Coastal GIS Applications and Web Mapping in Wisconsin

The long and winding road to a Coastal Web Atlas

David Hart
GIS Specialist University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute International Coastal Atlas Network Meeting Copenhagen, Denmark 8 July 2008

Presentation Outline
What is Sea Grant? Wisconsin Coastal GIS Applications Project Sea Grant Thematic Areas
GIS in the Sea Grant Themes

Coastal Web Mapping Projects Using GeoNetwork to Build a Coastal Hazards Data Catalog Building the Case for a Wisconsin Coastal Web Atlas

What is Sea Grant?

In 1963, Prof. Athelstan Spilhaus at the University of Minnesota first suggested the idea of establishing Sea Grant colleges in the universities that wished to develop coastal programs. He drew parallels with the land-grant college systems, which he claimed was one of the best investments this nation ever made. Sea Grant was founded in 1966.

What is Sea Grant?

32 Sea Grant colleges & institutions conducting integrated research, education & outreach

A federal/state partnership

Sea Grant Mission

The mission of Sea Grant is to apply university-based research and technologies to issues relating to responsible use of coastal resources. In this role, extension professionals serve as the messengers. They make sure that information generated by the research community makes its way into the hands of those who need it. Neutral brokers of Information. The Sea Grant Extension ideal is to be a neutral source of science-based information.

Univ. of Wisconsin Sea Grant

Started in 1968, Wisconsin Sea Grant was program in the Great Lakes region and among the first programs in the nation. Headquartered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the institute is housed in the Graduate School, Aquatic Sciences Center. UWSG Advisory Services Specialists
Fred Binkowski (Aquaculture), UW-Milwaukee Gene Clark (Coastal Engineering), UW-Superior Vicky Harris (Water Quality & Habitat Restoration), UW-Green Bay David Hart (Geographic Information Systems), UW-Madison James Lubner (Marine Safety & Education), UW-Milwaukee Philip Moy (Fisheries & Aquatic Nuisance Species), UW-Manitowoc

WI Coastal GIS Applications Project

The Wisconsin Coastal GIS Applications Project is a cooperative partnership between UW Sea Grant and the Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility at UW-Madison. It started in 1995. Its mission is to teach the application of geospatial technologies to support sustainable management of Great Lakes coastal resources. Leverages the $150M investment in the Wisconsin Land Information Program. The primary audience has been local, regional, and state government professionals.

Coastal GIS Conceptual Model

PHASE 1 GIS TEACHING MODELS

Shoreland Management

Coastal Erosion

Water Quality

Floodplain Management

Coastal Issues
PHASE 2 COMPREHENSIVE COASTAL GIS

Comprehensive Coastal Management

Feedback Loops

PHASE 3 DYNAMIC AND DISTRIBUTED GIS

Land Records

In-Situ Sensors

Remote Sensing

Population Growth

PHASE 4 DATA VISUALIZATION VIRTUAL REALITY

Coastal Visualization

CGIS Project Timeline

1995-96 Coastal GIS needs assessment Intro to Coastal GIS Applications training 1996-98 GIS Teaching Models 1998-00 Lake Michigan data acquisition and integration Mobile GIS lab - training with laptops 2000-02 Dynamic and distributed coastal GIS Coastal Orthoserver, Map Server, 3D Visualization 2002-04 Smart growth, Citizen-based land use planning Lake Superior Web Mapping 2004-06 Visualization Interoperability and the Great Lakes Observing System

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3/4

GIS in the Sea Grant Themes

Coastal Natural Hazards

Coastal Recession Rate Mapping. As part of the Lake Michigan Coastal Damages Study funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, historical digital orthophotos and current and historical mapping of bluff tops and toes were developed for 7 counties.

Coastal Natural Hazards

Coastal Visualization. Information collected about coastal processes is often very technical in nature and difficult for coastal landowners to understand. This project integrates animation, aerial photography, pictures, charts, and text to help the public better understand coastal processes and the need for development setbacks.
http://www.geography.wisc.edu/coastal/

Coastal Web Mapping Applications

Lk Superior Coastal Mapping Portal

Coastal Hazards Data Catalog

GeoNetwork Installation
http://speedy.ersc.wisc.edu:8080/geonetwork/

Bluff Mapping Ozaukee County

Bluff Tops and Toes -- 1956, 1999, 2005 Orthophotos 1956, 1999

Coastal Recession Rate Maps/Studies Metadata Data Download Web Mapping Service

Issues in Implementing GeoNetwork

GeoNetwork vs. Geo-enabling an open access institutional repository (ePrints, DSpace, Fedora) Customizing the GeoNetwork Interface FGDC vs. ISO metadata Data Distribution Options (WMS, KML, Participation by local governments and other coastal data custodians (metadata and data uptake) Relationship to WiscLINC, Wisconsin RAMONA Survey Harvesting CSW

Building the Case for a Wisconsin Coastal Atlas

Presentation to Wisconsin Coastal Hazards Work Group 13 May 2008 Funding Options for a Coastal Web Atlas in Wisconsin
UW Sea Grant (2010-12 RFP) Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Other State Agencies? Federal Partnerships? (NOAA, EPA, USGS, NSF, other?)

Great Lakes Collaboration

Towards a Great Lakes Coastal Web Atlas (MN, IN, OH, NY) Complement GLOS, GLIN

Uses for a Wisconsin Coastal Web Atlas

Data Discovery Data Access Map Integration GIS Analysis Decision Support Catalog Data Download Web Map Services Desktop GIS Clients Decision Support Toolbox

The Oregon Coastal Atlas would be a good model for a CWA in Wisconsin
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