Northwest Habitat Institute

Interactive Habitat and Biodiversity Information System Interactive Habitat and Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) for the Columbia River Basin(IBIS) for the Columbia River Basin

OutlineImplementation of the Implementation of the

IBIS ProjectIBIS Project

• NHI and it’s servicesNHI and it’s services• IBIS: Why was it IBIS: Why was it

developed? developed? • IBIS: What is it? IBIS: What is it? • IBIS: How does it work?IBIS: How does it work?• IBIS: Products & OutcomesIBIS: Products & Outcomes• Current proposal objectivesCurrent proposal objectives• Users and data Users and data

management issuesmanagement issues

The Northwest Habitat Institute

Data Centerspatial (GIS) and non-spatial data

Data Services & ToolsDatabases,

performance tools

Educational OutreachWorkshops,

presentations, books (K-12 thru Professional

levels) articlesHabitat

Restoration

CollaborationHabitat

AssessmentField inventory, methodologies

Northwest Habitat Institute (NHI)Northwest Habitat Institute (NHI)

Current Services:Current Services:

• Habitat mapping Habitat mapping • Habitat classificationHabitat classification• Hierarchical habitat Hierarchical habitat

assessment & accounting assessment & accounting methodologiesmethodologies

• Standardized terminology Standardized terminology for field inventoryfor field inventory

• Data collection (allows Data collection (allows control of QA/QC, control of QA/QC, metadata, and consistency)metadata, and consistency)

•Performance toolsPerformance tools•Data servicesData services•Data-centerData-center•Monitoring Monitoring •Cumulative effects Cumulative effects methodologymethodology•Portal querying of Portal querying of IBIS dataIBIS data•Educational outreachEducational outreach

IBISIBIS(Interactive Habitat and (Interactive Habitat and

Biodiversity Information System)Biodiversity Information System)

Why was IBIS Developed?Why was IBIS Developed?

Lessons Learned from the Lessons Learned from the Spotted Owl ListingSpotted Owl Listing

- - Interagency supported and Interagency supported and developed developed 5 Teams – Senior Science (Overall 5 Teams – Senior Science (Overall Guidance), Species-Habitat, Guidance), Species-Habitat, Management, Marine, and Management, Marine, and Data/Digital Products Data/Digital Products

Goal: Goal: TTo Facilitate o Facilitate Common Understanding For Common Understanding For

ManagementManagement

Developed to Facilitate Developed to Facilitate A Common Understanding A Common Understanding

For ManagementFor Management

What is What is IBIS?IBIS?

Over 150,000 Records

How Does It Work?How Does It Work?

IBIS: IBIS: Products Products & & OutcomesOutcomes

Distributed Data Set as well as a Data Center for Distributed Data Set as well as a Data Center for Subbasin Planning and GIS Data;Subbasin Planning and GIS Data;

Maps at Multiple Scales;Maps at Multiple Scales; Common Fish and Wildlife Terms and Common Fish and Wildlife Terms and Definitions to Foster a Common Definitions to Foster a Common Understanding;Understanding; Species (Fish, Wildlife, Marine) and Habitat Species (Fish, Wildlife, Marine) and Habitat

Information System;Information System; Fish (and Wildlife): Regional Distribution Maps, Fish (and Wildlife): Regional Distribution Maps,

Database of Salmon-Wildlife Interactions,Database of Salmon-Wildlife Interactions, GIS Data Set Development and Support GIS Data Set Development and Support

IBIS: Products & OutcomesIBIS: Products & Outcomes

2007-2009 ISRP Review: 2007-2009 ISRP Review: Among the Best Justified of the Among the Best Justified of the

Database ProposalsDatabase Proposals

"Key Informational Source for the Northwest” "Key Informational Source for the Northwest” ~National Biological Information Infrastructure~National Biological Information Infrastructure

"Best Available Science" "Best Available Science" ~Office of Community Development in Washington State~Office of Community Development in Washington State

"Best Practices" "Best Practices" ~Ash Institute-Harvard University~Ash Institute-Harvard University

IBISIBIS

Current Current ProposalProposalOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

ObjectivesObjectives

Subbasin Planning:Subbasin Planning:1) Incorporating remaining IBIS and Subbasin data 1) Incorporating remaining IBIS and Subbasin data

into an improved data management system;into an improved data management system;

2) Gathering & developing spatial (GIS) and non-2) Gathering & developing spatial (GIS) and non-spatial data;spatial data;

3) Updating and developing wildlife-3) Updating and developing wildlife-habitat maps to allow for change habitat maps to allow for change detection and finer assessments;detection and finer assessments;

4) Developing advanced query 4) Developing advanced query capabilities and decision support capabilities and decision support tools to organize and understand tools to organize and understand ecosystem information at the ecosystem information at the watershed and field level;watershed and field level;

IBISIBIS

ObjectivesObjectivesSubbasin Planning, con’t:Subbasin Planning, con’t:

5) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations 5) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations to acquire, develop and/or collaborate on data layers to acquire, develop and/or collaborate on data layers pertinent to individual subbasins or ecoprovinces;pertinent to individual subbasins or ecoprovinces;

6) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations 6) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations at the subbasin- or ecoprovince-level to assist with at the subbasin- or ecoprovince-level to assist with verifying wildlife-habitat map classifications that are verifying wildlife-habitat map classifications that are generated;generated;

