2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
Development and Implementation of an INteractive STream Assessment Resource: INSTAR Track: Water Resources Author(s): William Shuart, Greg Garman The use of reference conditions for stream management, assessment, and restoration has been adopted widely by local, state, and federal agencies. Generally stream reference conditions are based upon empirical data obtained at a relatively undisturbed stream, but many watersheds do not support reference conditions. The main goal of this project was to provide access to 12 years of biological and physical data on streams to local governments, watershed groups, and state agencies in an efficient manner, along with the ability to incorporate future data, compute assessment scores for a stream or watershed, and provide geographic analyses. As a solution and deliverable, VCU created INSTAR: INteractive STream Assessment Resource. INSTAR includes data for 70 hydrologic units on Virginia's coastal plain. These data were stored and managed in Microsoft's SQL 2000 and interfaced with ArcIMS software to create a robust but easy-to-use Internet mapping and analytical application. William Shuart Center for Environmental Studies Virginia Commonwealth University 1000 West Cary Street Room 105 Richmond , VA 23284 US Phone: (804)827-0150 E-mail: wshuart@vcu.edu Greg Garman Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies 1000 West Cary Street Room 105 Richmond , VA 23284 US Phone: 804-828-7202 E-mail: ggarman@atlas.vcu.edu |
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