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The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership. Digital Watershed and Beyond. By Yi Shi, Jon F. Bartholic, and Jeremiah Asher Plus a Chorus of Dozens November 5, 2005. Topics. The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership Digital Watershed Where Technology Is Going - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Digital Watershed and Beyond
By
Yi Shi, Jon F. Bartholic, and Jeremiah AsherPlus a Chorus of Dozens
November 5, 2005
The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership
Topics
• The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership
• Digital Watershed
• Where Technology Is Going
• What Users Need
• Future Development of Digital Watershed
• Offers state and local decision-makers thirteen regional decision support tools
• Includes bundled data• Means of clear impact
analysis
Origin: April 2002
Midwest Web-based Spatial Workshop in Chicago
Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems
Co-hosts: US EPA Region 5, Michigan State University, and Purdue University
Purpose: Demonstration of various Decision Support and GIS Systems
Participants: State, Federal, and Tribal water resource managers Land Grant University Extension community, Watershed managers, and local government representatives
Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems
Members:
• Indiana Department of Environmental Indiana Department of Environmental Management Management
• International City/County Management International City/County Management Association Association
• Michigan State University, Institute of Water Michigan State University, Institute of Water ResearchResearch
• Purdue University - Agricultural and Biological Purdue University - Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Forestry and Natural Resources Engineering, Forestry and Natural Resources
Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems
Members cont.• State University of New York at Buffalo State University of New York at Buffalo
• University of Wisconsin Extension University of Wisconsin Extension
• U.S. EPA, Region 5 - Office of Public Affairs, U.S. EPA, Region 5 - Office of Public Affairs, Water Division and the Office of Information Water Division and the Office of Information Services Services
• Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• U. S. EPA/HQ - Office of Water Smart Growth U. S. EPA/HQ - Office of Water Smart Growth TeamTeam
Unique & Emerging CharacteristicsOf The Tools
In demand by
local officials, natural resource managers, and the general local officials, natural resource managers, and the general publicpublic
local officials, natural resource managers, and the general local officials, natural resource managers, and the general publicpublic
because they deliver ease of use, bundled data, and means of clear impact analysis:
1. Web-based
2. Spatially Based and Scalable
3. Science-based
4. Accessible (in Public Domain)
5. Intuitive
6. Customizable via Features & Plug-ins
7. Free-standing
Introduction
Centralized Hierarchical Information Repository
Online Watershed Computing Center
Comprehensive Datasets of EPA BASINS
Online Environmental Modeling
Nationwide Watershed Coverage
Overview
Multiple Forms of Access
Comprehensive Datasets
Scaling Function
Online Environmental Modeling
Erosion and Deposition Modeling Online
Where Technology Is Going
• Internet-based Applications
• Semantic Web through XML
• Web Services
• OpenGIS Consortium
• GML, WMS, WFS…
• Server GIS
• Grid Computing
What Users Want
• Tools That Can Really Solve Their Problems
• Easy to Use and Easy to Understand
• User Friendly Interface
• Performance
Future Development
• Dynamically integrate more data sources on the fly
• Integrate more decision tools
• Integrate remote sensing data and techniques
• Take advantage of server based GIS
• Develop Geoprocessing Web Services
• Develop User Assistance Agent
Thanks for Caring and Acting to Sustain the Water Resource
http://www.iwr.msu.edu
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