Prototype Information Architecture. Key Requirements Access to data, tools, and expertise –Integrated access to spatial data –Submission of info. to OWEB

Prototype Information Architecture

Key Requirements

• Access to data, tools, and expertise– Integrated access to spatial data– Submission of info. to OWEB– Basin and watershed reports– Communication with experts– Provide expert contact info.– Text and map-based browsing/searching

Design Around Requirements

• Task: build a compelling site that meets the requirements

Home Page Menu Options

· Fish· Stream &

Estuary Habitat· Land Use· ….

Learn About

Learn About Your Watershed

Join Discussion

Search

Submit Information

Make a Map

Stories/Top Issues

Data Organization

We want to divide information by:

• Themes – fish, habitat, etc.

• Place – what is the spatial footprint of the data

I want to learn about fish

I want to learn about what is happening near Siletz

Highlight Important Information

For users:

• What is important

• Why this site exists

• Make them interested!


· Fish· Stream &


Learn About


Join Discussion

Search

Submit Information

Make a Map

Stories/Top Issues

Stories/Top Issues

• Plan is to rely heavily on the upcoming Coastal Coho document from OWEB/U of O Infographics Lab

Req: Basin and Watershed Reports

• Provide a tool for learning

• Display maps, charts and tables


· Fish· Stream &


Learn About


Join Discussion

Search

Submit Information

Make a Map

Stories/Top Issues

Example

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/wspv31/(k1ecjgzpml3wzlyn02jgp0rb)/WspAbout.aspx?basno=1&topic=5

Map

About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring

North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX

Enter Text

Select subxxx

Find your watershedEnter Text Find

Watershed Council Contacts

Documents

Maps

Find XXX

Intro text about XXX watershed ….

The XXX Watershed

Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..

Chart

Table

Compare Watersheds

Map



Enter Text

Select subxxx



Documents

Maps

Find XXX


The XXX Watershed


Chart

Table

Compare Watersheds

Use map tool and the select list to easily

navigate/zoom into a watershed

Map



Enter Text

Select subxxx

Find your watershedEnter address or place name Find


Documents

Maps

Find XXX


The XXX Watershed


Chart

Table

Compare Watersheds

Provide an easy way for people to find their watershed

Map


Enter Text

Select subxxx



Documents

Maps

Find XXX


The XXX Watershed


Chart

Table

Compare Watersheds

Watershed breadcrumb trail


Map



Enter Text

Select subxxx



Documents

Maps

Find XXX


The XXX Watershed


Chart

Table

Compare Watersheds

Select report themes

Map


Enter Text

Select subxxx



Documents

Maps

Find XXX


The XXX Watershed


Chart

Table

Compare Watersheds

Chart and table views of the report data


Map


Enter Text

Select subxxx



Documents

Maps

Find XXX


The XXX Watershed


Chart

Table

Compare Watersheds

Browse content that relates to the selected watershed


Map


Enter Text

Select subxxx



Documents

Maps

Find XXX


The XXX Watershed


Chart

Table

Compare Watersheds

Get the watershed contacts


Map


Enter Text

Select subxxx



Documents

Maps

Find XXX


The XXX Watershed


Chart

Table

Compare Watersheds

Link to watershed comparison tool


Req: Text/Map-Based Browsing

• Provide information by topic

• Browse all data related to the topic


· Fish· Stream &


Learn About


Join Discussion

Search

Submit Information

Make a Map

Stories/Top Issues

Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring

Pick Location Current Location: North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX

Documents

Maps

….

Learn About Fish Intro text about Fish

Learn About

General information about the topic



Documents

Maps

….

Learn About Fish Document 1 …………………….

Document 2 ………

Document 3 ……………………………..

.

.

.

.

Learn About

Browse content related to the selected topic

Click on document title to view full document



Documents

Maps

….

Learn About Fish Intro text about Fish

Learn About

User can constrain the “learn about” content to a location



Documents

Maps

….

Learn About Fish

Learn About

User can constrain the “learn about” content to a location

Questions

• Is it important to select information spatially?

• Do you want to learn about fish or fish in a specific watershed?

Req: Access to Spatial Data

• Deliver spatial data as maps


· Fish· Stream &


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Submit Information

Make a Map

Stories/Top Issues

Accessing Digital Spatial Datasets

• Propose to simple web-based mapping tools

• Provide some of the capabilities of desktop geographic information systems

Example 1Example 2

http://vaduz.library.oregonstate.edu:9090/imf406v3/imf.jsp?site=WRBAll2

http://www.coastalatlas.net/maps/index.php

Online Mapping Tools are Good For:

• Making custom maps

• Simple exploration of map layers

• Simple queries

Key Questions for Map Tool

• What does the mapping tool need to do for you to use it?

• What map layers must be present?

• Do you need to add your data to the system?

• Do you need to get data out of the mapping tool?

Req: Searching

• Keyword and spatial searching


· Fish· Stream &


Learn About


Join Discussion

Search

Submit Information

Make a Map

Stories/Top Issues

SearchSearch

All

Topic

All

Geographic Area

Keyword

Enter Text

Select Geographic Area on Map

Could also add ability to restrict what is searched: documents, maps, discussions etc.

Req: Communicate with Experts

• Encourage people helping people


· Fish· Stream &


Learn About


Join Discussion

Search

Submit Information

Make a Map

Stories/Top Issues

Communication with Experts

• Options– Listserv– Web-based bulletin board– Wiki – a web-based collaboration space

Listserv

• Email based discussion list

• Subscribers receive all postings to list as email

• Can be moderated

• Can search list archive

Web-Based Bulletin Board

• Post announcements and questions

• Can see everyone’s responses

• Can receive email when someone makes a post or a reply

• You can search posts/replies

Example

http://brotherhood-of-catfishermen.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi

Wiki’s

• Web tool for team collaboration

• Can create web pages and comment on pages

• Can function like bulletin board but with extra features

Example

http://wiki.osuosl.org/homepage.action

Advantages and Disadvantages

• Listserv – People used to reading email daily. Search facilities are poor.

• Bulletin Board – Needs moderators. Good search tools.

• Wiki – Can create web pages. May be too complex .

Successful Group Communication

• Everyone needs to join in

• People must respond to questions/posts

Are you willing to read posts daily and respond?

Can we find people to cover each watershed or topic area?

Req: Submit Info to OWEB

• Submit information into our database


· Fish· Stream &


Learn About


Join Discussion

Search

Submit Information

Make a Map

Stories/Top Issues

Submitting Information to OWEB

• Authorized users can submit documents to a storage system (database)

• All users can view what is in database

Example

http://dspace.mit.edu/index.jsp

Submitting Information

• Users will have to enter some information that describes what they are uploading– Topic keywords (i.e. fish, habitat, etc.)– Place keywords (i.e. watershed name)

• A person will review all submissions to ensure quality

What are you going to upload?

Req: Provide Expert Contacts

• Provide info. about watershed councils only

• Make this a part of “Learn about your watershed”

• Work with OWEB to ensure contact info is always up to date

Summary

• Site must deliver required functionality

• Focus on actions/flow

• Graphical look will come last