Digital Watershed and Beyond By Yi Shi, Jon F. Bartholic, and Jeremiah Asher Plus a Chorus of Dozens November 5, 2005 The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership

Topics The Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership Digital Watershed Where Technology Is Going What Users Need Future Development of Digital Watershed

Offers state and local decision-makers thirteen regional decision support tools Includes bundled data Means of clear impact analysis

Origin: April 2002 Midwest Web-based Spatial Workshop in Chicago Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems Co-hosts:US EPA Region 5, Michigan State University, and Purdue University Purpose:Demonstration of various Decision Support and GIS Systems Participants:State, Federal, and Tribal water resource managers Land Grant University Extension community, Watershed managers, and local government representatives

Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems Members: Indiana Department of Environmental ManagementIndiana Department of Environmental Management International City/County Management AssociationInternational City/County Management Association Michigan State University, Institute of Water ResearchMichigan State University, Institute of Water Research Purdue University - Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue University - Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Forestry and Natural Resources

Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems Members cont. State University of New York at BuffaloState University of New York at Buffalo University of Wisconsin ExtensionUniversity of Wisconsin Extension U.S. EPA, Region 5 - Office of Public Affairs, Water Division and the Office of Information ServicesU.S. EPA, Region 5 - Office of Public Affairs, Water Division and the Office of Information Services Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesWisconsin Department of Natural Resources U. S. EPA/HQ - Office of Water Smart Growth TeamU. S. EPA/HQ - Office of Water Smart Growth Team

Unique & Emerging Characteristics Of The Tools In demand by local officials, natural resource managers, and the general public because they deliver ease of use, bundled data, and means of clear impact analysis:

1.Web-based 2.Spatially Based and Scalable 3.Science-based 4.Accessible (in Public Domain) 5.Intuitive 6.Customizable via Features & Plug- ins 7.Free-standing

A Nationwide Web Application Tool for Effective Watershed Management Digital Watershed

Introduction  Centralized Hierarchical Information Repository  Online Watershed Computing Center  Comprehensive Datasets of EPA BASINS  Online Environmental Modeling

 Nationwide Watershed Coverage Overview  Multiple Forms of Access  Comprehensive Datasets  Scaling Function  Online Environmental Modeling  Erosion and Deposition Modeling Online

Nationwide Watershed Coverage

Multiple Forms of Access

Multiple Forms of Access cont.

Where Technology Is Going Internet-based Applications Semantic Web through XML Web Services OpenGIS Consortium GML, WMS, WFS… Server GIS Grid Computing

What Users Want Tools That Can Really Solve Their Problems Easy to Use and Easy to Understand User Friendly Interface Performance

Future Development Dynamically integrate more data sources on the fly Integrate more decision tools Integrate remote sensing data and techniques Take advantage of server based GIS Develop Geoprocessing Web Services Develop User Assistance Agent

Thanks for Caring and Acting to Sustain the Water Resource