1. Overview of Biodiversity Demonstrations IEEE/ISPRS/OGC GEOSS workshop IPY GeoNorth August 20, 2007

2. Demonstration overview
1st role - need for study - development in a region
initial problem scoping with focus on discovery of data sets, establish AOI and saving as context
start with news story report using geoRSS
sends context document to analyst/researchers
2nd role: relation of development to caribou
accepting context document, adding additional data and layers to help evaluate problem statement.
how might caribou migrations be affected by changes in permafrost, roads, etc.
be sure to include polar projections
3rd role: butterfly biodiversity
Impacts of climate change on habitat affecting butterfly distribution

3. Caribou Migration Scenario - Partners
National Snow and Ice Data Centre (U. Colorado) – Mark Parsons
Compusult Ltd. – Robert Thomas
Open Geospatial Consortium – George Percivall
Natural Resources Canada – Costas Armenakis
GeoConnections – Terry Fisher
US Geological Survey, Federal Geographic Data Committee – Doug Nebert
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN, Columbia U.) – Greg Yetman
Earth Observations Laboratory (U. of Waterloo) – Ellsworth LeDrew
Cubewerx Inc. – Peter Vetranos
Gov’t of Northwest Territories – Suzanne Carrière

4. Caribou Migration Scenario – Trigger Event
Canadian Oil & Gas Company Reports New Discovery in NWT By Robert Thomas August at 11:25 AM GMT-04:00 Regina, Sask. -- Canadian oil and gas junior North Venture Energy, based in Calgary, has reported a second oil discovery approximately 50 kms east of Great Slave Lake in the NWT. The operator stated that it is continuing its exploration success in the NWT, largely concentrated on the area where three wells have been drilled, with 100% results showing light sweet crude. The company is currently assessing a fourth well, while a fifth is being drilled. With the test results now in, the company has begun investigations into constructing a pipeline from the well area to the Beaufort Sea. An environmental assessment is now underway.

5. Caribou Seasons Dec 1 – Mar 31 - Early, Mid Winter
Apr 1 – May Spring, Spring Migration & Pre-Calving
June Calving
June Post Calving and Movement
July Early Summer
July 16- Aug Mid Summer
Aug 8-Oct Late Summer and Fall Migration
Oct 8 – Nov Rut and Late Fall

6. Overview of Migration for all Herds

7. Caribou Herd Migration Animation
This animation shows the caribou migration by season for each year from 1996 to Note the Season & Year appear in the top left of the animation.

8. Caribou Herd Migration Animation
This animation shows the caribou migration by season for each year from 1996 to Note the Season & Year appear in the top left of the animation.

9. User Feedback
Response from subject matter expert to the scenario in this presentation:
“Good stuff. Is there a way to change the projection so that the North is not so distorted... changing projection will greatly help grab the northern audience... Cheers”
Dr Suzanne Carrière Ecosystem Management Biologist Environment and Natural Resources Government of the Northwest Territories

10. Butterfly Scenario / Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) IP3 Working Group
GBIF Secretariat
Éamonn O Tuama, Tim Robertson, Dave Martin, Donald Hobern
IEEE & University of Colorado Siri Jodha Khalsa
Italian National Research Council (CNR-IMAA) & Univ. of Florence
Stefano Nativi, Paolo Mazzetti, Lorenzo Bigagli, Enrico Boldrini, Valerio Angelini, Ugo Mattia
University of Ottawa Jeremy Kerr
University of Helsinki Hannu Saarenmaa
University of Tokyo Motomi Ito
WMO David Thomas

11. Butterfly Scenario
Modeling the impact of climate change on the distribution of the butterflies of Canada and Alaska.
Under global change conditions assess the impact on the butterfly habitat (temperature, vegetation). Ecological niche model used to predict butterfly distribution based on changing conditions.