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Current Natural Resource Information Management Conditions Diversity of Information Content Spatial Scale - from genes to ecosystems Temporal Scale – that’s biological science Both biological and non-biological information Numerous Formats Napkins to GIS including tabular, graphic, text, video, audio, physical specimens Providers provide data – Users seek knowledge
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Current Conditions (cont.) Numerous Independent Locations of Holdings Desktop corners, old floppies, hard drives, libraries, websites, home offices, back rooms More Mandates Regarding Collection, Management and Dissemination EO 12906 – “standardized documentation” NEPA – provide environmental effects of management actions to decision makers & public FOIA – access to federal documents Unit and Project “Mandates”
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Current Conditions (cont.) Multiple Stakeholders Providers - data “owners”, support staff, archivists, budget personnel, webmasters Users – resource managers, K-PhD, business, policymakers, researchers, public interests Numerous Controlled Vocabularies & Thesauri Integrated Taxonomic Information Service Database Global Change Master Directory Keyword List NBII Thesaurus (early 2001) WMC’s Recommended Watershed Terminology NRCS Climate Glossary “Local” and Individual Keyword Lists
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What do I need? Where can I find it? How do I get it? What the Information User Sees Clara Weaver
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What the Information Provider Perceives I’ Mandate Citation I really want to make my information available, but at what price? Fred the Fish Biologist
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Worldwide Web You Say? Look Again 550 Billion Documents Available - 1 billion indexed through conventional search engines Quality Assurance? – anyone can contribute and “recontribute” No Standards for Vocabularies – a “tree” is not always a tree Is the Information Sustainable? When was it produced, has it been updated?
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Challenges Easy Access for All Levels of Expertise Turning Data into Knowledge - Usable Making Contributions Simple Low Cost Interoperable Searching Persistent Information Provide Quality Assurance Encourage the Use of Standards
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