Filters: Tags: Boundaries (X) > Categories: Project (X)

Filters Date Range Past year (26) Past month (4) Past week (3) Past day (0) Custom range... To   Search Extensions Project (27) Budget (18) Expando (4) Types Map Service (13) OGC WFS Layer (13) OGC WMS Layer (13) OGC WMS Service (13) Contacts Northwest Boreal Landscape Conservation Cooperative Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative LCC Network Data Steward Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASC) Program More... Categories Data (15) Tag Types theme (9) ISO 19115 Topic Categories (12) Label (12) ISO 19115 Topic Category (10) LCC End User Type (10) LCC Project Category (14) Theme (8) More... Tag Schemes None (11) ISO 19115 Topic Categories (12) ISO 19115 Topic Category (13) https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/vocabulary/54760ef9e4b0f62cb5dc41a0 (10) https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/vocabulary/52dee7c5e4b0dee2a6cd6b18 (14) https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NCCWSC/Keyword (12) https://earthdata.nasa.gov/gcmd-forum (8) More... View Results as: JSON ATOM CSV

Projecting the Future Encroachment of Woody Vegetation into Grasslands of the Northern Great Plains by Simulating Climate Conditions and Possible Management Actions Maintaining the native prairie lands of the Northern Great Plains (NGP), which provide an important habitat for declining grassland species, requires anticipating the effects of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and climate change on the region’s vegetation. Specifically, climate change threatens NGP grasslands by increasing the potential encroachment of native woody species into areas where they were previously only present in minor numbers. This project used a dynamic vegetation model to simulate vegetation type (grassland, shrubland, woodland, and forest) for the NGP for a range of projected future climates and relevant management scenarios. Comparing results of these simulations illustrates... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, Biology, CASC, Climate change, Completed, All tags... Conservation, Conterminous United States, Ecology, Ecosystem, Fire, Grasslands and Plains, Grasslands and Plains, Great Plains, Land, Land Management, Landscapes, Landscapes, Natural Resources, North Central, North Central CASC, Projects by Region, United States, biota, boundaries, environment, grasslands, grazing, location, woody encroachment, Fewer tags Building Capacity within the CSC Network to Effectively Deliver and Communicate Science to Resource Managers and Planners A limited amount of valid scientific information about global climate change and its detrimental impacts has reached the public and exerted a positive impact on the public policy process or future planning for adaptation and mitigation. This project was designed to address this limitation by bringing together expertise in the social and communication sciences from targeted academic institutions affiliated with the Department of the Interior’s Climate Science Centers (CSCs) through a workshop. The project team brought together expertise in the social and communication sciences from targeted academic institutions, particularly experts and scholars who are affiliated with the nation’s CSCs, by means of an invited... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, CASC, Completed, FY 2012, Projects by Region, All tags... Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Social Science, South Central, South Central CASC, South Central Climate Science Center, State of the Science, State of the Science, States, U.S. States, United States, boundaries, climate change communication, demographics, farm information, households, population, social impacts, society, workshop, Fewer tags Support for the Second Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference The Northwest Climate Conference (formerly called the Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference) is the premier climate science event for the region, providing a forum for researchers and practitioners to share scientific results and discuss challenges and solutions related to the impacts of climate change on people, natural resources, and infrastructure in the Northwest. Conference participants include policy- and decision-makers, resource managers, and scientists from academia, public agencies, sovereign tribal nations, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. More information can be found at the conference website: http://pnwclimateconference.org. The Second Annual Pacific Northwest Climate... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, CASC, Climate Change, Completed, Northwest, All tags... Northwest, Northwest, Northwest CASC, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, State of the Science, State of the Science, States, U.S. States, United States, area, boundaries, demographics, farm information, households, polygon, population, society, Fewer tags Development of the Alaska Integrated Ecosystem Model to Illustrate Future Landscape Change Ongoing and future climate change throughout Alaska has the potential to affect terrestrial ecosystems and the services that they provide to the people of Alaska and the nation. These services include the gathering of food and fiber by Alaskan communities, the importance of ecosystems to recreation, cultural, and spiritual activities of people in Alaska, and the way that land cover and vegetation in ecosystems affect temperature and water flow (runoff, flooding etc.) throughout the state. Assessments of the effects of climate change on these “ecosystem services” have been hindered by a lack of tools (e.g. computer models) capable of forecasting future landscapes in a changing climate while taking into account numerous... