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SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Extreme ModelBuilder:Prioritizing Riparian Gaps
for Restoration
Extreme ModelBuilder:Prioritizing Riparian Gaps
for RestorationCassandra Pallai
Geospatial Project Manager
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlacesSavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Est. December 19, 2006
Approx. 3,000 miles
Primary partner with National Park Service
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlacesSavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Big DataNovel datasetsHigher resolution information
Enabling PartnersData accessInteractive web‐based tools
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlacesSavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Land Cover
NLCD Land Cover ClassificationBarren
Developed
Low Vegetation
Shrubland
Tree Canopy
Water
Wetlands
Washington DC, Catholic University
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlacesSavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
CBP Land Cover ClassificationBarren
Impervious Roads
Impervious Surfaces
Low Vegetation
Shrubland
Structures
Tree Canopy
Tree Canopy over Impervious Roads
Tree Canopy over Impervious Surfaces
Tree Canopy over Structures
Water
Wetlands
Washington DC, Catholic University
Land Cover
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Terrain Data
Light Detection And Ranging(LiDAR)
Digital Elevation Model(DEM)
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Pennock 2003
Terrain Data
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlacesSavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlacesIan Plant
Identifying Regional Priorities
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlacesSavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlacesIan Plant
Enabling Partner Access
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Case Study: Anne Arundel Co., MD
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Case Study: Anne Arundel Co., MD
Identify riparian gaps
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Case Study: Anne Arundel Co., MD
Isolate max flow point
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Case Study: Anne Arundel Co., MD
Delineate watershed for point
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Case Study: Anne Arundel Co., MD
Compute land cover composition
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Case Study: Anne Arundel Co., MD
Prioritize restoration activities
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
SavingtheChesapeake’sGreatRiversandSpecialPlaces
Cassandra PallaiGeospatial Project Manager
(443) 261 ‐ 2380
