BAID Advisory CouncilInaugural Meeting
Friday, August 9th, 2013
“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
Introduction
Funding
Craig Tweedie, postdoc, and students
Allison Gaylord
William Manley
Lars Nelson and Qaiyaan Aiken
Introduction
The BAID CIAP Team
Background
Project ObjectivesWetlands and Coastal ErosionWeb Mapping ApplicationLocal Expertise & Capacity
Feedback
Next Steps
Introduction
Presentation Outline
Cultural and Environmental
Impacts
Climate Change
Coastal Erosion
Development
Background
“Protect Alaska’s coastal areas through wise management of resource
development.”
Goal:
Background
Alaska CIAP
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
Baseline data and mapping
Climate change
Community Capacity
Alaska Coastal Management Program
Education
Major Activities:
Background
Alaska CIAP
“Expand capacity for informed, multi-
stakeholder environmental decision making on
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation lands in the
coastal zone near Barrow, Alaska.”
Goal:
Background
BAID Decision Support Tools Development
1. Develop a high spatial resolution map of wetlands and conduct coastal erosion studies
2. Expand on an existing web mapping application to develop a new interactive decision support tool for erosion monitoring and coastal development and land management
3. Develop an office with newly trained staff in Barrow capable of improved local mapping and analytical capabilities
Objectives:
Background
BAID Decision Support Tools Development
Background
UIC Lands
Background
Drivers of Coastal Change
• Arctic warming
• Changes in weather and extreme events
• Sea level rise
• Coastal engineeringDevelopmentBeach gravel extractionErosion mitigation
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
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
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
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
outdated 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
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
Web Mapping Application
Community Development Tool
To assist with NSB and community taskscoastal 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 inputexisting 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
Web Mapping Application
Erosion Assessment Tool
Help assess vulnerability
Take advantage of digital shorelines and other data layersland cover type, bathymetry, sea ice, etc.
Potentially with “widgets” to interactively customize analysis of
erosion rates
Help enable sustained community development
Local Expertise & Capacity
One of the goals of the BAID Project is to build local GIS Capacity
Local Expertise & Capacity
UMIAQ
Lars NelsonGeneral project management &
coordination, GIS
Qaiyaan AikenGIS 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 expert guidance at this early stage is critical to ensure it will be helpful.
Feedback
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
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
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
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
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
Next Steps
Field research
Phased software developmentiterative process
periodic opportunities for stakeholder feedback
a focus on tool development and refinement
Community presentations
Advisory Council meetings
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
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
Project Objectives
BAID and NSSI
BAID CIAP NSSI
Area of Interest UIC Lands North Slope
Mapping Detailed coastlines, wetlands, high-res. imagery, ...
Land cover mapping
Cyberinfrastructure Web mapping application with Decision Support Tools
Data Catalog, Project Tracking, Monitoring Summary, and potential Scenario Planning
Other Aspects Local capacity building
Guidance BAID Advisory Council Oversight Group, Science Advisory Panel
Funding DOI USFWS CIAP DOI BLM
different but complementary, synergistic efforts ...
• NSSI wrote a letter of support, and has welcomed the new project• Both efforts will benefit
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