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, Alaska, Alaska, Alaska, Alaska CASC, All tags... CASC, Completed, Data Visualization & Tools, Data Visualization & Tools, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, border, boundaries, boundary, coastline, countries, country, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, integrated ecosystem model, Fewer tags ShoreZone Imaging and Mapping in Kotzebue Sound This project uses previously collected ShoreZone imagery to map nearly 1,600 km of coastline between Wales and Kotzebue. With additional mapping supported by the Arctic LCC and National Park Service, this effort will complete the Kotzebue Sound shoreline, which will be included in the state-wide ShoreZone dataset. The complete ShoreZone dataset will be used to conduct a coastal hazards analysis and create maps that identify areas undergoing rapid coastal erosion and areas that are sensitive to inundation by storm surge and sea level rise.​ Categories: Data, Project; Tags: BEACHES, BEACHES, DISASTER RESPONSE, DISASTER RESPONSE, Data Management and Integration, All tags... Datasets/Database, Decision Support, ESTUARIES, ESTUARIES, Federal resource managers, HAZARDS PLANNING, HAZARDS PLANNING, INTERTIDAL ZONE, INTERTIDAL ZONE, LAGOONS, LAGOONS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Project, ROCKY COASTS, ROCKY COASTS, Regional & county planners, Report, SHORELINES, SHORELINES, TIDAL HEIGHT, TIDAL HEIGHT, Tribes, Vulnerability Assessment, WEB PORTAL SERVICES, WEB PORTAL SERVICES, boundaries, boundaries, completed, environment, environment, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, planningCadastre, planningCadastre, Fewer tags Support for the Third Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference The Northwest Climate Conference (formerly called the Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference) is the premier climate science event for the region, providing a forum for researchers and practitioners to share scientific results and discuss challenges and solutions related to the impacts of climate change on people, natural resources, and infrastructure in the Northwest. Conference participants include policy- and decision-makers, resource managers, and scientists from academia, public agencies, sovereign tribal nations, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. More information can be found at the conference website: http://pnwclimateconference.org. The Third Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, CASC, Completed, Northwest, Northwest, All tags... Northwest, Northwest CASC, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, State of the Science, State of the Science, States, U.S. States, United States, boundaries, demographics, farm information, households, population, society, Fewer tags A Stream Classification System for the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative Unifying state-based stream classifications into a single consistent system, principal investigators at The Nature Conservancy developed a hierarchical classification system and map for stream and river systems for the Appalachian LCC that represents the region’s natural flowing-water aquatic habitats. This river classification information is needed to develop and implement instream flow standards and management recommendations so that environmental flows can become integral to all water management decisions from the onset.The study includes a report describing the methods used to evaluate and develop the classification system, a literature review of existing stream classifications, and a GIS stream data set. The... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Applications and Tools, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Data Acquisition and Development, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, All tags... Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Project, Report, Training/Outreach/Workshop, User Manual, biota, boundaries, completed, environment, geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters, Fewer tags Anthropogenic Disturbance Database Compilation and Mapping in the Canadian Portion of the Northwest Boreal LCC The Northwest Boreal Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NWB LCC) is a partnership between agencies involved in land management across Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia. The NWB LCC aims to coordinate science and support to decision makers for improving land management decisions. Knowledge gaps have been identified by the NWB LCC and are beginning to be filled. One of the priority information gaps is knowledge of the anthropogenic footprint currently on the landscape.The anthropogenic footprint is all the disturbance types made by various human activities, usually through some form of industrial development. Examples include roads, power lines, pipelines, and clear cuts among many others.... