PEARL: Data Acquisition and Information Summaries for Environmental Education and Outreach in Maine. David Kramar and Peter Vaux
Brief History and Overview Recent Developments –On-the-fly plotting –Information summaries –“Windows” into PEARL Science for the Public Integration into education Questions/Comments A Road Map to PEARL
The Core of the System Independent Oracle Tables Minimal data requirements Remote data upload via the Data Annex System Consistent geo- referencing
Background and History Originally developed in 1997 “Lake” Centric Water Quality Data Major Renovation in No longer Lakes focused
Recent Developments Data by Lake By Stream By Town By Watershed (HUC) Text based retrieval Map based retrieval Subject based retrieval
Lake Based Data Retrieval Lakes –Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen –Transparency and Secchi –“on the fly” fish species lists –“on the fly” mussel inventories
Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen
Transparency and Secchi
Fish and Mussel Species
Town/County Based Data Retrieval
Watershed Based Data Retrieval
Subject Based Data Retrieval Subject Based Searches By Resource Type Summaries and References
Map Based Data Retrieval Lake Watershed Town
Focus Topics –Lakes Guide –Atlantic Salmon –Freshwater Biodiversity –Penobscot River
Lakes Guide Water Quality Fish and Anglers Aquatic Plants and Animals
Lakes Guide Water Quality
Lakes Guide Aquatic Plants and Animals
Atlantic Salmon
Access to Key Datasets Interactive Mapping of Key Data Key References Multiple Search Capabilities
PEARL’s Other Resources Science Guides Teacher Resources General Resources Image Gallery
Organizations Using PEARL Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program Links to PEARL Lake Overview page
Organizations Using PEARL Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (MLCI) Student Portal
Under Development Spatially Referenced Bibliography In collaboration with the Gulf of Maine Council PEARL and the Knowledgebase Linked Retrieve references based on geography and keywords
Questions?