Overview of Biodiversity Demonstrations IEEE/ISPRS/OGC GEOSS workshop IPY GeoNorth August 20, 2007

Demonstration overview 1st role - need for study - development in a region initial problem scoping with focus on discovery of data sets, establish AOI and saving as context start with news story report using geoRSS sends context document to analyst/researchers 2nd role: relation of development to caribou accepting context document, adding additional data and layers to help evaluate problem statement. how might caribou migrations be affected by changes in permafrost, roads, etc. be sure to include polar projections 3rd role: butterfly biodiversity Impacts of climate change on habitat affecting butterfly distribution

Caribou Migration Scenario - Partners National Snow and Ice Data Centre (U. Colorado) – Mark Parsons Compusult Ltd. – Robert Thomas Open Geospatial Consortium – George Percivall Natural Resources Canada – Costas Armenakis GeoConnections – Terry Fisher US Geological Survey, Federal Geographic Data Committee – Doug Nebert Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN, Columbia U.) – Greg Yetman Earth Observations Laboratory (U. of Waterloo) – Ellsworth LeDrew Cubewerx Inc. – Peter Vetranos Gov’t of Northwest Territories – Suzanne Carrière

Caribou Migration Scenario – Trigger Event Canadian Oil & Gas Company Reports New Discovery in NWT By Robert Thomas August 1 2007 at 11:25 AM GMT-04:00 Regina, Sask. -- Canadian oil and gas junior North Venture Energy, based in Calgary, has reported a second oil discovery approximately 50 kms east of Great Slave Lake in the NWT. The operator stated that it is continuing its exploration success in the NWT, largely concentrated on the area where three wells have been drilled, with 100% results showing light sweet crude. The company is currently assessing a fourth well, while a fifth is being drilled. With the test results now in, the company has begun investigations into constructing a pipeline from the well area to the Beaufort Sea. An environmental assessment is now underway.

Caribou Seasons Dec 1 – Mar 31 - Early, Mid Winter Apr 1 – May 31 - Spring, Spring Migration & Pre-Calving June 1- 10 - Calving June 11-30 - Post Calving and Movement July 1-15 - Early Summer July 16- Aug 7 - Mid Summer Aug 8-Oct 7 - Late Summer and Fall Migration Oct 8 – Nov 30 - Rut and Late Fall

Overview of Migration for all Herds

Caribou Herd Migration Animation This animation shows the caribou migration by season for each year from 1996 to 2006. Note the Season & Year appear in the top left of the animation. http://www.cubewerx.com/polar_scenario/caribouMigrations-transverseMercator.avi

Caribou Herd Migration Animation This animation shows the caribou migration by season for each year from 1996 to 2006. Note the Season & Year appear in the top left of the animation. http://www.cubewerx.com/polar_scenario/caribouMigrations-transverseMercator.avi

User Feedback Response from subject matter expert to the scenario in this presentation: “Good stuff. Is there a way to change the projection so that the North is not so distorted... changing projection will greatly help grab the northern audience... Cheers” Dr Suzanne Carrière Ecosystem Management Biologist Environment and Natural Resources Government of the Northwest Territories

Butterfly Scenario / Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) IP3 Working Group GBIF Secretariat Éamonn O Tuama, Tim Robertson, Dave Martin, Donald Hobern IEEE & University of Colorado Siri Jodha Khalsa Italian National Research Council (CNR-IMAA) & Univ. of Florence Stefano Nativi, Paolo Mazzetti, Lorenzo Bigagli, Enrico Boldrini, Valerio Angelini, Ugo Mattia University of Ottawa Jeremy Kerr University of Helsinki Hannu Saarenmaa University of Tokyo Motomi Ito WMO David Thomas

Butterfly Scenario Modeling the impact of climate change on the distribution of the butterflies of Canada and Alaska. Under global change conditions assess the impact on the butterfly habitat (temperature, vegetation). Ecological niche model used to predict butterfly distribution based on changing conditions.