The Wisconsin Coastal AtlasThe Wisconsin Coastal AtlasBuilding the Coastal Spatial Data Infrastructure

to Promote Sustainable Managementto Promote Sustainable Managementof the Great Lakes

Wisconsin Land Information Association Annual ConferenceMadison, WI

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Presentation Outline

• Transitions in Coastal GIS• About the Wisconsin Coastal Atlas ProjectAbout the Wisconsin Coastal Atlas Project• The Research Agenda of the Wisconsin Coastal Atlas• The Structure of the Wisconsin Coastal Atlas Geoportalp• Towards a Great Lakes Coastal Atlas• Discussion/Feedback

Wisconsin Coastal GIS Phases: 1994-2009

PHASE 1GIS TEACHINGMODELS

ShorelandManagement

OtherCoastal Issues

WaterQuality

CoastalErosion

PHASE 2COMPREHENSIVE

DataDiscovery

DataAcquisition

DataIntegration

SpatialAnalysis

PHASE 3

COASTAL GIS

Web

Discovery Acquisition Integration Analysis

Geospatial Catalog Services OpenDYNAMIC ANDDISTRIBUTED GIS

WebMapping

GeospatialInteroperability

Catalog Servicesfor the Web

OpenArchives

PHASE 4VISUALIZATION

3DVisualization

AnimationData

VisualizationInformationDashboard

The Rationale for a Coastal Web Atlas

• In recent years, it became clear that it was time to move beyond a collection of campus research and outreach y pprojects and build a broader platform for collaboration with numerous stakeholders to discover, access, integrate, and utilize coastal geospatial data in Wisconsinand utilize coastal geospatial data in Wisconsin.

• International Coastal Atlas Network panel at Coastal Zone ’07 in Portland, OR.– A coastal web atlas could integrate many of the projects we

have worked on since 1994.The ICAN coastal erosion use case was relevant to issues– The ICAN coastal erosion use case was relevant to issues faced by the Wisconsin Coastal Hazards Work Group.

What is a Coastal Web Atlas?

• A Coastal Web Atlas is a collection of digital maps and datasets with supplementary tables, illustrations, and pp y , ,information that systematically illustrate the coast, oftentimes with cartographic and decision-support tools, and all of which are accessible via the Internetand all of which are accessible via the Internet.

-- O’Dea et al., 2007

More simply stated, a CWA is a geoportal designed to promote data sharing and decision support for coastal management.

The Oregon Coastal Atlas as a Model• The Oregon Coastal

Atlas has been a resounding successresounding success.

• It served more than 3,500 data sets and received about 2.5 million hits in 2008.

• The map interface hasThe map interface has become a common framework for di i t ldiscussing coastal management issues.

Oregon Coastal Atlashttp://www.coastalatlas.net/

The Wisconsin Coastal Atlas Project• UW Sea Grant funding for two years starting in Feb. 2010• Partners:

– UW Sea Grant, LICGF, State Cartographers Office, Robinson Map Library, UW Cartography Lab, Oregon State University, Oregon Coastal Management Program

• Letters of Support:– City of Manitowoc, Bayfield County, Brown County, Manitowoc

County, Northwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, y g gWisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Office of Great Lakes, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, State Geographic Information Officer at the Wisconsin Department of Administration, NOAA Coastal Services Center, National Park Service, Association of State Floodplain Managers

Atlas Design Objective• Objective 1 – Design and evaluate the WCA using a

formalized development process

LOGIC Model:• Resources• Activities• Outputs• Outcomes (short, mid,

and long-term)

The WCA LOGIC Model serves as a template to aid design andaid design and evaluation of other CWAs.

