1. Partnership International Union Forest Research Organizations Global Forest Information System Portland, Oregon August 12-15, 2001

2. Federal Partners

3. http://www.nbii.gov/about/partner/world.html International Partners

4. Intra-Agency Partners Non-Governmental/ Non-Profit Partners Academic Partners Private Industry Partners Other Partners

5. NBII-2 The Next Generation

6. Next Generation NBII-2 is to be considered a fully digital, distributed, and interactive system that allows a vast community of users access to the nations biological holdings. President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, 1999

7. NBII Nodes NBII Nodes serve an overall framework for all biological information on regional and national levels by providing: Analytical capabilities Technical support Synthesis capabilities Data warehousing Data mining Collaboration Training

8. Challenges  Distributed data sets  Vast amounts of information  NBII national focus  Varying customer capabilities  Limited resources  “Bridging” the IT & biological communities

9. NBII Nodes Vision NBII Program Office NBII Clearinghouse Nodes NBII Regional Nodes NBII Thematic Nodes Universities National Laboratories Centers of Expertise NGO’s Societies Private Industry Federal Agencies

10. Implementation Approach  National Program Office  Clearinghouse Nodes  Regional Nodes  National Laboratories  Universities  Centers of Expertise  NGO’s  Program Manager  Technology Manager  Regional staff  Societies  Private Industry  Federal Agencies  Thematic Nodes  Content Manager  Marketing/Outreach Manager  Executive Director

11. NBII-2 Thematic Nodes Node Activities :  Provide location for coordination, management, and dissemination of data and information related to North American bird fauna.  Provide fisheries information in a single location from the latest research to real-time stream-flow data to fishing statistics and species profiles.

12. Bird Conservation Node  USGS  FWS  ABI  State Agencies  Mexico  Migratory Bird:  Population data  Habit data  Data Integration  WEB based query and coverage system Key Partners Topics “FY 2001 Focus”

13. Fisheries & Aquatic Resources  USGS  Penn St.  Penn NSDI  Fish Strain Registry  Delaware river basin  Database integration  Great Lakes DBs  Chesapeake workshop Key Partners: Topics: “FY 2001 Focus”

14. NBII-2 Regional Nodes Node Activities:  Analytical capabilities  Technology support  Synthesis capabilities  Data warehousing  Collaboration  Training  !!! Research is needed!!!

15. California Information Node  Univ. Cal. Davis  USGS  USDA  +Cal. State Agencies  International – IABIN, MAB,..  Invasive Species/Watershed:  Documenting & modeling biodiversity patterns  Database Integration  Access to datasets  Vocabulary/metadata Key Partners: Topics: “FY 2001 Focus”

16. Central SW/GulfCoast Node  HARC  USGS  +State Agencies  EPA, NASA  +Universities  Sustainable development:  STRATMAP Nodes  Outreach/Business Plan  NAFTA highway (I-69)  Sustainable Forest in TX/LA  Big Bend NP 3D Visualization  Bayou Preservation Key Partners: Topics: “FY 2001 Focus”

17. Northern Rockies Information Node  USGS  Montana St. Univ.  NPS, FWS, Forest Service  State Agencies  County Government  Yellowstone & Rockies:  Fire issues  DSS & Analysis Tools  Workshops  “Single interface” Key Partners Topics “FY 2001 Focus”

18.  USGS  Bishop Museum  Heritage  Universities  State/Federal Agencies  Community organizations  Invasive Species:  Quick Response capabilities  Training  Modeling of threats  Hazards  GAP Analysis Pacific Basin Information Node Key Partners Topics “FY 2001 Focus”

19.  SAMAB  ORNL  +Universities  +State Agencies  TVA  TNC  Aquarium  ATBI+  Private Industry Key Partners Topics  System Integration  National metadata CH  Education portal  Tennessee River Gorge “FY 2001 Focus” Southern Appalachian Information Node

20. Pacific Northwest Information Node  USGS  Univ. of Washington  Northwest Alliance CSE+  Univ. of British Columbia  Forest Research Mgt:  Biophysical data  Bibliographic summaries  Mgt. Principles  Regulatory information  DSS Tools Key Partners: Topics: “FY 2001 Focus”

21.  Initial all-node meeting in January  Final proposals received & approved http://www.nbii.gov/about/partner/nodes/index.html  Nodes activity development phase  Initial products in mid-July  Report node developments at all-node meeting in July. Status