1. Environmental and Cultural Data Products
Environmental Data Work Group
October 9, 2015
Nathan Wagoner, ICF
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2. Presentation Overview
Cultural Resource Data Update
Data Viewer Upgrade Update
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3. Data and Data Acquisition: Cultural
Ongoing Outreach
AZ, MT, and WA
Seeking EDWG volunteers for outreach to:
BC, AB, ID, NM, CA, OR, federal agencies
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4. Data and Data Acquisition: Cultural
Next steps:
Continue to acquire State and Federal Data
Continue to push for publication of the data
ICF/WECC reviewing options as part of the Data Viewer upgrade
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5. Data Viewer: Analysis Upgrades
EDWG Approved Data Viewer Upgrades in Q3:
User sketches a hypothetical transmission line
The Data Viewer analyzes the transmission line
The Data Viewer reports on what the line crosses
The Problem?: Current viewer platform inflexibility
The Solution?: Switch platforms
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6. Data Viewer: Current Platform
Great for data display!
Not so good for developing unique analytics or functions
Proprietary Software
Difficult/expensive to program solutions
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7. Data Viewer: New Platform
Still great for data display!
Flexibility to develop new analytics and functions
Open Source software; new apps come online frequently
Easy to program solutions to unique problems
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8. Data Viewer: New Platform
New Viewer will include the Functions of the Current Viewer:
Environmental Risk Layer
Transmission Line Data
Additional, informational, Data Layers
Roads, Rails
NatureServe Species Data
Jurisdictional Land Ownership
Links to WECC products and data downloads
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9. Data Viewer: Transmission Line
Sketch a line:
User sketches a transmission line route based on Risk Category or any other features of interest (e.g., terrain)
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Data Viewer: Analysis
Perform the Analysis
Once the User’s line is drawn, the Data Viewer compares the line versus:
Risk Classification Categories crossed
Risk Score
Mitigation Costs
And other points of interest
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Data Viewer: Results
Receive the Results
User would receive the results of the Analysis
CartoDB allows a variety of potential outputs
Mix of graphics, statics, and reports will be determined through coordination with WECC and the EDWG during Q4 2015
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12. Data Viewer: Results Examples
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13. Data Viewer: Analysis Upgrades
CartoDB Map Examples:
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Questions?
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