among organizations and groups and practices among organizations and groups

- - Present products, tools and solutions to a broader Present products, tools and solutions to a broader audience audience

-- Support network of data management practitioners Support network of data management practitioners

Data Management Exchange MeetingsData Management Exchange Meetings• ProcessProcess

1. Inventory of regional data management activities, 1. Inventory of regional data management activities, tools, etc. tools, etc.

2. Meeting established with organizations responsible 2. Meeting established with organizations responsible for these (based on current strategic goals)for these (based on current strategic goals)

3. Attendees present solutions and demo tools3. Attendees present solutions and demo tools

4. Open discussion by attendees to identify sharing 4. Open discussion by attendees to identify sharing or partnering opportunities, technical considerations, or partnering opportunities, technical considerations, etc.etc.

5. Communication Plan - summary reports, white 5. Communication Plan - summary reports, white papers, and possible recommendations provided to papers, and possible recommendations provided to PNAMP PNAMP Steering Committee and PartnersSteering Committee and Partners

6. Follow up meetings, discussions, etc…6. Follow up meetings, discussions, etc…

Data Management Exchange MeetingsData Management Exchange Meetings

• Meetings will be a facilitated dialogMeetings will be a facilitated dialog

- Intended to facilitate a two way conversation, - Intended to facilitate a two way conversation, in order to discover and share in order to discover and share existing resources and to build a network of existing resources and to build a network of practitioners to help each other solve issuespractitioners to help each other solve issues

- Will not be prescriptive- Will not be prescriptive

Data Management Exchange MeetingsData Management Exchange Meetings

• ScheduleSchedule

Proposed Meetings*Proposed Meetings*Mar 2009 - IDFG and Nez Perce Mar 2009 - IDFG and Nez Perce Mar 2009 - Trinity River Restoration ProgramMar 2009 - Trinity River Restoration ProgramApr 2009 - Upper Columbia MaDMCApr 2009 - Upper Columbia MaDMC

           Apr 2009 - Puget Sound PartnershipApr 2009 - Puget Sound PartnershipMay 2009 - WDFW and NWIFCMay 2009 - WDFW and NWIFCJun 2009 - ODFW and StreamNetJun 2009 - ODFW and StreamNet

• Working with CRITFC to coordinate efforts under the Accords Tribal Working with CRITFC to coordinate efforts under the Accords Tribal Data Network effortData Network effort

• Have obtained contracted support from Have obtained contracted support from Environment Data Services, Inc (EDS)Environment Data Services, Inc (EDS)

ContactsContacts

Jennifer M. Bayer – PNAMP Coordinator (US Jennifer M. Bayer – PNAMP Coordinator (US Geological Survey)Geological Survey)

Jacque Schei – PNAMP Assistant Coordinator Jacque Schei – PNAMP Assistant Coordinator (US Geological Survey)(US Geological Survey)

Sean Quigley – PNAMP Data Steward (US Sean Quigley – PNAMP Data Steward (US Geological Survey)Geological Survey)

More InformationMore Information

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