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Scientific Web Apps for Sustainable Community
Development
Community Meeting
Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
Barrow Area Decision Support Tools
• New web mapping applications to be developed for the Barrow community
• Map layers and tools to assist decision making
• With a focus on climate change, coastal erosion, landscape change, and sustainable community development
Introduction
New Project
Part of the Barrow Area Information Database (BAID)
Introduction
Funding
Funding from the federal Coastal Impact Assessment Program (CIAP)
Craig Tweedie, postdoc, and students
Allison Gaylord
William Manley
Lars Nelson and Qaiyaan Aiken
Introduction
The BAID CIAP Team
Cultural and Environmental
Impacts
Climate Change
Coastal Erosion
Development
Background
“Expand capacity for informed, multi-
stakeholder environmental decision making on
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation lands in the
coastal zone near Barrow, Alaska.”
Background
Goal
1. Create a new high-resolution map of wetlands, and conduct
coastal erosion studies
2. Develop a new web mapping application to help with erosion
monitoring, coastal development, and land management
3. Develop an office with newly trained staff in Barrow capable
of improved local mapping and analytical capabilities
Background
Objectives
Background
UIC Lands
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
New Landcover Map Layer
• new 2013 data layer• higher resolution• entire UIC area• wetlands and other
land cover classes
NPR-A Landcover
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion 2002 QuickBird imagery
New Satellite Imagery
• new 2013 WorldView-2 imagery• higher resolution• entire UIC area• basis for wetlands map
and coastal erosionstudies
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
Coastal Erosion Analysis
• add new shorelines• analyze rates of erosion• identify areas of
greatest impact
Web Mapping Application
Web Mapping Application
Improve upon the old BAID
• new fast, stable, and intuitive interface
• more map layers• more functionality• decision making tools
Web Mapping Application
Targeted “Web Map Apps”
• Embedded tabs or “tools”:
Time Slider, Erosion, Development
• Easy to use
• Visualize, save, print, and more
• Provide for informed decision making
parcelsWeb Mapping Application
Existing Development & Land Ownership
distance from 2002 shorelineWeb Mapping Application
Proximity to Eroding Shorelines
Elevation ContoursWeb Mapping Application
Height Above Sea Level
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
New Digital Elevation Model
• acquired by USGS in 2010
• higher resolution• coastal areas• valuable for a
variety of analyses
USGS LIDAR DEM
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
Historic Imagery
1948
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
Historic Imagery
1955
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
Historic Imagery
1962
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
Historic Imagery
1964
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
Historic Imagery
1979
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
Historic Imagery
1997
Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
Historic Imagery
2002
Local Expertise & Capacity
One of the goals of the BAID Project is to build local GIS Capacity
Local Expertise & Capacity
UMIAQ
Lars Nelson
General project management &
coordination, GIS
Qaiyaan Aiken
GIS technician
… hardware, software, training, improved local GIS capacity
Local Expertise & Capacity
Handbook and Outreach
… facilitate long-term, community-wide use of BAID
• Advisory Council and community presentations
• Training for implementation
• Decision Support Tools Handbook
Development of this resource is just beginning …
Feedback
Development of this resource is just beginning …
• Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful.
Feedback
Development of this resource is just beginning …
• Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful.
• Useful?
Feedback
Development of this resource is just beginning …
• Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful.
• Useful?
• Specific recommendations for the tools?
Feedback
Development of this resource is just beginning …
• Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful.
• Useful?
• Specific recommendations for the tools?
• Where are the most important areas?
Feedback
Development of this resource is just beginning …
• Feedback and guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful.
• Useful?
• Specific recommendations for the tools?
• Where are the most important areas?
• What would you like to see?
Feedback
Next Steps
Field research
Phased software development
iterative process
periodic opportunities for stakeholder feedback
a focus on tool development and refinement
Advisory Council meetings
Community presentations
Additional Feedback Appreciated
Visit:
baid.utep.edu
Email:
This study is funded with qualified outer continental shelf oil and gas revenues by the Coastal Impact Assistance Program, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Thank you