Oregon Coastal Atlas ToolsOregon Coastal Atlas Tools

Oregon Coastal Management Oregon Coastal Management ProgramProgram

Oregon State UniversityOregon State UniversityEcotrustEcotrust

Coastal Web Atlases Coastal Web Atlases WorkshopWorkshop

Cork, July 2006Cork, July 2006

The Oregon Coastal The Oregon Coastal AtlasAtlas

• The Oregon Coastal Atlas is a web depot for traditional and digital information used in decision-making relating to the Oregon Coastal Zone.

• It is a coastal managers web site which provides background information for different coastal systems, access to interactive mapping, geo-spatial analysis tools, and direct search & download access to natural resource data sets relating to coastal zone management.

Functional DesignFunctional Design• What will people do with the

Atlas? SearchSearch

LearnLearn

UseUse

MapMap

Let’s take a Tour...Let’s take a Tour...

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SearchSearchFor users who For users who

know what they know what they wantwant

GIS LayersGIS Layers Metadata Metadata

Archive StatusArchive Status

LearnLearn

For Users who are For Users who are curious to know morecurious to know more

Information about:Information about:

Coastal SettingsCoastal Settings

Coastal TopicsCoastal Topics

Technical StuffTechnical Stuff

ToolsToolsFor Users who want to For Users who want to apply what they knowapply what they know

PlannersPlanners

PublicPublic

ResearchersResearchers

ContributorsContributors

MapsMapsFor Users who want For Users who want landscape contextlandscape context

Prepared MapsPrepared Maps

Custom MapsCustom Maps

Detail InformationDetail Information

Personal OutputPersonal Output

Cross Functions: Data Cross Functions: Data RetrievalRetrieval

Cross Functions: Data Cross Functions: Data VisualizationVisualization

More on Tools…More on Tools…

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What is a Tool?What is a Tool?

• Something built specifically to aid a Something built specifically to aid a user with the completion of a user with the completion of a repetitive task, repetitive task, e.g. a shovel, a chainsaw, a bulldozere.g. a shovel, a chainsaw, a bulldozer

• In the context of a Coastal Atlas, In the context of a Coastal Atlas, different kinds of users have different different kinds of users have different abilities and different kinds of “tasks” abilities and different kinds of “tasks” they are dealing with resolving:they are dealing with resolving:- e.g. a homeowner vs. a Local - e.g. a homeowner vs. a Local PlannerPlanner

Archive Search ToolsArchive Search Tools• For catalogues For catalogues

of like dataof like data• Results may be Results may be

linked to from linked to from multiple multiple applicationsapplications

• Examples: GIS Examples: GIS Archive, COMCI, Archive, COMCI, Coastal Photo Coastal Photo DatabaseDatabase

Report ToolsReport Tools

• Serve templated reports containing Serve templated reports containing text, images, maps, charts, data, text, images, maps, charts, data, download links etc. download links etc.

• Initiated by a user selection or queryInitiated by a user selection or query• Results may be from, or lead to Results may be from, or lead to

multiple data sourcesmultiple data sources• Examples: Rocky Shores Inventory, Examples: Rocky Shores Inventory,

Coastal Access Facilities, Beach Water Coastal Access Facilities, Beach Water Quality Reporting, Beach Morphology Quality Reporting, Beach Morphology MonitoringMonitoring

Issue-centric ToolsIssue-centric Tools

• Demonstrate use of data & Demonstrate use of data & science to answer questions science to answer questions that repeat in space or timethat repeat in space or time

• Examples: Erosion Hazards Examples: Erosion Hazards Tool Suite, Watershed ToolTool Suite, Watershed Tool

Story-centric ToolsStory-centric Tools

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Downloads:Downloads:

42% Personalized Custom Maps42% Personalized Custom Maps33% “Raw” GIS data from the 33% “Raw” GIS data from the archivesarchives25% PDF reports and other maps25% PDF reports and other maps

44% of all activity is in the 44% of all activity is in the interactive map toolsinteractive map tools

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Current & Future PlansCurrent & Future Plans

• Continue to migrate useful existing Continue to migrate useful existing datasets into Atlas Archivesdatasets into Atlas Archives

• Integrate new Topic modules and Integrate new Topic modules and tools as neededtools as needed

• Expand & Improve Archives SearchExpand & Improve Archives Search• Update design & some design-related Update design & some design-related

functionalityfunctionality• Update map interface and improve Update map interface and improve

cartographycartography• Update backend & unify content Update backend & unify content

management schemesmanagement schemes

CreditsCredits

FundingFunding

ContributorsContributors

National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationNOAA Coastal Services CenterNOAA Coastal Services CenterFederal Geographic Data CommitteeFederal Geographic Data Committee

OCMPOCMP - Paul Klarin, Randy Dana, Tanya Haddad,Paul Klarin, Randy Dana, Tanya Haddad, Bob Bailey, David Revell, John MarraBob Bailey, David Revell, John Marra

OSUOSU - Dawn Wright, Ken Crouse, Peter Bower- Dawn Wright, Ken Crouse, Peter Bower Chris Zanger, Danielle Pattison, Colin Cooper,Chris Zanger, Danielle Pattison, Colin Cooper, Mike Tavakoli, Amythyst O'Brien, Christina Ryan, Mike Tavakoli, Amythyst O'Brien, Christina Ryan, Jessica Adine, Anthea Fallen-Bailey, Jenny AllenJessica Adine, Anthea Fallen-Bailey, Jenny Allen Ryan FieldRyan Field

Ecotrust - Michele Daily, Ben Donaldson, Mike MertensEcotrust - Michele Daily, Ben Donaldson, Mike Mertens

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