Abstract

A System for Collecting and Managing Biodiversity Observation Data
Track: Ecology and Conservation
Authors: Lori Scott, Rob Solomon

NatureServe, with funding from the National Science Foundation, is developing a handheld observation system for field inventory and mapping to improve the geospatial data capture of biological features.

The goals of the system are to 1) improve the accuracy, precision, and documentation of geospatial data for inventories of species and ecological communities, and decrease time from data capture to data sharing; 2) increase the efficiency and productivity of field research by introducing elements of location-aware computing into the field data collection process; and 3) enhance information sharing and interoperability between collections and observation-oriented data networks.

This session will demonstrate the complete system workflow, from defining a new observation survey template to creating forms for the mobile data collection device to uploading collected observation records to the ArcGIS Server based observation management system.

Lori Scott
NatureServe
1101 Wilson Blvd.
15th Floor
Arlington, Virginia 22209
United States
Phone: 703-908-1877
E-mail: lori_scott@natureserve.org

Rob Solomon
NatureServe
1101 Wilson Blvd.
15th Floor
Arlington, Virginia 22209
United States
Phone: 703-908-1873
E-mail: rob_solomon@natureserve.org