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Challenge Grant Update:Linking the Network of Natural Heritage Biodiversity Data
to the Environmental Information Exchange Network
EPA Challenge Grant Project:• Benefits• Timeline• Participants• Proposed Data Flow
The NatureServe Network Unique Challenges NatureServe Vista Pilot Additional Resources Contacts Questions
Challenge Grant Update
Implement a new, voluntary biodiversity data flow:• Provides EPA and Exchange Network users with access to
locations of threatened and endangered species • Supports conservation planning, environmental regulation and
decision-making• Creates opportunity for applications that can consume
biodiversity data
Document and share results: • Promotes knowledge transfer to NatureServe network members• Expands audience for Exchange Network to other conservation
organizations with similar biodiversity data holdings
Project Benefits
Year 1:• Develop and register XML schema for biodiversity data flow• Develop and implement data access requirements• Develop and implement data exchange tools
Year 2:• Develop and implement web service APIs• Prototype user interfaces to the biodiversity data • Pilot a direct application link between Delaware Natural
Heritage data and the NatureServe Vista decision support system
• Document and share results
Project Timeline
Challenge Grant Lead• State of Delaware, Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control
Participating Agencies• NatureServe• State of Washington, Department of Ecology• State of Washington, Department of Natural Resources• State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources• State of New Mexico, Natural Heritage New Mexico
Project Participants
Member Programs800 staff- 53 U.S. programs- 7 Canadian programs-11 Latin American / Caribbean programs
NatureServe90 staff in 6 offices- Member Services- Conservation Science Services- Information Technology Services
US Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
The NatureServe Network
NatureServe:• Establish scientific standards for biological inventory and
biodiversity data management
• Develop comprehensive and current databases for at-risk species and ecological communities
• Provide information products and conservation services to guide natural resource decision-making
Member Programs:• Collect, analyze, and distribute detailed data about plants, animals,
and ecosystems• Track distribution and conservation status of species and natural
communities and map the locations of at-risk populations• Conduct environmental reviews and assessments
NatureServe Key Activities
DNREC
IL DNR
MS SQL
Server
XML
XML
XML
InternetAuthorized NEIEN User or Application
Oracle Central
Database
Exchange Network
Node
Exchange Network
Node
Exchange Network
Node
Oracle Biotics 4
Oracle Biotics 4
Oracle Biotics 4
MS SQL
ServerFuture NatureServe
Network Participants
Biodiversity Database
Exchange Network
Node
NatureServe
CDX NAAS for Authentication and
Access Control
NHNM
XMLSQL Server Biodiversity
Database
WA DNR
Proposed Data Flow
Unique Challenges Spatial Data
• Expose species location data• Provide Web Services to access and query spatial data• Create map-based user interface to spatial data
Security• Fine grained authorization roles • Attribute-level authorization• Data specific authorization• Impact on performance and caching must be taken into
account Heterogeneous Network
• Different deployment environments• Different physical data models – similar logical data models
NatureServe Vista PilotTo Guide Implementation of Delaware’s Comprehensive
State Wildlife Plan
Demonstrate the use of the Exchange Network to flow biodiversity data from the Delaware Natural Heritage Program to a decision support system
Develop the interface within the NatureServe Vista decision support system to consume the biodiversity data Web Service
Use other available data services appropriate for the project area chosen by Delaware
1. Element Selection
2. Element Conservation Layer
3. Conservation Summary Layer
6. Query and Reporting5. Conservation & Land Use Scenarios
4. Evaluate Goals
Decision or Alternative Scenario
NatureServe Vista
Additional Resources
NatureServe: http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/index.jsp
NatureServe Network: http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/network.jsp
NatureServe Vista: http://www.natureserve.org/prodServices/vista.jsp
Contacts
Participant NEIEN Node Contact Heritage Program Contact
Delaware Dennis [email protected]
Karen [email protected]
Washington Debbie [email protected]
Janice [email protected]
New Mexico N/A Rayo [email protected]
Illinois N/A Tara [email protected]
NatureServe Douglas [email protected]
N/A
Questions?