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, BUILDINGS, COMMUNICATIONS, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Planning, Data Acquisition and Development, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, ELECTRICITY, Federal resource managers, Hunters & anglers, Interested public, K-12 students & teachers, LANDSCAPE PATTERNS, LCC Network Science Catalog, PIPELINES, Policy makers & regulators, Private land owners, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, State agencies, TRANSPORTATION, Tribes, boundaries, completed, economy, environment, transportation, utilitiesCommunication, Fewer tags ShoreZone Mapping in Bristol Bay This project uses existing ShoreZone coastal imagery to map 719 km of shoreline in Bristol Bay, from Cape Constantine to Cape Newenham. This section of coastline is an extremely important herring spawning area and an important component of the Bristol Bay fisheries. Intertidal and nearshore vegetation, on which herring spawn, will be catalogued as part of the ShoreZone mapping and, along with shore types, coastal substrate, and coastal biota, added to the state-wide ShoreZone dataset.​ Categories: Data, Project; Tags: DATA DELIVERY, DATA DELIVERY, DISASTER RESPONSE, DISASTER RESPONSE, Data Management and Integration, All tags... Decision Support, Federal resource managers, HAZARDS PLANNING, HAZARDS PLANNING, IDENTIFICATION/CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS, IDENTIFICATION/CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, Tribes, VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING, VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING, Vulnerability Assessment, WEB MAP SERVICE, WEB MAP SERVICE, WEB PROCESSING SERVICES, WEB PROCESSING SERVICES, WEB-BASED, WEB-BASED, boundaries, boundaries, completed, environment, environment, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, planningCadastre, planningCadastre, Fewer tags Geodiversity Linkages Between Alaska's Federal Conservation Estate The geodiversity approach uses topography to define landscape features. Topography can be a proxy for ecological function. For example, topography influences the solar radiation available for plants and animals, the soil characteristics through the likelihood for erosion and deposition, and the characteristics of hydrologic features. Therefore, similar geodiversity types should have the potential for similar ecological function even as the climate changes. We classified the landscape into three topographic feature categories: canyons, ridges, and slopes. Each topographic feature was then clustered into distinct geodiversity types. Slopes were clustered into groups using elevation, slope angle, and yearly solar radiation.... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Data Acquisition and Development, All tags... Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LANDSCAPE, LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, Policy makers & regulators, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Private land owners, Project, Regional & county planners, State agencies, Tribes, biota, boundaries, environment, geoscientificInformation, proposed, Fewer tags Inter-Tribal Workshops on Climate Change in the Central U.S. Tribal communities are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change because of their reliance on the natural environment to sustain traditional activities and their limited resources to respond to climate change impacts. At the same time, tribes have valuable traditional knowledge that can aid regional efforts to address climate change. There were two overarching goals of this project: The first was to build partnerships between South Central Climate Science Center (SC CSC) researchers and tribal communities, linking tribes with climate change tools and resources and developing a model that could be replicated in other regions. The second goal was to document tribal viewpoints on climate change impacts... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, CASC, Completed, FY 2012, Indigenous Peoples, All tags... Indigenous Peoples, Native American participation, Projects by Region, South Central, South Central CASC, South Central Climate Science Center, States, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, U.S. States, United States, area, boundaries, climate change impacts, demographics, educational outreach, farm information, households, polygon, population, society, tribal communities, video, workshop, Fewer tags Predicting the Risk of Species Extinctions Due to Sea-Level Rise in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands If current climate change trends continue, rising sea levels could inundate low-lying islands across the globe. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) is a group of islands of great conservation importance that is threatened by sea-level rise. Stretching 2,000 km beyond the main Hawaiian Islands, the NWHI are a World Heritage Site and part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The islands support the largest tropical seabird rookery in the world, providing breeding habitat for 21 species of seabirds, 4 land bird species, and essential habitat for other resident and migratory wildlife. Because these are low-lying islands, even small increases in sea-level could result in the loss of critical habitat,... