Integrated science for environmental decision-making: the challenge for biodiversity and ecosystem informatics

Cotter, Gladys A.; Frame, Mike; Sepic, Ron

doi:10.2481/dsj.3.38

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“…This rescue relied on partnerships, as do many large data projects, to share costs and leverage available resources to address a common need. Cotter et al (2004) describe a broad partnership across federal, state, and local agencies, private organizations, and academic partners in establishing the National Biological Information Infrastructure. Their solution resulted in a decentralized system that had regional and thematic structures to address diverse issues, such as invasive species and wildlife diseases.…”

Section: Organizational/institutional Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In data management, availability of interactive geospatial platforms is resulting in an evolution toward data systems that are more interactive and dynamic than databases of a decade ago. Cotter et al (2004) summarized key US government policies relating to IT and data management that impact federal agencies, including policies related to geospatial data (with standards developed under the auspices of the Federal Geographic Data Committee, 1999) and that require agencies to disseminate and maximize the usefulness of information to government and the public.…”

Section: Technological Advancesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Data management to enhance long‐term watershed research capacity: context and STEWARDS case study

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Water resources are under pressure globally due to growing population, human migration into arid regions, and diverse competing needs. In recent decades, progress in the study of information (informatics) and its manipulation via computer-based tools has stimulated development of data systems in many natural resources disciplines. Such informatics systems provide data storage, access, visualization, perhaps with analysis/modelling tools, and download capacity. Application of database technology can overcome problems of fragmentation, inadequate documentation, and cumbersome manipulation of complex data. Data management was a critical requirement for USDA's Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) which was established to quantify environmental effects of agricultural conservation practices. Although USDA and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have conducted watershed research since early 20th century, the data have been managed and disseminated independently from each research location, reducing accessibility and utility of these data for policy-relevant, multi-site analyses.

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Section: Organizational/institutional Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Technological Advancesmentioning

confidence: 99%