BAID Advisory Council Inaugural Meeting Friday, August 9 th,
2013
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Barrow Area Information Database (BAID) Decision Support Tools
Development Funding from the federal Coastal Impact Assistance
Program (CIAP) Award made by the State to the NSB, with subaward to
UMIAQ, and subcontracts to UTEP, Nuna Technologies, and INSTAAR
Begun mid 2013 for 2.5 years Introduction New Project Funded by
CIAP
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Introduction Funding
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Craig Tweedie, postdoc, and students Allison Gaylord William
Manley Lars Nelson and Qaiyaan Aiken Introduction The BAID CIAP
Team
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Background Project Objectives Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Web
Mapping Application Local Expertise & Capacity Feedback Next
Steps Introduction Presentation Outline
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Cultural and Environmental Impacts Climate Change Coastal
Erosion Development Background
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Protect Alaskas coastal areas through wise management of
resource development. Goal: Background Alaska CIAP
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Conduct projects that will lead to development of effective
mitigation strategies and efficient and responsible resource
management: Acquiring baseline data Analyzing cumulative impacts
Gathering information useful to determine impacts of mining, oil
and gas, and other development Mitigating adverse environmental
impacts of development Training coastal managers Educate the public
and enhance environmental stewardship Improving the ability to
implement the Alaska Coastal Management Program (ACMP) Minimize
impacts of natural hazards on coastal areas: Restoring coastal
areas impacted by natural hazards Mapping and researching natural
hazard areas Objectives: Background Alaska CIAP
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Baseline data and mapping Climate change Community Capacity
Alaska Coastal Management Program Education Major Activities:
Background Alaska CIAP
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Expand capacity for informed, multi- stakeholder environmental
decision making on Ukpeavik Iupiat Corporation lands in the coastal
zone near Barrow, Alaska. Goal: Background BAID Decision Support
Tools Development
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1.Develop a high spatial resolution map of wetlands and conduct
coastal erosion studies 1.Expand on an existing web mapping
application to develop a new interactive decision support tool for
erosion monitoring and coastal development and land management
1.Develop an office with newly trained staff in Barrow capable of
improved local mapping and analytical capabilities Objectives:
Background BAID Decision Support Tools Development
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Background UIC Lands
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Background Drivers of Coastal Change Arctic warming Changes in
weather and extreme events Sea level rise Coastal engineering
Development Beach gravel extraction Erosion mitigation
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Your expertise is requested for guidance on new tools to assist
the Barrow community with decision making and optimization of
sustainable, low-impact community development. Background BAID
Advisory Council
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Wetlands and Coastal Erosion
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New Landcover Map Layer new 2013 data layer higher resolution
entire UIC area wetlands and other land cover classes NPR-A
Landcover
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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 erosion
studies
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Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Coastal Erosion Analysis add new
shorelines analyze rates of erosion identify areas of greatest
impact
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Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1948
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Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1955
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Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1962
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Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1964
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Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1979
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Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 1997
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Wetlands and Coastal Erosion Historic Imagery 2002
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Web Mapping Application
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Improve upon the old BAID new fast, stable, and intuitive
interface more map layers more functionality decision making
tools
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outdated parcels Web Mapping Application Existing Development
& Land Ownership
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distance from 2002 shoreline Web Mapping Application Proximity
to Eroding Shorelines
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Elevation Contours Web Mapping Application Height Above Sea
Level
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Web Mapping Application Targeted Web Map Apps Embedded as tabs
or tools Easy to use Focused on specific user needs Designed to fit
within a workflow Provide for informed decision making
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Web Mapping Application Community Development Tool To assist
with NSB and community tasks coastal development, conservation
priorities, endangered and subsistence species protection, oil
spill response, planning and zoning for vulnerable areas, etc.
Visualize and synthesize from map layers and other input existing
development, land ownership, wetland types, habitat preference for
endangered wildlife, height above sea level, etc. Provide specific
output for printing or saving maps, information, and reports Help
enable sustained community development
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Web Mapping Application Erosion Assessment Tool Help assess
vulnerability Take advantage of digital shorelines and other data
layers land cover type, bathymetry, sea ice, etc. Potentially with
widgets to interactively customize analysis of erosion rates Help
enable sustained community development
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Local Expertise & Capacity One of the goals of the BAID
Project is to build local GIS Capacity
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Local Expertise & Capacity UMIAQ Lars Nelson General
project management & coordination, GIS Qaiyaan Aiken GIS
technician hardware, software, training, improved local GIS
capacity
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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
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Development of this resource is just beginning Feedback
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Development of this resource is just beginning Feedback and
expert guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will
be helpful. Feedback
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Development of this resource is just beginning Feedback and
expert guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will
be helpful. Useful? Feedback
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Development of this resource is just beginning Feedback and
expert guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will
be helpful. Useful? How could this be applied in workflows for
decision making? Feedback
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Development of this resource is just beginning Feedback and
expert guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will
be helpful. Useful? How could this be applied in workflows for
decision making? Specific recommendations for the tools?
Feedback
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Development of this resource is just beginning Feedback and
expert guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will
be helpful. Useful? How could this be applied in workflows for
decision making? Specific recommendations for the tools? Where are
the most important areas? Feedback
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Development of this resource is just beginning Feedback and
expert guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will
be helpful. Useful? How could this be applied in workflows for
decision making? Specific recommendations for the tools? Where are
the most important areas? Suggestions for the community
presentation? Feedback
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Next Steps Field research Phased software development iterative
process periodic opportunities for stakeholder feedback a focus on
tool development and refinement Community presentations Advisory
Council meetings
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Additional Feedback Appreciated Visit: baid.utep.edu
[email protected] 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.
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Thank you
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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
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Project Objectives BAID and NSSI BAID CIAPNSSI Area of
InterestUIC LandsNorth Slope MappingDetailed coastlines, wetlands,
high-res. imagery,... Land cover mapping CyberinfrastructureWeb
mapping application with Decision Support Tools Data Catalog,
Project Tracking, Monitoring Summary, and potential Scenario
Planning Other AspectsLocal capacity building GuidanceBAID Advisory
CouncilOversight Group, Science Advisory Panel FundingDOI USFWS
CIAPDOI BLM different but complementary, synergistic efforts...
NSSI wrote a letter of support, and has welcomed the new project
Both efforts will benefit