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2009, Baby Brooks Bank, Bank 66, Birds, Birds, All tags... Boundaries, Brooks Bank, CASC, Code of Federal Regulations, Completed, French Frigate Shoals, Gardner Pinnacles, Kure Atoll, Laysan Island, Lisianski Island, Marine Protected Areas, Maro Reef, Middle Brooks Bank, Midway Atoll, National CASC, National CASC, Necker Island, Nihoa Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Papahānaumokuākea, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Pioneer Bank, Projects by Region, Raita Bank, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, St. Rogatien Bank, Twin Banks, W. St. Rogatien Bank, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, birds, climate change, climate models, sea-level rise, Fewer tags Integrating Cultural Resource Preservation at a Landscape Scale A collaborative research project sponsored by the National Park Service and the Appalachian LCC seeks to integrate cultural resources, such as historic bridges and Civil War Battlefields, into landscape conservation planning and design to emphasize both natural and cultural resources in defining conservation priorities.The goals of this research is to address the threats of land-use conversion associated with energy expansion, urbanization, sprawl, and climate change on cultural resources that society values. In order to integrate cultural resources into landscape-scale conservation planning and design, researchers at Penn State University will first identify relevant resources and data requirements, while investigating... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation planning, Consevation design, Federal resource managers, All tags... Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Policy makers & regulators, Project, State agencies, Training/Outreach/Workshop, boundaries, completed, location, society, Fewer tags Assessing Future Energy Development Across the Appalachians Assessing Future Energy Development across the Appalachian LCC used models that combined data on energy development trends and identified where these may intersect with important natural resource and ecosystem services to give a more comprehensive picture of what potential energy development could look like in the Appalachians. Ultimately this information is intended to support dialogue and conservation on how to effectively avoid, minimize, and offset impacts from energy development to important natural areas and the valuable services they provide.A final report from the study outlines the major findings of the potential footprint from coal, wind, and natural gas development. Models that depicts the probability... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Applications and Tools, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation design, Conservation planning, Consevation design, All tags... Data Acquisition and Development, Decision support, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, Pilot/Case Study, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, Socio-economics/Ecosystem Services, Vulnerability Assessment, biota, biota, boundaries, boundaries, completed, economy, economy, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, utilitiesCommunication, utilitiesCommunication, Fewer tags Metadata Toolkit The Alaska Data Integration Working Group (ADIwg) Metadata Toolkit is an open source, suite of web applications for authoring and editing metadata for both spatial and non-spatial projects and datasets. The main goal of the toolkit is to promote the creation and use of metadata by lowering the level of technical expertise required to produce archival quality metadata.mdJSON is the metadata format ties the suite of tools together. The mdEditor is an open source client-side web application design to allow users to manage metadata for projects and data products. The mdEditor may be used to create mdJSON and interface with the mdTranslator to output metadata in multiple standards, including ISO 19115-2, 19115-1, 19110,... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: AUTHORING TOOLS, AUTHORING TOOLS, Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation NGOs, Data Management and Integration, All tags... Federal resource managers, Interested public, LCC Network Science Catalog, METADATA HANDLING, METADATA HANDLING, METADATA TRANSFORMATION/CONVERSION, METADATA TRANSFORMATION/CONVERSION, Project, State agencies, Tribes, WEB SERVICES, WEB SERVICES, biota, biota, boundaries, boundaries, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, disaster, disaster, economy, economy, elevation, elevation, environment, environment, extraTerrestrial, extraTerrestrial, farming, farming, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, health, health, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, intelligenceMilitary, intelligenceMilitary, location, location, oceans, oceans, onGoing, planningCadastre, planningCadastre, society, society, structure, structure, transportation, transportation, utilitiesCommunication, utilitiesCommunication, Fewer tags Stakeholder Engagement to Coordinate a Regional Assessment of Climate This project supported a climate assessment workshop for the Northwest region. The workshop brought together regional stakeholders interested in understanding regional climate impacts and identifying strategies for adapting resources to changing conditions. The workshop also initiated a process of participatory activities and communication about the climate assessment, which helped contribute to the broader National Climate Assessment (NCA). By discussing adaptive management solutions with regional stakeholders, the workshop provided regional case study results to the NCA, such as information on local lessons and best practices. Specific workshop objectives included (1) convening and launching a process for coordinating... