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FWRI Projects Using FWRI Projects Using GISGIS

Monitoring & MappingMonitoring & Mapping Statewide Benthic Habitat Mapping & Statewide Benthic Habitat Mapping &

MonitoringMonitoring Environmental Sensitivity Index MappingEnvironmental Sensitivity Index Mapping SEAMAP South Atlantic Bight Bottom MappingSEAMAP South Atlantic Bight Bottom Mapping

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Area Contingency PlansArea Contingency Plans Integrated Analysis for ManagementIntegrated Analysis for Management

Shrimp Fishery Management Support Shrimp Fishery Management Support Habitat Suitability Modeling Habitat Suitability Modeling Blueways Blueways Harmful Algal BloomsHarmful Algal Blooms

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Business Needs Assessment Business Needs Assessment SurveySurvey

• What types of data need managing?What types of data need managing?• BiologicalBiological• FinancialFinancial• Licensing and PermittingLicensing and Permitting• LegalLegal

• What is important?What is important?• Ability to find and share needed documentsAbility to find and share needed documents• Search for and query dataSearch for and query data• Data SecurityData Security• Access to GIS data over webAccess to GIS data over web

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Data StandardsData Standards

In September, 1999, NASA suffered a major setback to its Mars In September, 1999, NASA suffered a major setback to its Mars exploration program when the $125 million Mars Polar Orbiter crashed exploration program when the $125 million Mars Polar Orbiter crashed

onto the planet surface. onto the planet surface.

An inquiry determined that the spacecraft crashed because one An inquiry determined that the spacecraft crashed because one engineering team used metric units while another used English units for a engineering team used metric units while another used English units for a

key spacecraft operation, namely descent into a stable planetary orbit.key spacecraft operation, namely descent into a stable planetary orbit.

Engineers on the ground calculated the size of the rocket-firing using Engineers on the ground calculated the size of the rocket-firing using feet-per-second of thrust, a value based on the English measure of feet feet-per-second of thrust, a value based on the English measure of feet

and inches. and inches.

 However, the spacecraft computer interpreted the instructions in  However, the spacecraft computer interpreted the instructions in Newtons-per-second, a metric measure of thrust. The difference is 1.3 Newtons-per-second, a metric measure of thrust. The difference is 1.3

meters a second.meters a second.

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Data Standards CommitteeData Standards Committee

• Developing formal data and metadata Developing formal data and metadata standards according to the standards according to the FWC Data FWC Data Standards ProcessStandards Process document. document.

• The standards review process will allow all The standards review process will allow all Agency staff pause time (30 days) to Agency staff pause time (30 days) to comment on any standard before approval. comment on any standard before approval.

• Establishing standards that we all adhere to Establishing standards that we all adhere to is critical for the efficient and reliable is critical for the efficient and reliable sharing of information sharing of information

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Information SharingInformation Sharing

• Metadata ! Not just basic FGDC-Metadata ! Not just basic FGDC-compliant, but also include biological compliant, but also include biological data profile extended elements.data profile extended elements.

• Data sharing tools Data sharing tools • PortalsPortals• IMS, SVG and XML web servicesIMS, SVG and XML web services

• Data integration toolsData integration tools• Oracle DiscovererOracle Discoverer• Metadata map serverMetadata map server

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• GIS & Non-spatial scientific research projects require metadata at FWRI

• Metadata Coordinator & staff in each section submit FGDC-compliant metadata for upload into corporate metadata database

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MetadataMetadataFormally documented to FGDC standard

Stored in geodatabase

FWRI metadata database

NBII Metadata Clearinghouse

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Naming ConventionNaming Convention

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• preservationland_fl_2000_polypreservationland_fl_2000_poly• grid_townshiprange_100k_polygrid_townshiprange_100k_poly• benthic_south_fl_polybenthic_south_fl_poly• seagrass_palmbchcnty_polyseagrass_palmbchcnty_poly• platformreef_bisbaykeys_polyplatformreef_bisbaykeys_poly

Create rules for standardized naming:WHAT(&SCALE)_WHERE_WHO_PROJECT_WHEN_TOPOLOGY

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Organizing the GeodatabaseOrganizing the Geodatabase

All data must have:• Same geographic extent• Same precision• Same spatial reference

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