Background information LakeSPI was designed in 2002 and has been available to the public via the web reporting pages since then. lakespi.niwa.co.nzakespi.niwa.co.nz No development work has been done on the system since. NIWA has obtained TFBIS funding to upgrade the LakeSPI database and information delivery mechanism. The NIWA Centre for Environmental Information supports the project. Purpose of this document is to provide stakeholders with information about the intended changes and invite comments. Comments can be directed to and/or (topic “new The new LakeSPI – an outlook

Changes to current web functionality will include: No home page any more - users will directly land on lake search. “About”, “Technical Details”, “Contact” (current webpage tabs) will be directly accessible from lake search page along with new LakeSPI reporting. Modern (‘google style’) Webmap for locating lakes. Users can select one or multiple lakes on map. Modern (autocomplete) lake name search available. Lakes data sourced from authoritative source. Users can select multiple lakes of interest. The new LakeSPI – an outlook Envisaged new Lakes Discovery Portal – main functionality

Modern Webmap Lake name search with autocomplete from authoritative lakes DB Lake Taupo Lake Rotoiti ….. Add Background layers added (Authorities, etc.) + Users can select one or many lakes on map.Users can build up list of lakes of interest. Show only lakes with Reports x Show single lake report card Show multi lake report card The new LakeSPI – an outlook

Envisaged new single lakes report –main features Lake Information always stays same Lake name Maximum depth Lake type (FENZ) Description MORE??? All survey data at a glance Survey data for survey: April 2004  Charophytes  Pond weeds  E.t.c,..  Ceratophyllum demersum  Egeria densa  E.t.c, … The new LakeSPI – an outlook Data displayed in graph showing changes over time? Display plant depths List key plants present. Maybe have a link to a fact sheet for each plant type? maybe scroll through different surveys to see different survey infomation.? Native plant communities present: Invasive weed species present: Lake survey comments… Note: display is a mock-up only!! Plant depthsApril 2004

Envisaged new multi lakes report – main features Selected lakes shown on map color-coded with LakeSPI indicator Selected lakes shown as pie graph color-coded with LakeSPI indicator (for regional or national comparison) Selected lakes shown as barchart Color-coded with LakeSPI indicator The new LakeSPI – an outlook How do users want to use these reports?? Additional features required???

Work “under the hood” Compiling single, consistent lake DB across LakeSPI, FBIS, AQPDB, etc. (REF. to FENZ) Compiling database of all Lake Pictures. Migration of LakeSPI data into modern DB System (Postgres). Automatic report generating facility based on templates which can be changed. The new LakeSPI – an outlook

We welcome any feedback on the intended changes that you have. Comments can be directed to and/or at topic “new Thank you for your time! The new LakeSPI – an outlook