Natural Resource Information Systems

Natural Resource Information Systems

Aquatic Organism Passage

Managing your Data in INFRA and NRIS Water

Brian SanbornUSFS – NRIS Water/Air

Region 9 – Aquatic Organism Passage WorkshopEscanaba, MIMay 27, 2004

AOP in NRIS Water and Infra

Introduction• Overview

– NRIS Water– Infra

• Data Storage– What goes where….and why.

• Data retrieval and use

What is NRIS Water

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Fish Distribution

NRIS Water Business Areas

• Aquatic inventory– Channel characterization, Fish habitat

• Aquatic biota– Aquatic animal occurrence, Population

sampling

• Water Uses Tracking System– Water uses, Water rights

• Watershed Improvement Tracking System– Inventory of potential sites, Project

management

• Aquatic Organism Passage

Surveys in NRIS Water

• Survey– What you are trying

to characterize– Defined by Protocol,

Date, and LocationRch QS-3

X-SEC 1

X-SEC 2

X-SEC 3

100 W/D

• Sample– Measurements

taken– Can have location– One-to-many

samples in a survey

– Sub-sampling– Defined by

robustness required

What is Infra?

… an integrated data management tool where Forests can enter, manage, and report accurate information and associated financial data on the inventory of their constructed features

Basis for Capitalization

Infra Business AreasInventory

Travel Routes Roads, Trails

Features Buildings, Water Systems, Dams, Culverts, Bridges, Waste Systems. Fences, Power Systems, Fire Device, Communication Systems…

Land Units Developed Sites, RMUs/Pastures, Administrative Sites, Heritage Sites, Wilderness

Fiscal Management

Subsidiary Ledgers Billing Work Planning/Maintenance Cost Estimating Accomplishment Reporting FFIS Interfaces FAADS Interface

Bills & Receipts

Grazing Permits Visitor Use Permits Grants and Agreements Special Uses Mining Sites and Permits Forest Product Permits

Permits & Contracts

Create/Modify Inventory

Current Infra Applications

1. Real Property

Management

2. Real Property Accounting

3. Grants & Agreements

4. Range Land & Permits

5. Special Uses

6. Developed Recreation

Sites

7. Heritage

8. Roads

9. Trails

10. Buildings

11. Timber Sale Contracts

12. Bridges & Major

Culverts

13. Dams

14. Wilderness

15. Visitor Use Permits

16. Mining Sites & Permits

17. Water Systems

18. Waste Systems

19. Work Items

20. Forest Product Permits

12. Culvert Module

The Problem…

• Infra stores data on culverts

• Water stores data on stream features

Some are barriers….

Some are barriers….

…some are not

…some are not

The solution…

Water stream features are locations on

streams

Attributes of Water Locations

ID: 5308-.953

Type: Stream Point

Infra culverts are features located

on roads

Attributes of Infra Features

ID: 5308-.953

Type: Culvert

Location/Feature Relationship

Infra Culvert Module Components

• FHWA – Federal Highway Administration– Inventory – Classification / Service – Structure / Geometric – Ratings – Inspections – Improvements / Rehab

Infra Culvert Module Components

• Culvert Installations – an area on a road or trail containing one or more culverts – the crossing– Management Information– Road information– Stream information

• Culverts – the individual pipes– Pipe information

• Type, material, size• Attachments• Problems

– Longitudinal Profiles

Culvert Installations

Management

Road

Stream

Culvert Information

Culvert Attachments

Culvert Problems

Culvert Surveys

•Longitudinal and Cross Section

Linking Culvert and Passage

Passage Classification

Select Location

Enter Survey Data

Classify passage by species, by life stage

Passage Survey

Survey sections of streams or single features

Waterfalls, dams, fords, etc

Longitudinal profiles and Cross Sections

Data Retrieval and Use

• Output of culvert data for use in – FishXing– Eastern Region Course Screen

• Longitudinal and cross section output– Plotting– Calculations – height, slope, residual

pool depths, outlet drop, etc.

• Data summations for passage classification– By species– By life stage

Data Retrieval and Use

• Summaries by feature, reach, stream, watershed

• Locate passage classifications upstream and downstream (road crossings and others)

• Identify species occurrence and habitat surveys relative to barrier

• Can be regionally customized – we need your input

Data Retrieval and Use

Maps and network Tools

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Thanks for your attention….

Questions?

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