helping students learn about oregon’s natural resources through web gis

GEO 465/565 - Geographic Information Systems and ScienceGEO 465/565 - Geographic Information Systems and ScienceTuesday, March 3, 2009Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Kuuipo Walsh – Institute for Natural ResourcesKuuipo Walsh – Institute for Natural Resources

Marc Rempel – Oregon State University LibrariesMarc Rempel – Oregon State University Libraries

Helping students learn about Helping students learn about Oregon’s Natural Resources Oregon’s Natural Resources

through Web GISthrough Web GIS

PurposePurpose

Explain what the Oregon Explorer and the Explain what the Oregon Explorer and the Oregon Imagery Explorer is aboutOregon Imagery Explorer is about

Illustrate how to navigate about the Explorer Illustrate how to navigate about the Explorer home pageshome pages

Demonstrate how to make a custom map for Demonstrate how to make a custom map for an area of interestan area of interest

Demonstrate how to bring in half meter 2005 Demonstrate how to bring in half meter 2005 orthoimagery into ArcMaporthoimagery into ArcMap

Oregon Explorer CreatorsOregon Explorer Creators

Core Partnership between and Core Partnership between and Team members with diverse Team members with diverse

backgrounds and areas of expertisebackgrounds and areas of expertise Partner with local agenciesPartner with local agencies

What is the Oregon Explorer?What is the Oregon Explorer?

Natural Resources Digital Natural Resources Digital LibraryLibrary

Place-based resourcePlace-based resource

Supports informed natural Supports informed natural resource decision-makingresource decision-making

www.oregonexplorer.info

Who can use Oregon Explorer?Who can use Oregon Explorer?

Natural resource Natural resource decision-makersdecision-makers

Watershed council Watershed council membersmembers

Soil and water Soil and water conservation district conservation district staffstaff

Local plannersLocal planners Extension agentsExtension agents LibrariansLibrarians

Agency staffAgency staff ResearchersResearchers Media staffMedia staff Citizen volunteersCitizen volunteers LandownersLandowners Interested publicInterested public EducatorsEducators StudentsStudents

Oregon Explorer Home Page Layout

Oregon Explorer Basin, Topic, and Data Portals

Natural Resource Issues addressed Natural Resource Issues addressed by Explorer sites:by Explorer sites:

Environmental issues in rural areasEnvironmental issues in rural areas

Land Use Land Use

Salmon Recovery Salmon Recovery

Wildfire RiskWildfire Risk

Wildlife ConservationWildlife Conservation

Watershed RestorationWatershed Restoration

Learn about Wildfire Issues Learn about Wildfire Issues

Making a map with the advanced Making a map with the advanced mapping toolmapping tool

Making a map with the advanced Making a map with the advanced mapping toolmapping tool

www.oregonexplorer.info/ExternalContent/ImageryPrimers/WMS_Primer.pdf

Questions?Questions?

For more information, please feel free to For more information, please feel free to contact us or either of the Oregon Explorer co-contact us or either of the Oregon Explorer co-managers:managers: Janine Salwasser, OSU LibrariesJanine Salwasser, OSU Libraries

Janine.salwasser@oregonstate.edu

Jimmy Kagan, Institute for Natural ResourcesJimmy Kagan, Institute for Natural ResourcesJimmy.kagan@oregonstate.eduJimmy.kagan@oregonstate.edu

Web GIS- Oregon ExplorerWeb GIS- Oregon Explorer

Mapping Tools MashupsMapping Tools Mashups Measure 37 ViewerMeasure 37 Viewer Wildlife ViewerWildlife Viewer Measure 49 ViewerMeasure 49 Viewer Oregon RestorationOregon Restoration ORWAP ORWAP

Measure 37 ViewerMeasure 37 Viewer Virtual Earth- Javascript APIVirtual Earth- Javascript API

Overlay WMS from ArcIMS Overlay WMS from ArcIMS Transparency slider, legendTransparency slider, legend

Create active objects (pushpins, polygons).Create active objects (pushpins, polygons). Uses GET_FEATURES call to IMS to draw polygons.Uses GET_FEATURES call to IMS to draw polygons.

3D Functionality.3D Functionality.

Wildlife ViewerWildlife Viewer

Adds a KMZ collectionsAdds a KMZ collections http://maps.live.com/Default.aspx http://maps.live.com/Default.aspx Increased performance.Increased performance.

M49 Map ViewerM49 Map Viewer

Geoprocessing through SQL Server 2008Geoprocessing through SQL Server 2008

Drawing toolDrawing tool Tile caching into SQL ServerTile caching into SQL Server

Oregon Watershed Restoration InventoryOregon Watershed Restoration Inventory

1. ArcGIS Server 9.3 mapping backend2. REST and SOAP used for getting layer data and overlaying

WMS.3. DOJO javascript class library for more interactive user

interface.

ORWAP- ORWAP- Oregon Rapid Wetland Assessment ProtocolOregon Rapid Wetland Assessment Protocol

Uses ArcGIS server map and geometry services.Uses ArcGIS server map and geometry services. Buffers selected point and queries intersection of layers.Buffers selected point and queries intersection of layers. Uses Virtual Earth Javascript Extension for ArcGIS server. Uses Virtual Earth Javascript Extension for ArcGIS server.