1. Briefing for the Upper Colorado River Basin Pilot Update Meeting, February 24, 2011

2.  Provide a “portal” to information about people, projects, publications, and data important to UCRB climate effects research  Add information to a framework that can be sustained by scientists and data managers over the long term  Include direct participation and data from science and resource management partners

3.  Use USGS ScienceBase and related projects already under development  Conduct data mining, information cleanup, and make contacts with scientists and other data providers  Solicit input from stakeholders to refine the system, produce a better tool, and expand capabilities (visualization)

5. UCRB Footprint UCRB resources with links to more info (access, abstract) Spatially located UCRB resources

8.  USGS BASIS+ projects, tasks, or subtasks identified as potential candidates  Over 418 reviewed and connected to UCRB in ScienceBase  Work ongoing to identify sources of other agency projects  Working on process for review and approval of “public project records” in ScienceBase

10. UCRB citations harvested into ScienceBase Catalog abstract authors access methods original metadata Resources cataloged in centralized locale Refine information (add spatial footprints) Connect information (e.g., see all records with keyword “Utah”)

11.  3,420 journal and other external citations cataloged and quality checked in Mendeley  Periodically, citations are being harvested from Mendeley and integrated with ScienceBase  546 USGS Numbered Series reports cataloged in ScienceBase  USGS projects reviewed for publication products with items cataloged

12. Contact Information

13. See all resources credited to person of interest

14.  Over 100 USGS researchers with UCRB history identified and referenced through ScienceBase  Over 1,000 authors identified through publications record  Working on possibilities and best options for personal profiles and connections

15. Add information to Catalog Describe information (metadata) Share and archive

16. Describe data using comprehensive fields: what, where, from, who, when

17.  Major USGS and other corporate data assets identified and cataloged in ScienceBase  Project datasets under review from BASIS+ record  ScienceBase Uploader will be used to load these into a UCRB Project GeoDatabase  Data mining and identification through partner contacts

18.  Developing ScienceBase to use data, maps, visualizations, and analytical tools to address science questions  UCRB question we are currently pursuing: How will drought/land use affect dust production and deposition, and how will this affect water supplies?

19.  Requirements to address question:  Cataloged and available data and information  Visualization tools ▪ Online mapper for quick views ▪ Advanced GIS capabilities for geospatial analysts ▪ Derivative product generation and packaging  Data handling capabilities ▪ Complex datasets (MODIS, ArcMap (.mxd), databases) ▪ Data services (GIS services, THREDDS)  Data sharing, archiving, documenting

20.  Task: develop a dust source to deposition map at different scales (plot to regional across time)  Source data: soil type, geology, vegetation, land use, imagery, wind patterns  Deposition data: topography, wind patterns  Study how water supplies are affected during years of low to high dust deposition

21. Soils Land Cover Imagery Geology Snowpack

22. Potential product

23.  Acquire and integrate disparate datasets  Develop capabilities to catalog and display complex data  Develop Spatial Toolkit – online mapper  Visualize and lay out information  Establish visualization options (transparency)  Produce, share, catalog derivative data products  Plan for maintenance and sustainability

24.  http://ucrb.sciencebase.gov  Natalie Latysh (nlatysh@usgs.gov)  or Sky Bristol (sbristol@usgs.gov)