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The Open Parks Grid at The Open Parks Grid at Clemson UniversityClemson University
Cyberinfrastructure for Achieving Cyberinfrastructure for Achieving Excellence in Management of Excellence in Management of
Parks and Protected AreasParks and Protected Areas
Overarching Goal of the OPGOverarching Goal of the OPG
To integrate parks and people who To integrate parks and people who use, manage and study them through use, manage and study them through a far-reaching computing network a far-reaching computing network called the Open Parks Gridcalled the Open Parks Grid
Clemson University and ParksClemson University and Parks
Clemson University has been a leader in Clemson University has been a leader in park management and education for over park management and education for over 40 years40 years
ParksParks
in-situ conservation of biological diversityin-situ conservation of biological diversity protection of ecosystem services protection of ecosystem services protection of threatened cultural and historic protection of threatened cultural and historic
sites sites centers for educationcenters for education opportunities for recreationopportunities for recreation economic engineseconomic engines places for enhancing community cohesion and places for enhancing community cohesion and
building social capitalbuilding social capital
ParksParks
National
ParksParks
State
ParksParks
Marine
ParksParks
Cultural and Historical
ParksParks
NGO
ParksParks
Urban
ProblemProblem
Parks are highly dispersed geographicallyParks are highly dispersed geographicallyParks tend to function as isolated Parks tend to function as isolated
management unitsmanagement unitsParks are integral to a healthy Parks are integral to a healthy
environment and society and yet their environment and society and yet their resources are being degraded resources are being degraded
Small scale parks, and parks in the Small scale parks, and parks in the developing world do not have necessary developing world do not have necessary training in park managementtraining in park management
Problem (contd.)Problem (contd.)
Opportunities for collaboration and solving Opportunities for collaboration and solving management problems are not always management problems are not always clearclear
Current research documentation is not Current research documentation is not coordinated, and leads to inefficient use of coordinated, and leads to inefficient use of resourcesresources
Research funding for parks is limitedResearch funding for parks is limited
OpportunityOpportunity
Park Mangers(National, state, local)
Biological and ecological science
Behavioral science
Park administration and policy
Education and interpretation
Public
Cultural and historical scienceArts and humanities
OpportunityOpportunity
Park Mangers(National, state, local)
Biological and ecological science
Behavioral science
Park administration and policy
Education and interpretation
Public
Cultural and historical scienceArts and humanities
OPG
Hartzog Institute and the OPGHartzog Institute and the OPG
The Open Parks Grid will serve as the The Open Parks Grid will serve as the communication backbone of the George B. communication backbone of the George B. Jr. and Helen C. Hartzog Institute for Jr. and Helen C. Hartzog Institute for ParksParks
The Institute is a collaborative venture The Institute is a collaborative venture between PRTM, FNR and other partnersbetween PRTM, FNR and other partners
One of goals being grounded researchOne of goals being grounded research
Bridging the GapsBridging the Gaps
Gaps Between:Gaps Between:
researchers and practitioners; researchers and practitioners; funding entities and protected areas; funding entities and protected areas; local parks, national parks, and NGO local parks, national parks, and NGO
managed lands; managed lands; researchers at different institutions and in researchers at different institutions and in
different departments;different departments;cultural and natural resources; and, cultural and natural resources; and, parks and protected areas and citizens, parks and protected areas and citizens,
particularly children. particularly children.
PurposePurpose
The purpose of the OPG is to unite the The purpose of the OPG is to unite the highly distributed parks community of highly distributed parks community of practitioners, academics (natural and practitioners, academics (natural and social scientists, arts and humanities social scientists, arts and humanities researchers), policy-makers, and citizens researchers), policy-makers, and citizens toto
Use ScenariosUse Scenarios
Integrated research gapsIntegrated research gapsPark Managers and University Park Managers and University
ResearchersResearchersPrivate protected land owner/manager and Private protected land owner/manager and
larger state or national park managerlarger state or national park managerUniversity Researcher with Research SiteUniversity Researcher with Research SiteTraining gapsTraining gapsThe Parks and PeopleThe Parks and People
CI and the OPGCI and the OPG
Unlike the Open Science Grid, the OPG Unlike the Open Science Grid, the OPG consortium members represent far more consortium members represent far more constituencies than academia and private constituencies than academia and private research; with this diversity of users research; with this diversity of users comes challenging complexity that will comes challenging complexity that will advance grid computing generally. advance grid computing generally.
ContributorsContributors
Dr. Brett Wright, Chair, PRTMDr. Brett Wright, Chair, PRTM Dr. Elizabeth Dennis Baldwin, PRTMDr. Elizabeth Dennis Baldwin, PRTM Dr. Sebastien Goasguen, School of ComputingDr. Sebastien Goasguen, School of Computing Dr. Rob Baldwin, FNRDr. Rob Baldwin, FNR Dr. Christopher Post FNRDr. Christopher Post FNR Dr. Pat Layton, Chair FNRDr. Pat Layton, Chair FNR Fran Mainella, PRTM, Past director of the Fran Mainella, PRTM, Past director of the
National Park ServiceNational Park Service
QuestionsQuestions