Geoportal Objective• Objective 2 – Develop the web portal interface for the WCA

Collaborate with OregonCollaborate with Oregon State University and the Oregon Coastal Management Program (learn from theirProgram (learn from their experience, share code…)

Web Cartography Objective

• Objective 3 – Design, develop, and evaluate web mapping interfaces for the WCApp g– Explore and evaluate the range of web mapping technologies,

including geospatial mapping APIs, virtual globes, and internet map servers.p

– Work with the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s Office and the Cartography Lab at UW-Madison to ensure that the mapping interfaces employ strong cartographic design principles. p y g g p g p p

Guidebooks on web mapping technology choices and web cartography will be useful for CWA developers and the GIS community.

Coastal SDI Objective• Objective 4 – Develop and implement a CWA geospatial

data catalog with concurrent archiving capabilities.geospatial data catalog developed specifically for Great Lakes– geospatial data catalog developed specifically for Great Lakes coastal issues

– document technical and institutional barriers to the development of a spatial data catalog of current and historic coastal dataof a spatial data catalog of current and historic coastal data

– robust data archiving procedures to manage data sets over time– work with coastal hazards stakeholders to promote the use of

geocatalogs and data archiving procedures

• Advance the development of domain spatial data infrastructuresAdvance the development of domain spatial data infrastructures.• Development of effective methods for archive of digital geospatial

data will help resolve a critical problem facing data custodians.

Ontology Objective• Objective 5 – Develop an ontology of coastal hazards in

Wisconsin to promote semantic integration• Conduct spatial queries to test semantic interoperability for

the entire Wisconsin coasts using data from custodians as it resides in geospatial catalogsit resides in geospatial catalogs– dynamically calculate the assessed value of land and

improvements of coastal parcelsdynamically calculate current land use by general zoning– dynamically calculate current land use by general zoning categories within the 1000 foot shoreland zoning jurisdiction for the Great Lakes

Add the WCA as a node of the International Coastal Atlas• Add the WCA as a node of the International Coastal Atlas Network

Wisconsin Coastal Atlas Geoportal

De eloped sing the

http://wicoastalatlas.net/

Developed using the DotNetNuke content management system

WCA Map Module

• Initial Mapping Interfaces– Coastal Overview (Google Maps Javascript API V3)( g p p )– Coastal Heritage Tourism (from the Wisconsin Coastal Guide) – Lake Michigan Bluff Erosion (ArcGIS Server 10)

M G ll• Map Gallery– Web mapping interfaces for a variety of coastal issues

• Demonstrate the range of web mapping technologiese o s a e e a ge o eb app g ec o og es– ms4w (GeoMoose, OpenLayers, Chameleon), ArcGIS Server 10,

Google Maps API, Virtual Globes, etc…

• Links to other web mapping applications relevant to• Links to other web mapping applications relevant to coastal management issues on the Great Lakes

WCA Map Module

Designed to show how the Great Lakes relate toGreat Lakes relate to Wisconsin at four scales:• Great Lakes watershed• State• Coastal counties• Coastal municipalities

Re ses a Google Maps APIReuses a Google Maps API iFrame developed for the Wisconsin Coastal Guide

Lake Michigan Bluff Erosion

19561956

1999

WCA Catalog Module

• Testing GeoCatalog software– GeoNetwork (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)( g g )– GeoPortal Server (ESRI)

• Discover geospatial data through queries of linked O GIS C t l S i (CSW)OpenGIS Catalog Services (CSW)

• Promote simple approaches to geospatial catalogs, such as those developed by the open data enthusiastsas ose de e oped by e ope da a e us as s

WCA GeoNetwork sitehttp://maps.aqua.wisc.edu:8080/geonetwork/

WCA Catalog Module

GeoNetwork

Open Data Catalog

Based on Vancouver’s Open Data Cataloguehtt //d t /http://data.vancouver.ca/

http://www.wisconsincoastalguide.org/

WCA Tools Module• The WCA project is synchronized with the two year term

of Wisconsin’s first NOAA Coastal Management Fellow – Kathy Johnson started in August 2010 and is helping to build aKathy Johnson started in August 2010 and is helping to build a

Great Lakes Spatial Decision Support Toolbox that will be incorporated into the tools module of the WCA.