7) Operate and maintain IBIS (Internet 7) Operate and maintain IBIS (Internet access, user technical support, access, user technical support, Web services and Web services and DBMS DBMS backups);backups);

IBISIBIS

(NED) Scope of Work (section 2.4.3)(NED) Scope of Work (section 2.4.3)

““...Develop a regional locator that allows ...Develop a regional locator that allows monitoring information as well as other monitoring information as well as other ancillary data sets to be recorded within a ancillary data sets to be recorded within a subbasin or watershedsubbasin or watershed””

IBISIBISObjectivesObjectives

NED:NED:

1) Develop advanced query capabilities 1) Develop advanced query capabilities & decision support tools including an & decision support tools including an interactive mapping and visualization interactive mapping and visualization application (ELVIS);application (ELVIS);

2) Develop performance tools like field 2) Develop performance tools like field applications that incorporate data applications that incorporate data standards, field protocols and GPS standards, field protocols and GPS (VEMA); and(VEMA); and

3) Keep the IBIS DBMS and GIS layers 3) Keep the IBIS DBMS and GIS layers updated with the help of an online updated with the help of an online peer-review systempeer-review system

Population Status and TrendsPopulation Status and Trends

Species Name Asotin

Steelhead X

Rainbow trout (non-anadromous) X

Bull trout X

Chinook salmon X

Great Blue Heron X

Sharp-tailed Grouse X

Flammulated Owl X

White-headed Woodpecker X

Yellow Warbler X

Grasshopper Sparrow X

American Beaver X

Rocky Mountain Elk X

Mule Deer X

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep X

California Bighorn Sheep X

ObjectivesObjectivesGeneral:General:

1)1) Enhancing Habitat Evaluations; and Enhancing Habitat Evaluations; and 2)2) Education and OutreachEducation and Outreach

IBISIBIS

2003-20042003-2004FundingFundingUnder 15 month Contract Under 15 month Contract with NPCC [data with NPCC [data placeholder account]placeholder account]

Specific Task: Specific Task: Serve as Regional Serve as Regional Technical Support for Technical Support for Terrestrial Resources in Terrestrial Resources in Subbasin PlanningSubbasin Planning

2005-20062005-2006FundingFundingContract with BPA [data Contract with BPA [data

placeholder account]placeholder account]

Specific Tasks:Specific Tasks: • Maintain and ExpandMaintain and Expand Current Subbasin Current Subbasin

Planning InformationPlanning Information• Develop Performance Tools Develop Performance Tools

(e.g. modifying HEP, Habitat(e.g. modifying HEP, Habitat Evaluation Procedures)Evaluation Procedures)

All Regional Coordination ProjectsAll Regional Coordination Projects Fish Data Coordination Projects Fish Data Coordination Projects

2007-20092007-2009 IBIS Budget

Council Guidance Wildlife at 15%

Regional Coordination/ Support: Collaborative Data Collection Protocols Mapping Performance Tools

[StreamNet, CSMEP, NED, PNAMP][StreamNet, CSMEP, NED, PNAMP]

Users & Data Management Issues

Enhance Access to Enhance Access to IBIS’s Habitat and IBIS’s Habitat and Biodiversity Biodiversity Information:Information:

Users:Users:– Subbasin plansSubbasin plans– Habitat assessmentHabitat assessment– Monitoring and Monitoring and

Evaluation ProjectsEvaluation Projects– Other Planning or Other Planning or

Conservation Conservation OrganizationsOrganizations

Data Management Data Management Issues Addressed:Issues Addressed:– StandardizationStandardization– MetadataMetadata– Data validationData validation– CoordinationCoordination– Application (user-Application (user-

friendliness)friendliness)

Update and refine Update and refine wildlife habitat wildlife habitat maps:maps:

Users:Users:– Subbasin plans (change Subbasin plans (change

detection, focal species, detection, focal species, range maps)range maps)

– Watershed coordinatorsWatershed coordinators– State & regional State & regional

planning effortsplanning efforts– County & local plannersCounty & local planners– Conservation groupsConservation groups

Data Management Issues Data Management Issues Addressed:Addressed:– Consistent Consistent

classifications/definitionsclassifications/definitions– Data validationData validation– Integrate multiple data Integrate multiple data

sourcessources– MetadataMetadata– CoordinationCoordination– Application (user-Application (user-

friendliness)friendliness)

HABITAT STATUSHABITAT STATUS

Herbaceous Wetlands

Mesic Riparian - Wetlands

Montane Coniferous Wetlands

Above habitat types are not wellAbove habitat types are not wellrepresented because of scalerepresented because of scale

Developing Developing performance tools for performance tools for decision-makingdecision-making

Users:Users:– Subbasin plansSubbasin plans– All users of IBIS and GIS All users of IBIS and GIS

data such as:data such as:• General PublicGeneral Public• Natural Resource Agencies Natural Resource Agencies • Education Institutes Education Institutes • Private Private • Conservation GroupsConservation Groups

Data Management Data Management Issues Addressed:Issues Addressed:– Provides user Provides user

feedbackfeedback– Integrates data from Integrates data from

multiple sources/users multiple sources/users (e.g. ELVIS)(e.g. ELVIS)

– Coordination of Coordination of Application (user-Application (user-friendliness)friendliness)

– Standardize sharing Standardize sharing platform and transferplatform and transfer

Future Directions...