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, CASC, Climate Change, Completed, Northwest, All tags... Northwest, Northwest, Northwest CASC, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, State of the Science, States, U.S. States, United States, area, boundaries, demographics, farm information, households, polygon, population, society, Fewer tags Classification and Mapping of Cave and Karst Resources It has been recognized by the Appalachian LCC partnership that to develop and deliver landscape-level planning tools, it is essential to develop an Appalachian-wide map depicting where cave and karst habitats and resources occur across the landscape. For the past 18 months, researchers for the Appalachian LCC funded “Classification and Georeferencing Cave/Karst Resources across the Appalachian LCC” project have been gathering and analyzing data on caves and karst region wide. This work has produced a series of deliverables, including narratives, data tables, geospatial information layers, and a variety of maps. The maps and files provide a comprehensive overview of data availability for examining relationships between... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation planning, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Monitoring, All tags... Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, biota, boundaries, completed, environment, geoscientificInformation, Fewer tags Analyzing and Communicating the Ability of Data and Models to Simulate Streamflow and Answer Resource Management Questions To date, hydrological and ecological models have been developed independently from each other, making their application particularly challenging for interdisciplinary studies. The objective of this project was to synthesize and evaluate prevailing hydrological and ecological models in the South-Central U.S., particularly the southern Great Plains region. This analysis aimed to identify the data requirements and suitability of each model to simulate stream flow while addressing associated changes in the ecology of stream systems, and to portray climate variability and uncertainty. The results and deliverables of this project are expected to include a comprehensive, updated, and systematic report on recent developments... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, CASC, Completed, FY 2012, Projects by Region, All tags... Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Science Tools For Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, South Central, South Central CASC, South Central Climate Science Center, State of the Science, State of the Science, States, U.S. States, United States, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, boundaries, demographics, ecological model, farm information, flow regime, households, hydrological modelling, population, society, Fewer tags Compilation of NHD Compliant Shoreline from Cape Prince of Wales to Cape Espenberg using NOAA Extracted Vector Shoreline The compilation of an accurate and contemporary digital shoreline for Alaska is an important step in understanding coastal processes and measuring changes in coastal storm characteristics. Consistent with efforts by the United States National Park Service (NPS) at Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA) and Cape Krusenstern National Monument, high quality, defensible digital shoreline datasets are under development for select coastal parks in the State of Alaska. Near BELA, for the area from Cape Prince of Wales to Cape Espenberg, extended revised shoreline coverage can be produced using true color coastal shoreline imagery to update the boundary demarking the mean high water (MHW) shoreline, which represents... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Data Acquisition and Development, Data Management and Integration, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, All tags... Policy makers & regulators, Presentation, Project, Report, State agencies, boundaries, boundaries, completed, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, oceans, oceans, Fewer tags Anthropogenic Disturbance Database Compilation and Mapping in the Canadian Portion of the Northwest Boreal LCC The Northwest Boreal Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NWB LCC) is a partnership between agencies involved in land management across Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia. The NWB LCC aims to coordinate science and support to decision makers for improving land management decisions. Knowledge gaps have been identified by the NWB LCC and are beginning to be filled. One of the priority information gaps is knowledge of the anthropogenic footprint currently on the landscape.The anthropogenic footprint is all the disturbance types made by various human activities, usually through some form of industrial development. Examples include roads, power lines, pipelines, and clear cuts among many others.... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, BUILDINGS, COMMUNICATIONS, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Planning, Data Acquisition and Development, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, ELECTRICITY, Federal resource managers, Hunters & anglers, Interested public, K-12 students & teachers, LANDSCAPE PATTERNS, LCC Network Science Catalog, PIPELINES, Policy makers & regulators, Private land owners, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, State agencies, TRANSPORTATION, Tribes, boundaries, completed, economy, environment, transportation, utilitiesCommunication, Fewer tags 1 2 »