– Kathy is also working on a framework to evaluate coastal spatialKathy is also working on a framework to evaluate coastal spatial decision support tools.

• Build spatial decision support tools that leverage the WCA b i i t f d t lWCA web mapping interfaces and catalog– Coastal Hazards Resilience (partnering with ASFPM)– Comprehensive Plan Implementation

Oregon Coastal Atlas Tools ModuleCategorizes decision support tools by audience and provides

t t f t lcontext for tool use

Other DS Toolboxes:• Computer Tools for Planning, Conservation, and Environmental Protection (WDNR)• Midwest SpatialMidwest Spatial Decision Support Partnership (EPA)• Ecosystem-Based M t T lManagement Tools Network (NatureServe)

WCA Learn Module• Learn about coastal issues and places• A repository for place-based games developed as part of

a joint Wisconsin/Minnesota Sea Grant funded project on “Spatial Narratives for the St. Louis River Estuary”

• Training on web mapping technology and geocatalogs• Training on web mapping technology and geocatalogs

Next Steps

• Expand the footprint of the WCA from the coastline to the Great Lakes watershed and into the open waterp– Incorporate satellite imagery and open water observations into

WCA web mapping applications, geocatalog, and tools

• Expand WCA data partners• Expand WCA data partners– State agencies, federal agencies, tribal governments, NPOs, etc.

• Expand decision support tools– Water safety, ecosystem restoration, coastal and marine spatial

planning

• Advocate for the WCA as a node in a Great LakesAdvocate for the WCA as a node in a Great Lakes Coastal Atlas Network

Great Lakes Coastal GIS/Coastal Atlases

MN Coastal GIS

ON Conservation

WI Coastal Atlas

ON Conservation Authorities GIS

NY Coastal Atlas

IN Lake Rim GIS OH Coastal Atlas

Towards a Great Lakes Coastal Atlas

• Enhance existing Great Lakes web mapping sites based on principles embraced by ICANp p y

• Promote a “bottom-up” approach to Great Lakes GIS that strengthens existing efforts

G f G S G– Great Lakes Information Network GIS, GLIN Labs– Great Lakes Regional Data Exchange (RDX)– Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS)

• Rethink the existing Great Lakes Environmental Atlas (website last updated in 1995)

Promote a Regional Coastal Atlas Network

ICAN-Great Lakes meeting– Pyle Center – Madison, WI – September 13-15, 2010

• Showcase the impacts of mature CWAs• Showcase the impacts of mature CWAs• Explore emerging use cases for networked CWAs

– marine spatial planning, climate adaptation, water quality, and evaluating Great Lakes restorationevaluating Great Lakes restoration

• Describe how CWAs relate to broader initiatives– Digital Coast, the Integrated Ocean Observing System, and the

O G ti l C ti I t bilit POpen Geospatial Consortium-Interoperability Program• Hands-on Training: Creating Robust Web Services and

Catalogs for Coastal Web Atlases

http://www.aqua.wisc.edu/ican/

Wisconsin Coastal Atlas Project TeamPrincipal Investigator: Steve VenturaPrincipal Investigator: Steve VenturaCo-Investigators: David Hart, Nancy WiegandProject Assistants: Robbie Greene, Tim WallaceNOAA Coastal Management Fellow: Kathy JohnsonNOAA Coastal Management Fellow: Kathy JohnsonUW Sea Grant: Tom Dellinger, Rich Dellinger, James Grandt, Tina YaoCartography Lab: Tanya BuckinghamState Cartographer’s Office: AJ WortleyRobinson Map Library: Jaime StoltenbergOregon State University: Dawn WrightOregon Coastal Management Program: Tanya Haddad

Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children's lifetime.

Th h lth f t i th i i l The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.

-Luna Leopold