2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
GIS Tools to Support the Plate Boundary Observatory of Earthscope Track: Surveying Author(s): Kyle Bohnenstiehl, Frederick Pieper The Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) project that consists of 875 GPS receivers and 175 borehole strainmeters. The array of instruments is located from the Bering Sea to Baja California. Given the large geographic area that PBO covers, the number of stations, and the wide geographic distribution of PBO staff, a method to help PBO staff locate potential sites for instrument installation was required. The frontline reconnaissance tool for PBO is an Internet Map Server (IMS), available using any web browser application, that provides Landsat satellite imagery at a resolution of 28.5m, political boundary maps, road maps, cell phone coverage maps, historical earthquake information, and Federal land ownership, to name a few. PBO site locations, proposed sites from the public and PBO staff, permitted sites, and installed sites are also visible in the IMS. Attributes about the sites can be queried and displayed using the IMS tools. Kyle Bohnenstiehl UNAVCO/Plate Boundary Observatory 6350 Nautilus Drive Boulder , CO 80301 US Phone: 303-381-7559 Fax: 303-381-7552 E-mail: kyleb@unavco.org Frederick Pieper Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology 199 Franklin St Suite 300 Auburn , NY 13021-3025 US Phone: 315-283-9452 Fax: 315-253-7335 E-mail: fpieper@iagt.org |
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